A New Chapter for RubyGems: How Ruby Central is Building a Sustainable Future

RubyGems and Bundler are the package management systems for Ruby applications used by developers worldwide. They’re also the backbone of a thriving world of Ruby software. For nearly two decades, these tools have simplified how developers develop, share, and install gem libraries, extending the simple Ruby programming language into a powerful and versatile ecosystem. Software engineers working in Ruby, including Rails, use these tools every day when they initialize their development environment and deploy an application, making them vital to innovation, entrepreneurship, and several aspects of the world economy. However, maintaining this essential infrastructure has been a long and complex adventure that has led to forming a new governance model.