Dockerizing Ruby To Stay Sane

Troubled by my long blogging access? This article explains why.

For a non-rubyist, the hardest part about Ruby (particularly on a Mac) is getting it installed correctly. After a frustrating Middleman breakage, I decided to take a new approach: Dockerize Ruby apps and stop trying to manage a local Ruby install.

So far, it's working well.

The Conundrum

In my experience, Ruby toolchains on Mac seem to break frequently. The version of Ruby that ships with macOS is woefully out of date. Instal...