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Everyone can help make this framework better whether they鈥檝e been using it since the beginning or they just started yesterday.</h4> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="core common-background--grey common-shape--bottom-white-up-left common-shape--top-white-down-right"> <div class="container"> <div class="core__body"> <div class="core__headline common-headline" id="core"> <h3>Meet the Core team.</h3> </div> <div class="core__content common-content common-content--size-large"> <p><strong>The direction of the framework is stewarded by the Rails Core.</strong> This group of long-term contributors manages releases, evaluates pull-requests, handles conduct complaints, and does a lot of the groundwork on major new features.</p> </div> <div class="core__members"> <div class="core__member"> <div class="core__member__image"> <a href="https://dhh.dk" aria-label="David"> <figure> <img src="/assets/images/members/david.jpg" alt="David" /> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="core__member__content"> <h3><a href="https://dhh.dk" aria-label="David">David</a></h3> <h4>USA</h4> <h5>Since 2003</h5> </div> </div> <div class="core__member"> <div class="core__member__image"> <a href="https://twitter.com/bitsweat" aria-label="Jeremy"> <figure> <img src="/assets/images/members/jeremy.jpg" alt="Jeremy" /> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="core__member__content"> <h3><a href="https://twitter.com/bitsweat" aria-label="Jeremy">Jeremy</a></h3> <h4>USA</h4> <h5>Since 2005</h5> </div> </div> <div class="core__member"> <div class="core__member__image"> <a href="https://twitter.com/tenderlove" aria-label="Aaron"> <figure> <img src="/assets/images/members/aaron.jpg" alt="Aaron" /> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="core__member__content"> <h3><a href="https://twitter.com/tenderlove" aria-label="Aaron">Aaron</a></h3> <h4>USA</h4> <h5>Since 2011</h5> </div> </div> <div class="core__member"> <div class="core__member__image"> <a href="https://hashref.com" aria-label="Xavier"> <figure> <img 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<h5>Since 2012</h5> </div> </div> <div class="core__member"> <div class="core__member__image"> <a href="https://twitter.com/cantoniodasilva" aria-label="Carlos"> <figure> <img src="/assets/images/members/carlos.jpg" alt="Carlos" /> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="core__member__content"> <h3><a href="https://twitter.com/cantoniodasilva" aria-label="Carlos">Carlos</a></h3> <h4>Brazil</h4> <h5>Since 2012</h5> </div> </div> <div class="core__member"> <div class="core__member__image"> <a href="https://twitter.com/_matthewd" aria-label="Matthew"> <figure> <img src="/assets/images/members/matthew.jpg" alt="Matthew" /> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="core__member__content"> <h3><a href="https://twitter.com/_matthewd" aria-label="Matthew">Matthew</a></h3> <h4>Australia</h4> <h5>Since 2015</h5> </div> </div> <div class="core__member"> <div class="core__member__image"> <a href="https://twitter.com/eileencodes" aria-label="Eileen"> <figure> <img src="/assets/images/members/eileen.jpg" alt="Eileen" /> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="core__member__content"> <h3><a href="https://twitter.com/eileencodes" aria-label="Eileen">Eileen</a></h3> <h4>USA</h4> <h5>Since 2017</h5> </div> </div> <div class="core__member"> <div class="core__member__image"> <a href="https://blog.kamipo.net" aria-label="Ryuta"> <figure> <img src="/assets/images/members/kamipo.jpg" alt="Ryuta" /> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="core__member__content"> <h3><a href="https://blog.kamipo.net" aria-label="Ryuta">Ryuta</a></h3> <h4>Japan</h4> <h5>Since 2022</h5> </div> </div> <div class="core__member"> <div class="core__member__image"> <a href="https://github.com/byroot" aria-label="Jean"> <figure> <img src="/assets/images/members/byroot.jpg" alt="Jean" /> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="core__member__content"> <h3><a href="https://github.com/byroot" aria-label="Jean">Jean</a></h3> <h4>France</h4> <h5>Since 2022</h5> </div> </div> <div class="core__member"> <div class="core__member__image"> <a 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All members of the Core team came up through working on this team: <div class="core__member"> <div class="core__member__image"> <a href="https://twitter.com/a_matsuda" aria-label="Akira"> <figure> <img