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rubin_on_rails

Production philosophy for code.
Rick Rubin's creative process, applied to AI-assisted development.

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The Five Principles
  1. 01

    Reduce to the essential

    Great work isn't about adding more. It's about finding what doesn't belong and having the courage to remove it.

  2. 02

    Serve the work, not your ego

    The code has its own intent. Your job is to discover it, not to impose cleverness upon it.

  3. 03

    Create the environment for magic

    You can't force greatness. You can only set the conditions — then stay out of the way.

  4. 04

    The audience is real

    Someone will read this code. Someone will maintain it. Write for them, not for the compiler.

  5. 05

    Finished means stripped bare

    A work is complete not when there's nothing left to add, but when there's nothing left to take away.

A Session
rubin — session
The Workflow
produce
Set creative direction. Describe the feel, not the implementation."Like telling a band — make it sound like driving at 2am."
listen
Read code without judgment. Understand what it's trying to be before changing it."The playback before the notes."
strip
Remove everything that doesn't serve the core purpose. Aggressively."The best mix is the one with the fewest tracks."
feel
Evaluate the emotional quality. Does this code feel right? Is it honest?"Play it back. Does it move you?"
silence
Step away. Let the work breathe. Return with fresh ears."The rest between the notes is where music lives."

"The best code, like the best music, is the silence between the notes."

— The Philosophy