--- title: "RIP Chris Seaton" publication: "Ruby Weekly" issue: 632 published_at: "2022-12-08" canonical_url: "https://rubyweekly.com/issues/632" --- Plus Ruby 3.2.0 RC1, more on Hanami 2, and the World Cup of programming fonts. | #​632 — December 8, 2022 [Read on the Web](https://rubyweekly.com/issues/632) Together with [![AppSignal logo\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto,e_trim,w_700,h_120/e_make_transparent/co_white,e_outline:7/lme8p344dw1aodshz9px.png)](https://blog.appsignal.com/2022/11/09/how-to-scale-ruby-on-rails-applications.html?utm_source=ruby-weekly-sponsored&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2022-11-09) Ruby Weekly [![\](https://res.cloudinary.com/cpress/image/upload/w_1280,e_sharpen:60,q_auto/auhcxmktuvafzkqb1nhb.jpg)](https://tenderlovemaking.com/2022/12/07/in-memory-of-a-giant.html) [In Memory of a Giant: Chris Seaton](https://tenderlovemaking.com/2022/12/07/in-memory-of-a-giant.html) — It is with much sadness that the Ruby community learnt about [the death of Chris Seaton](https://twitter.com/flavorjones/status/1600436490885947393) last weekend. 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