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New comment by joemasilotti in "Building a framework-agnostic Ruby gem (and making sure it doesn't break)"

joemasilotti — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:14:59 +0000

You still need to pay $99 to Apple (every year). Ruby Native doesn't replace your accounts, it just augments them.

New comment by joemasilotti in "Building a framework-agnostic Ruby gem (and making sure it doesn't break)"

joemasilotti — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:51:03 +0000

Yep! Ruby Native actually uses Hotwire Native under the hood in some scenarios.

Building a framework-agnostic Ruby gem (and making sure it doesn't break)

joemasilotti — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:18:29 +0000

Article URL: https://newsletter.masilotti.com/p/on-building-a-framework-agnostic

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47680061

Points: 48

# Comments: 6

New comment by joemasilotti in "Show HN: What I've learned from shipping 25 mobile apps"

joemasilotti — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:12:59 +0000

Got it, thanks! Will do.

What I've learned from shipping 25 mobile apps

joemasilotti — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:12:39 +0000

Article URL: https://newsletter.masilotti.com/p/what-ive-learned-from-shipping-25

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47140487

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Show HN: What I've learned from shipping 25 mobile apps

joemasilotti — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:57:19 +0000

Article URL: https://newsletter.masilotti.com/p/what-ive-learned-from-shipping-25

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47124972

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

Show HN: The Rails developers' guide to mobile app frameworks

joemasilotti — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:28:58 +0000

Article URL: https://masilotti.com/rails-developers-guide-to-mobile-app-frameworks/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46993790

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by joemasilotti in "AI makes it easier to build the wrong thing faster"

joemasilotti — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:41:50 +0000

Or, why I threw away 20,000+ lines of working code and started over with nothing.

AI makes it easier to build the wrong thing faster

joemasilotti — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:41:50 +0000

Article URL: https://newsletter.masilotti.com/p/ai-makes-it-easier-to-build-the-wrong

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46976327

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

New comment by joemasilotti in "I went off the deep end with AI"

joemasilotti — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:24:34 +0000

For the past few weeks I ran an experiment: build something real, almost entirely with AI. Here’s what I learned, what’s shifting in how I think about code, and what I’m honestly terrified about.

I went off the deep end with AI

joemasilotti — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:24:34 +0000

Article URL: https://newsletter.masilotti.com/p/i-went-off-the-deep-end-with-ai

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46779074

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

Show HN: PurchaseKit – In-app purchases for Rails and Hotwire Native

joemasilotti — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:59:26 +0000

I built PurchaseKit to add in-app purchases to Hotwire Native apps without writing native code.

Adding subscriptions to a native app means learning StoreKit and Play Billing. Two platforms, two languages, two sets of documentation. Then you try to wire it all up to your Rails backend.

PurchaseKit gives you drop-in bridge components for iOS and Android. Your paywall stays in ERB. No Swift, no Kotlin.

It also normalizes Apple and Google webhooks into four events (created, updated, canceled, expired) so you don't have to deal with their different formats.

Works with the Pay gem or your own models.

Free for up to 10 paying customers, $99/mo after.

https://purchasekit.dev

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46541025

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by joemasilotti in "Matz 2/2: The trajectory of Ruby's growth, Open-Source Software today etc."

joemasilotti — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:48:12 +0000

Have you tried Hotwire Native yet? In my (extremely biased) opinion, it truly does bring “the ease of Rails development to native mobile app development”.

https://native.hotwired.dev/

https://newsletter.masilotti.com/p/build-mobile-apps-the-rai...

Show HN: The week my products felt real

joemasilotti — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:58:06 +0000

Article URL: https://newsletter.masilotti.com/p/the-week-my-products-finally-felt

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46140049

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Show HN: A step-by-step guide for push notifications on iOS, Android, + Rails

joemasilotti — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:35:46 +0000

Article URL: https://newsletter.masilotti.com/p/hotwire-native-deep-dive-push-notifications

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45994509

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by joemasilotti in "Ruby already solved my problem"

joemasilotti — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:26:15 +0000

> The author's AppVersion class is so nicely done, it's nuts how succinct eg the compare implementation is.

Why thank you! :D

Ruby already solved my problem

joemasilotti — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:45:35 +0000

Article URL: https://newsletter.masilotti.com/p/ruby-already-solved-my-problem

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45849528

Points: 262

# Comments: 126

Mobile Apps, the Rails Way

joemasilotti — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:37:47 +0000

Article URL: https://newsletter.masilotti.com/p/build-mobile-apps-the-rails-way-with

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45606707

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Show HN: I wrote a book on how to make iOS/Android apps with Ruby on Rails

joemasilotti — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:24:29 +0000

Hi all! Joe Masilotti here. After 2+ years my book, "Hotwire Native for Rails Developers", is finally available for sale.

It contains everything I know about building, shipping, and maintaining iOS and Android apps with Ruby on Rails and Hotwire Native. Always with one simple goal in mind: making it easier for Rails developers to build mobile apps.

The book teaches you how to:

- Build your first Hotwire Native apps on iOS & Android - Add navigation, modals, and native tab bars - Mix in native screens and components - Send and route push notifications - Ship to physical devices via TestFlight and Play Store

Hacker News: joemasilotti

New comment by joemasilotti in "Building a framework-agnostic Ruby gem (and making sure it doesn't break)"

New comment by joemasilotti in "Building a framework-agnostic Ruby gem (and making sure it doesn't break)"

Building a framework-agnostic Ruby gem (and making sure it doesn't break)

New comment by joemasilotti in "Show HN: What I've learned from shipping 25 mobile apps"

What I've learned from shipping 25 mobile apps

Show HN: What I've learned from shipping 25 mobile apps

Show HN: The Rails developers' guide to mobile app frameworks

New comment by joemasilotti in "AI makes it easier to build the wrong thing faster"

AI makes it easier to build the wrong thing faster

New comment by joemasilotti in "I went off the deep end with AI"

I went off the deep end with AI

Show HN: PurchaseKit – In-app purchases for Rails and Hotwire Native

New comment by joemasilotti in "Matz 2/2: The trajectory of Ruby's growth, Open-Source Software today etc."

Show HN: The week my products felt real

Show HN: A step-by-step guide for push notifications on iOS, Android, + Rails

New comment by joemasilotti in "Ruby already solved my problem"

Ruby already solved my problem

Mobile Apps, the Rails Way

Show HN: I wrote a book on how to make iOS/Android apps with Ruby on Rails

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