New episode: Amanda Perino previews Rails World in Austin. We talk live music, lightning talks, the opening keynote livestream, Austin energy, and yes, a mechanical bull. Listen: www.therubyonrailspodcast.com/546 Giveaway: forms.gle/LoLvTfJ2BFav... The giveaway is open until August 12, 2026

Rails World 2026 Ticket Giveaway

The Ruby on Rails Podcast is giving away one ticket to Rails World 2026 in Austin, Texas. The prize includes conference admission only. Travel, lodging, and all other expenses are the responsibility...

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There will also be a surprise giveaway announced at the end of the episode that, I hope, will help someone out.

Has a conference talk ever changed what you did next? Not just taught you something. Actually pushed you to apply, speak, build, ask for help, or trust yourself more. What talk, hallway conversation, or small moment stuck with you?

New episode: Neha Abraham joins me in the aftermath of RubyConf. We talk Rails, data-heavy dashboards, Power Home Remodeling, mental health, RubyConf, and how one lightning talk about fear and trust helped push her to do scary things. Listen here: www.therubyonrailspodcast.com/545

Post RubyConf conversation with Neha Abraham

Making new Ruby Friends is one of my favorite parts of attending conferences. Neha Abraham joins me to chat about RubyConf, Mental Health, Data Aggregation, and being my Nemesis

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One of my favorite things about attending conferences is catching up with old Ruby Friends, and making new ones. My next guest on the podcast is one of those new Ruby Friends: Neha Abraham. New episode drops Wednesday!

New episode: RubyConf 2026 hallway track. We caught up with attendees about JRuby, Ractors, Ruby front-end ideas, karaoke, volunteering, first-time conference experiences, and why the hallway track is often the real conference. Listen here: www.therubyonrailspodcast.com/544

RubyConf 2026 Hallway Track

While at RubyConf, I caught up with several attendees and volunteers to discuss their experiences.

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New episode: Mike Dalton joins me to talk RubyConf, Authentication Hell, and building a DragonRuby game where getting hit means you have to re-authenticate. We also get into AI, creativity, RubyConf Africa, and conference community. Listen here: www.therubyonrailspodcast.com/543

Mike Dalton and Authentication Hell

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

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

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I've been wanting something like this for ages. Might finally give me the push I need to get a local Ruby group going.

Rachael Wright-Munn@chael.codes · 4w ago

I am so incredibly excited to see this! Organizing an event is incredibly difficult work, and this will make it easier for new organizers to get started! ✨

Today Kyle d’Oliveira joins me to talk JIT Preloader, Fibonacci Funhouse, RubyConf, conference speaking, and why Ruby’s magic can make entire classes of problems disappear. Listen here: www.therubyonrailspodcast.com/542

Kyle D'Oliveira and the Fibonacci Funhouse

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Tomorrow Kyle d’Oliveira joins me to talk Ruby magic, JIT Preloader, Fibonacci Funhouse, and how a toy math problem can reveal a surprisingly deep Ruby toolkit.

Hey there, Ruby consultants, freelancers, and agencies! The Ruby Consultants Quarterly Gathering is happening (over Zoom) next Monday, 1pm Eastern. We've had really good discussions this year, hope you can join us! 😊 luma.com/zasdeov3

Ruby Consultants Quarterly Gathering · Zoom · Luma

A chance for Ruby Consultants to work together and share insight or brainstorm ideas together.

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New episode: Markus Schirp joins me to talk mutation testing, Mutant, AI-assisted code review, and why 100% line coverage can still miss the behavior that matters. Listen here: www.therubyonrailspodcast.com/541

Markus Schirp and Mutation Testing

With AI seeming to generate more code every day, we need better tools to verify that it hasn't broken something. Maybe mutation testing can help us get there. Markus Schirp chats with us about the mut...

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One idea from this week’s episode: At a small single-track conference, everyone shares the same room, talks, breaks, and story arc. That’s not a bug. It’s a feature. The organizer’s job is to create the conditions for good things to happen.

