Mike Perham on Sidekiq, Solid Queue, and why he said no to AI

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In this episode, Mike Perham creator of Sidekiq discusses the architecture of background job frameworks for Ruby, comparing Sidekiq with Solid Queue while sharing insights on maintaining popular open source projects. The conversation explores asynchronous execution patterns, dependency management strategies, and Perham's rationale for declining to integrate AI features into his tools due to environmental concerns.