This one-of-a-kind record captures the entire commit history of the rails open-source project—etched into sound, preserved in vinyl, and wrapped in custom art.
Celebrate two decades of web wizardry with the Ruby on Rails vinyl record.
"Most of our lives as developers exist in the cloud. But what if you could hold your work in your hands?"
This record honors all of the contributions to rails—giving maintainers, contributors, and fans a tangible piece of its story.
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"This is the most meaningful artifact I've ever had for my project."
— Project Maintainer, Las Vegas
"It's like someone gave me a Grammy."
— OSS Enthusiast, Detroit
Q: Is this made from rails's actual commits?
A: Yes—every sound wave was generated from the public commit log of rails's repository.
Q: What data is used?
A: Only commit SHAs, timestamps, and author usernames. No code is accessed.
Q: What does the music sound like?
A: Ambient and generative—intended as an artistic echo of rails's long and steady evolution.
$199 for a custom rails tribute vinyl record
Includes art sleeve, record jacket, and optional digital waveform
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