New episode: Jeremy Smith joins me for a Blue Ridge Ruby 2026 retrospective. What worked? What was harder than expected? And why is every conference a brand-new thing? Listen here: www.therubyonrailspodcast.com/540

Jeremy Smith and Blue Ridge Ruby

Blue Ridge Ruby made a comeback in 2026, and Jeremy Smith joins the podcast to talk about how it went

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Tomorrow Jeremy Smith joins me to look back on Blue Ridge Ruby 2026. Conference planning, speaker flow, long hallway-track breaks, Asheville, budgets, burnout, and what makes small regional Ruby events feel special.

This week Jeremy Smith joins me for a Blue Ridge Ruby 2026 retrospective. We talk about what worked, what changed, and why small regional conferences can create a shared experience big multi-track events don’t always match.

One hard-earned lesson from this week’s episode: For a first-time conference, the essentials are simpler than your ambition wants them to be. Speakers. A place to gather. People talking to each other. Everything else is a stretch goal.

New episode: Travis Dockter joins The Ruby on Rails Podcast to talk about planning Blastoff Rails. We discuss starting a conference, why simplicity matters, CFP surprises, and how generous the Ruby community can be when someone decides to build something.

What does it actually take to put on a Rails conference for the first time? This week on The Ruby on Rails Podcast, Travis Dockter joins us to talk about planning Blastoff Rails, learning in public, and why the first version should probably be simpler than your dream version.

Programming can feel weirdly lonely sometimes. Especially when you’re remote, deep in a strange bug, quietly wondering if everyone else has this more figured out than you do. One thing Ruby community spaces do well: remind us that other people are figuring it out too. New Podcast episode out now

A New Host Has Appeared!

Rachael Wright-Munn returns as a guest host to introduce the new regular host of the podcast: David Hill

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And we're back! There's a brand new episode of The Ruby on Rails podcast up this morning! @chael.codes is the special guest host for the episode, to introduce the new regular host: @davidhill.dev. www.therubyonrailspodcast.com/538

A New Host Has Appeared!

Rachael Wright-Munn returns as a guest host to introduce the new regular host of the podcast: David Hill

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The Ruby on Rails podcast is back with @davidhill.dev at the helm! I recommend popping on a podcast while doing dishes and cleaning up the kitchen. These new episodes are keeping me sane.

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It's official! New episodes of The Ruby on Rails podcast starting tomorrow! For this first episode @chael.codes serves as the guest host to allow me, @davidhill.dev, to introduce myself as the new host of the show. I hope you'll give it a listen!

It's official! New episodes of The Ruby on Rails podcast starting tomorrow! For this first episode @chael.codes serves as the guest host to allow me, @davidhill.dev, to introduce myself as the new host of the show. I hope you'll give it a listen!

Hello, Ruby Friends! New episodes of The Ruby on Rails Podcast are going to start rolling out soon! If all goes well, the first new episode should go up next week. The podcast has a brand new host who is very excited to hit the ground running.

This talk led directly to my first open source contributions in a very long time. So good!

Rachael Wright-Munn@chael.codes · 2mo ago

The recording of my @blueridgeruby.com talk on open-source contributing is up! www.rubyevents.org/talks/your-f... I had such a wonderful time at Blue Ridge Ruby! It was restorative, and delightful to be surrounded by my friends and community!

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Blue Ridge Ruby Insights & Experiences - Remote Ruby

In this episode, Chris, Andrew, and David are back together with David starting out giving a recap of Blue Ridge Ruby and his renewed motivation to contribute to open source. The group discusses the v...

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@andrewm.codes I just got to the appearance of Gingers in the book. I’m dying.

I’m excited to share that **The Ruby on Rails Podcast is coming back**. I’ve had the privilege of taking over the show, and I’m working to relaunch it with a steady cadence of conversations about the people, projects, ideas, and stories shaping the Rails community today.

Just had my first open-source contribution merged in quite a long time. Thank you @chael.codes for your talk at @blueridgeruby.com. It really did a lot to motivate and guide me through that process.