My @blastoffrails.bsky.social talk is live! youtu.be/ZBrBMC_sH2A?...

Blastoff Rails 2026 - We Are the Ruby Community by Andrew Mason

YouTube video by Confreaks

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RubyEvents Guides is now live. Over the last few months, I talked to Rubyists who want to help the community keep going. Some want to restart a local meetup. Some are organizing their first small conference. Some already run events and want to make the next one better.

That's a wrap! All the recorded talks (and even some activities) are now in a YouTube playlist. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SEt...

Blastoff Rails 2026 - Opening Remarks by Travis Dockter

YouTube video by Confreaks

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The wonderful team at @confreaks.bsky.social recorded our talks this year and they are starting to be released! This morning we have two! If you missed the conference or just want to reminisce, you can catch up here!

It happened! Blastoff Rails 2026 was a great success! There are no words to adequately thank all of the attendees, sponsors, and volunteers. We did a really cool thing, gathering together to learn and inspire. Keep that energy. Keep that momentum. And have a great summer!

We reached out to @judoscale.com at the last minute to fill a sponsorship that fell through and they responded without question. Thank you Judoscale for answering the call and supporting the community. Please check them out for all your autoscaling needs! judoscale.com

Today we want to thank @appsignal.com for supporting community events everywhere, including Blastoff Rails! It isn't cheap to put on a conference and they came through to help make it happen. Please go support them! www.appsignal.com

AppSignal — Error Tracking & Performance Monitoring

Error tracking and performance monitoring for Ruby, Elixir, Node.js, and Python developers. One install, one bill — free for 50K requests/mo, no credit card.

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Thank you Typesense for being a huge supporter of the community and a lightning fast open source search! They supported us from the beginning and also power our "Things to Do" page. Please check them out! typesense.org

Typesense | Open Source Alternative to Algolia + Pinecone

Typesense is a fast, typo-tolerant search engine optimized for instant search-as-you-type experiences and ease of use.

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A big shoutout to Adrian Marin and Avo for sponsoring Blastoff Rails this year. He was one of the first people to support when this conference started to take shape. Please go check out his company Avo, a Rails framework for internal tools! avohq.io

Avo

Build self-hosted Internal Software in days not months

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Are you still having fun when you code? Have you ever wanted to make a game with Ruby? @matheusrich.bsky.social is here to reignite that fire in you!

Are companies still investing in junior developers? Power Home Remodeling is and Stephen McKeon is going to tell us how and why in his talk at Blastoff Rails!

@inazarova.bsky.social is the Rails community's resident startup whisperer and her keynote talk at Blastoff Rails this year will be the 3rd installment of her Startups on Rails report!

Avi Flombaum has really locked in what makes AI work with Rails. You don't want to miss his talk!

What is data aggregation? Why should you care? And is Java a gateway drug? Check out Neha Abraham's speaker interview and don't miss her talk at Blastoff Rails!

When Kieran Klaassen speaks about AI and coding, we think you should listen. Check out our latest speaker interview and get a ticket so you don't miss his talk!

What's the deal with writing tests with AI? How does joining a college yearbook staff lead to a career in programming? Check out our latest speaker interview with Ifat Ribon!

What is his talk about? What does Costco have to do with it? And does he prefer red or green chile? All these important questions are answered in our first speaker interview with @nykida.net

Thank you @chael.codes for doing the stream on Blastoff Rails: The Game!! I had so much fun!

Rachael Wright-Munn@chael.codes · 3mo ago

@travis-code.bsky.social and I are live on Twitch and YouTube! We are playing Blastoff Rails - the Game! You might see some familiar faces. ;) www.twitch.tv/chaelcodes www.youtube.com/watch?v=p28I...

If you were curious about the game @travis-code.bsky.social and @chael.codes will be playing and talking about it!

Rachael Wright-Munn@chael.codes · 3mo ago

Tomorrow at exactly midnight UTC - @travis-code.bsky.social and I will be going live on Twitch (www.twitch.tv/chaelcodes) and YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=p28I...). We'll be playing Blastoff Rails - the Game!

We updated Adrian Marin in the game to reflect 3 things that I admire about him. 1) he is the friendliest dev you will meet, 2) he is one of the great minds behind the Ruby passport and 3) he is sponsoring the conference through Avo. Thank you Adrian for all you do! And thank you Avo for sponsoring!

Blastoff Rails: The Game got some updates! A few new characters, easter eggs, and some tweaks to the difficulty after some feedback from players. game.blastoffrails.com

We made a game for Rails devs based on the conference! You can play your way through real places in Albuquerque, interacting with real people from the community. Choose your gem and face your destiny! game.blastoffrails.com

Blastoff Rails: The Game

A retro RPG for Rails devs. Squash bugs, earn badges, board the rocket.

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Just got my ticket to @blastoffrails.bsky.social! Looking forward to hanging with Rails folks in Albuquerque.

We extended Blastoff Rails early bird ticket pricing through the weekend! If you are thinking of getting a cheap ticket to an awesome conference now is the time! www.blastoffrails.com/tickets.html

Tickets - Blastoff Rails

Get your tickets for Blastoff Rails, June 11-12, 2026 in Albuquerque, New Mexico

blastoffrails.com

I got to hang out with Drew Bragg on the Coding Coders podcast and we talked about a ton of random stuff from personal software to AI workflows and of course a shoutout to @blastoffrails.bsky.social podcast.drbragg.dev/episodes/epi...

Episode 63 - Travis Dockter

We talk about Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, and everything in between. From tiny tips to bigger challenges we take on 3 questions a show; What are you working on? What's blocking you? What's something cool...

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Early Bird ticket pricing is going to expire March 31st at midnight! Don't wait and miss out on these prices! $175 is an incredible steal! www.blastoffrails.com/tickets.html

Tickets - Blastoff Rails

Get your tickets for Blastoff Rails, June 11-12, 2026 in Albuquerque, New Mexico

blastoffrails.com

Studies show that a Monday or Tuesday, around 3 months before your travel date is the best time to book. There are still early bird tickets left for Blastoff Rails so this confirms it! Now is the time to get yours! www.blastoffrails.com/tickets.html

Tickets - Blastoff Rails

Get your tickets for Blastoff Rails, June 11-12, 2026 in Albuquerque, New Mexico

blastoffrails.com

A quick video on our conference venue, The Albuquerque Museum. www.blastoffrails.com

Beyond excited to talk about Apollo DSKYs and modern web applications this June!

Blastoff Rails@blastoffrails.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Just updated the final speaker lineup on our site. This conference is taking off!