src="/assets/images/members/amatsuda.jpg" alt="Akira" /> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="core__member__content"> <h3><a href="https://twitter.com/a_matsuda" aria-label="Akira">Akira</a></h3> <h4>Japan</h4> </div> </div> <div class="core__member"> <div class="core__member__image"> <a href="https://twitter.com/eugeneius" aria-label="Eugene"> <figure> <img src="/assets/images/members/eugeneius.jpg" alt="Eugene" /> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="core__member__content"> <h3><a href="https://twitter.com/eugeneius" aria-label="Eugene">Eugene</a></h3> <h4>Ireland</h4> </div> </div> <div class="core__member"> <div class="core__member__image"> <a href="https://github.com/fatkodima" aria-label="Dima"> <figure> <img src="/assets/images/members/fatkodima.jpg" alt="Dima" /> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="core__member__content"> <h3><a href="https://github.com/fatkodima" aria-label="Dima">Dima</a></h3> <h4>Ukraine</h4> </div> </div> <div class="core__member"> <div class="core__member__image"> <a href="https://github.com/gmcgibbon" aria-label="Gannon"> <figure> <img src="/assets/images/members/gmcgibbon.jpg" alt="Gannon" /> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="core__member__content"> <h3><a href="https://github.com/gmcgibbon" aria-label="Gannon">Gannon</a></h3> <h4>Canada</h4> </div> </div> <div class="core__member"> <div class="core__member__image"> <a href="https://jonathan.hefner.pro" aria-label="Jonathan"> <figure> <img src="/assets/images/members/jonathanhefner.jpg" alt="Jonathan" /> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="core__member__content"> <h3><a href="https://jonathan.hefner.pro" aria-label="Jonathan">Jonathan</a></h3> <h4>USA</h4> </div> </div> <div class="core__member"> <div class="core__member__image"> <a href="https://github.com/yahonda" aria-label="Yasuo"> <figure> <img src="/assets/images/members/yahonda.jpg" alt="Yasuo" /> </figure> </a> </div> <div class="core__member__content"> <h3><a href="https://github.com/yahonda" aria-label="Yasuo">Yasuo</a></h3> <h4>Japan</h4> </div> </div> </p> </div> <div class="core__headline core__headline--padding-top common-headline" id="issues"> <h3>The Issues team.</h3> </div> <div class="core__content common-content common-content--size-large"> <p> <strong>The Issues team assists with issues triage, pull request reviews, and documentation improvements.</strong> They are often the first point of interaction of users with the Rails team: <a href="https://github.com/HParker">Adam Hess</a>, <a href="https://github.com/andrewn617">Andrew Novoselac</a>, <a href="https://github.com/adrianna-chang-shopify">Adrianna Chang</a>, <a href="https://github.com/akhilgkrishnan">Akhil G Krishnan</a>, <a href="https://github.com/ghiculescu">Alex Ghiculescu</a>, <a href="https://github.com/Edouard-chin">Edouard Chin</a>, <a href="https://github.com/hahmed">Haroon Ahmed</a>, <a href="https://github.com/SkipKayhil">Hartley McGuire</a>, <a href="https://github.com/jorgemanrubia">Jorge Manrubia</a>, <a href="https://github.com/luanzeba">Luan Vieira</a>, <a href="https://github.com/MatheusRich">Matheus Richard</a>, <a href="https://github.com/flavorjones">Mike Dalessio</a>, <a href="https://github.com/nvasilevski">Nikita Vasilevsky</a>, <a href="https://github.com/paulreece">Paul Reece</a>, <a href="https://github.com/p8">Petrik de Heus</a>, <a href="https://github.com/sikachu">Prem Sichanugrist</a>, <a href="https://github.com/robin850">Robin Dupret</a>, <a href="https://github.com/seanpdoyle">Sean Doyle</a>, <a href="https://github.com/vipulnsward">Vipul A M</a>, <a href="https://github.com/zzak">Zak Scott</a> </p> </div> <div class="core__headline core__headline--padding-top common-headline" id="alumni"> <h3>The Alumni.</h3> </div> <div class="core__content common-content common-content--size-large"> <p><strong>We鈥檇 like to extend special thanks</strong> to the following Rails Core team members, lovingly known as The Alumni: George Claghorn, Santiago Pastorino, Yves Senn, Godfrey Chan, Michael Koziarski, Jos茅 Valim, Yehuda Katz, Jon Leighton, Josh Peek, Carl Lerche, Pratik Naik, Jamis Buck, Marcel Molina, Nicholas Seckar, Sam Stephenson, Florian Weber, Scott Barron, Tobias L眉tke, Rick Olson</p> </div> <div class="core__content core__content--border-top core__content--padding-top common-content"> <h3>And everyone else in between!</h3> <p>On top of these formal teams, there are thousands of code contributors. 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