RubyGems.org is the quiet backbone of the Ruby world. It processes over 1,500 gem requests per second, serves billions of downloads every month, and keeps the tools developers rely on available, secure, and free. It's the kind of infrastructure you only notice when something goes wrong. Which, thanks to supporters like 84codes, it rarely does.
84codes has long believed that great developer tools deserve to be sustained. As a company built around making infrastructure invisible, whether through CloudAMQP (their managed service) or LavinMQ (their open-source message broker), 84codes knows firsthand how much trust gets placed in shared services every single day. Supporting RubyGems.org isn't a marketing move for them. It's a reflection of who they are. They care about the ecosystem, and they've put real, ongoing commitment behind that care as a Supporter Plus member.
That kind of long-term support means Ruby Central can keep the lights on, ship security improvements, and ensure RubyGems.org remains reliable for every developer who depends on it, from solo hobbyists to large engineering teams shipping critical software.
To everyone at 84codes: thank you. Thank you for seeing the value in shared infrastructure and choosing to invest in it. The Ruby community is stronger because you're in it.
If you'd like to join partners like 84codes in supporting shared Ruby infrastructure, I'd love to hear from you — tom@rubycentral.org