Giovanni Panasiti

Writing on software, design, and the things I've learned.

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Dynamic Data in ActiveCanvas 0.1.0: Why It's Built This Way

ActiveCanvas 0.1.0 is out, and the big thing in it is dynamic data. Pages that read from your Rails app, or from content lists you edit in the admin, and render through Liquid when a visitor asks for them. This...

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SaaS Is Dead, Long Live the License

We hear every day the SaaS model is in serious trouble and the reason is vibecoding.

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How to Build an Agentic RAG with RubyLLM and Rails

How to Build an Agentic RAG with RubyLLM and Rails

I run a RAG application for Italian pension and tax consultants. Users ask questions about INPS, professional pension funds, laws and regulations, and the app answers using a knowledge base of uploaded documents.

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Speaking at RubyConf Thailand 2026

Speaking at RubyConf Thailand 2026

I stood backstage in Bangkok this morning, heart pounding like I was about to jump out of a plane. Fifteen years of writing Ruby. Countless hours building Rails engines. And still, that moment before walking on stage felt like stepping...

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The Story of Alloggiati.pro: A Tool To Simplify Italian Bureaucracy

The Story of Alloggiati.pro: A Tool To Simplify Italian Bureaucracy

The software industry is obsessed with the scale problem. We’re told to build for a million users before we have one. To architect for planet-wide distribution when our first customer is down the street. It’s a venture-backed fever dream that...

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Why Building SopranoVillas Taught Me the True Value of Teamwork

Why Building SopranoVillas Taught Me the True Value of Teamwork

As a developer, I usually spend my days coding, solving technical problems, and making sure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes. It’s rewarding work, but recently I took on a completely different challenge. I moved away from pure software work...

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Unlock Active Storage: A Beautiful Dashboard for Your Rails App 🚀

Unlock Active Storage: A Beautiful Dashboard for Your Rails App 🚀

Hey Rails devs! 👋 If you’re using Active Storage in your Ruby on Rails applications (and let’s be honest, it’s pretty awesome for handling file uploads!), you’ve probably experienced its power and simplicity. But have you ever wished you could...

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NinjaBootstrap - A Real Tailwind Alternative

NinjaBootstrap - A Real Tailwind Alternative

In the dynamic world of web development, evolution is not just a choice, but a necessity. Today, we’re thrilled to introduce NinjaBootstrap, a groundbreaking fork from the official Bootstrap framework, reimagined and revitalized for the modern developer. Our vision? Simple...

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