The Rails Guild
Joel Gaff, Jr.

Joel Gaff, Jr.

Master · Member #0

Rails builder ready for his next role. Contracts or full-time. Rails · SQLite · Hotwire.

Portland, OR

Writing Rails since 2022

Open to work

Badges

  • Founder
  • Verified app: Cucamonga
  • Verified app: Podium Stats
  • Verified app: The Omarchy Guild
  • Verified app: The Rails Guild
  • Verified app: Vendor Management
  • Verified app: Expense Reports
  • Verified app: Launchpad - SSO
  • Verified app: Incident Reports

Apps

  • The Rails Guild

    Where Rails developers show their work.

    Built with SQLite, Solid Queue, Hotwire, and Plain CSS

    Deployed with Hatchbox

  • Vendor Management

    A custom vendor managment app for large events. Originally designed for use with The IRONMAN Group.

    Deployed with Hatchbox

  • The Omarchy Guild

    A community for Omarchy users — a member directory, setup showcase, and leaderboard for contributors.

    Built with SQLite, Solid Queue, Hotwire, and Plain CSS

    Deployed with Hatchbox

  • Launchpad - SSO

    An SSO authentication portal that serves 5-6 applications. The application allows the user to maintain a single identity for all apps connected to the launchpad.

    Deployed with Hatchbox

  • Expense Reports

    A custom expense report submission app that allows users to submit images of receipts and have an expense report automatically created.

    Deployed with Hatchbox

  • Cucamonga

    An app to help organize all your travel bookings, flights, accommodations, and more.

    Deployed with Hatchbox

  • Podium Stats

    Podium Stats is a results platform for clubs, teams, and leagues that have a series of events.

    Built with SQLite, Hotwire, and Bootstrap

    Deployed with Hatchbox

  • Incident Reports

    An app that allows event staff to quicly capture critical indicent details during an event via voice recording, and present the information in a standard incident report format.

    Deployed with Hatchbox

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