It's been almost a month since Blue Ridge, and we're finally resurfacing to share a few things. ☺️
Blue Ridge Ruby
@blueridgeruby.com
A regional Ruby conference in the mountains of western North Carolina ⛰️ April 30 & May 1, 2026 in Asheville, NC
We're happy to announce our newest sponsor for 2026! Simpliphy makes it easy for healthcare organizations to manage physician compensation. Thank you so much for your support! 🤝 simpliphy.com
We're pleased to announce our latest sponsor for 2026! HYBRD is a tiny Rails studio offering fractional, product-focused development services. hybrd.co
I chatted with Ifat Ribon about her upcoming @blueridgeruby.com talk, "Yes, &…: Ruby’s Secret Talent for Improvisation." I was curious to hear how studying improv has benefited her career in software development and consulting. Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4w6...
We’ve awarded all of our scholarship tickets, but a dear friend has offered to cover the cost of a couple more attendees. ❤️ If you know someone who would love to come, but might be prohibited because of expense, have them reach out to us at team@blueridgeruby.com.
We're please to announce our latest sponsor for 2026! Scout provides hassle-free app monitoring that just works. Thank you so much for partnering with us! 🙏 www.scoutapm.com
I chatted with David Paluy about his upcoming @blueridgeruby.com talk, "LLM Telemetry as a First-Class Rails Concern." One thing that struck me was just how essential telemetry is for understanding costs. (Those tokens ain't free!) Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UjP...
I chatted with @johnathayde.com about his upcoming @blueridgeruby.com talk, "Learning from Permaculture: Sustainable Software Development." We've both studied it, but I wanted to hear *his* reasons for applying permaculture to software development. Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNy6...
Thanks to everyone who submitted! We’ve got our winning haikus! (If you were one of the 4 top-voted, you should see an email from us this morning with your free ticket.)
Blue Ridge Ruby@blueridgeruby.com · 5mo agoOur sponsor Typesense is giving away 4 free tickets to Blue Ridge, so we cooked up a little contest. ☺️ Write a haiku on the theme of “search” (interpret that however you’d like) and the 4 top-voted haikus will received a free ticket!
Designer and Ruby dev Joshua Wenning has been working with me on some @blueridgeruby.com design projects. And today we wrapped up the Ruby Embassy stamp design! Just made the order, can't wait to see it! (Design from Joshua and example mockup on the passport book below.)
Our sponsor Typesense is giving away 4 free tickets to Blue Ridge, so we cooked up a little contest. ☺️ Write a haiku on the theme of “search” (interpret that however you’d like) and the 4 top-voted haikus will received a free ticket!
I chatted with @chael.codes about her upcoming @blueridgeruby.com talk, "Your First Open-Source Contribution." I had to know which was more intimidating…contributing to open source for the first time or live streaming? Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovAb...
Our 2026 schedule is live! There are a few locations TBD, but this should help with your planning. Be sure not to miss stuff happening on Wednesday night and Saturday! blueridgeruby.com/schedule/
I chatted with @thomascannon.me about his upcoming @blueridgeruby.com talk, "5 ways to invest in yourself for the long haul." I wanted to hear why you should invest in yourself even if/when you have a great job. Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Zp...
I chatted with Brooke Kuhlmann for the fourth episode of Ridge Notes. He'll be delivering his talk, "Terminus: A Hanami + htmx web application for e-ink devices" at @blueridgeruby.com, and I wanted to know what led to the choice of Hanami and htmx. Full episode here: youtu.be/orYN5Ga4V3w
We have 3 remaining scholarship tickets to Blue Ridge Ruby that we'd love to get into the hands of students, folks in career transition, or those recently impacted by job loss. If you know someone who would benefit, please share this with them!
On Friday, I sat down with @christine-seeman.com for the third episode of Ridge Notes. We chatted about her upcoming @blueridgeruby.com talk, "Optimize Your Mindset (Without Overclocking)." Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOGA...
Yesterday, I chatted with @kevinjm.bsky.social for the second episode of Ridge Notes. Kevin will be bringing a brand new talk, "InstiLLMent of Successful Practices in an Agentic World," to the @blueridgeruby.com stage at the end of April. Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HEr...
We’re going to be hosting our first-ever Hack Day, on Saturday after the conference! It will be held at the conference venue. (This will be one of several optional Saturday activities for attendees sticking around.) blueridgeruby.com/activities/
We're happy to announce our newest sponsor for 2026! @fastruby.io (a service of @ombulabs.ai) offers Ruby/Rails upgrade services, performance and security audits, and fixed-cost monthly maintenance. Thank you so much for your support! ☺️
We've been planning something new… On Thursday evening after Day 1 of the conference, we're going to be hosting an optional roundtable discussion, to talk about the changes happening in our industry, and how we as Rubyists are working through it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP3e...
Announcement: Roundtable Discussion Thursday Night
YouTube video by Blue Ridge Ruby
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First episode of Ridge Notes just dropped! Jeremy chats Joël Quenneville about his upcoming Blue Ridge talk, "State is the First Decision You Never Made." Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Yp...
A very special package is on its way from Bucharest! 🎁🤗 My friend @adrianthedev.com, founder of @avohq.io and architect of @therubypassport.com project, has prepped our Ruby passport shipment! Can’t wait to get our embassy set up and issue these to Rubyists at @blueridgeruby.com!
Today we're pleased to announce we're opening up 10 scholarship tickets to Blue Ridge. We're especially interested in helping students, folks in career transition, and those recently impacted by job loss. Fill out our short application form and our team will be in touch with you!
We’re pleased to announce our first Ruby-tier sponsor of 2026! Typesense is a lightning-fast open source search engine. typesense.org Thanks you for partnering with us! 🙏
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Blue Ridge Ruby@blueridgeruby.com · 6mo agoThis mid-February morning, you can almost tell that spring is coming. 🌱 Today we're pleased to announce 10 wonderful Rubyists who will be bringing their stories, insights, and wisdom to the Blue Ridge stage April 30 & May 1. Hope to see you there! blueridgeruby.com
