I have open-sourced the tech behind Balkan Ruby. ❤️ github.com/gsamokovarov...

MRI stands for MORE RUBY IVENTS, right?

We recorded an episode of the Bulgarian ГИТИ podcast about Balkan Ruby, Ruby Banitsa, the Bulgarian Ruby community, and the benefits of contributing to open-source software (OSS). Thank you, Radoslav Georgiev, for this conversation. youtu.be/6i4lhD7IWU0?...

За мен беше огромно удоволствие да си поговоря с Radoslav Georgiev от HackSoft за българската Ruby и Ruby on Rails общност, софтуер със свободен код и локалните събития, които организирам в Гласът на IT индустрията. Чуйте ни на youtu.be/6i4lhD7IWU0.

I loved this talk when I saw it at Balkan Ruby, and this thread about Jeremy’s process to create it and how to approach talk preparation is just fantastic 🙇🏻‍♀️ I strongly recommend both. I really look up to him, his talks are some of the clearest, best structured, conducted and delivered I’ve seen! 🤩

Balkan Ruby 2025 was a blast. Enjoy the videos for the first day. We're working on the second day.

It's only been a few days, but I'm already missing Sofia and @balkanruby.bsky.social. 🥲 New friends, quality presentations, beautiful city, leisurely meals, long walks, deep discussions, eye-opening history, vibrant parties, great conference. ❤️

I had an incredible time at @balkanruby.bsky.social 🥰 It's a conference where you can really connect with attendees and speakers. I had so many great conversations and met super interesting people. 12/10! I love, love this conference ❤️🇧🇬 Thanks to @gsamokovarov.bsky.social and the team 🏆

@batsov.net @jeremysmith.co @gsamokovarov.bsky.social @julialopez.dev @en.sitnik.ru at Balkan Ruby 🇧🇬

I think I should make this my new profile photo. 😁 Big thanks to @rosa.codes for capturing that moment!

30 minutes of daddy chilling… ✂️👦

I can't be thankful enough to those folks, Balkan Ruby 2024 ran buttery smooth!

Amen!

I hope you have the munchies! 🥐

Кой ще идва на Balkan Ruby тази седмица? balkanruby.com Супер яко е че има такива добри събития в България и се надявам да видя много от вас там в петък и събота! До скоро!

Need speed? Sidekiq joins us as a SOCKS5 sponsor for Balkan Ruby 2025! Used by thousands of Ruby applications, Sidekiq scales job processing up to billions of jobs per day. Their latest Sidekiq 8.0 is out now! #rubyfriends 🚀

Our party wouldn't be possible without @avohq.io! This open-source framework helps developers build Internal Tools, CMSs, CRMs, and Business Apps at lightning speed—all with code. With 1600+ GitHub stars, they're truly developer-first! Join us at the Balkan Ruby party! 🎉

I just bought plane tickets for Balkan Ruby. April 25-26, 2025 in Sofia, Bulgaria Who's going? balkanruby.com

Say hello to Harvest, a Travel sponsor for Balkan Ruby 2025! Their time tracking solution helps professional services firms thrive with intuitive tools, powerful reporting, and seamless invoicing. Transform time-tracked into money! 💵

Bluesky is nice and all, but this URL, goddamn...

Meet Visuality, our Travel sponsor for Balkan Ruby 2025! This Ruby on Rails agency from Poland specializes in web & mobile apps using Ruby and JavaScript. With 150+ applications delivered, they bring expertise and high ownership to every project! #rubyfriends

I'm the kind of guy who'll build an HTML banner system rather than learn a bit of Figma. 💪

More conferences should have blogs, this is great!

To me, Balkan Ruby is more than a conference – it’s also a fun tech side project. Join me for a behind-the-scenes development story. Read the blog post in full at balkanruby.com/blogs/5.

Friends of Baltic Ruby! Ticket sales are now open! Please support us by joining and sharing this news in your feed. Tickets: https://balticruby.org/ #rubyconference #balticruby #conference #community #tickets #sales #ossexpo #juniortrack #ruby #rails #hanami #oss #opensource

36 years young today! 🎉

Join us at Balkan Ruby 2025 with our amazing lineup: - Julia López (Harvest) - 20-year Rails apps - Jasveen Sandral - Ruby Core wisdom - Andrey Sitnik - Privacy architecture - Martin Verzilli - Crystal language journey - Paweł Strzałkowski - Creative careers + MANY MORE balkanruby.com

Kids nowadays

Gotta debug those LLM's mishaps. Super excited about this one! github.com/metacraft-la...

Ever wonder how apps survive 15+ years? At Balkan Ruby 2025, speakers like Julia López (Harvest) and Denitsa Belogusheva share battle scars from long-term Rails maintenance. Learn how to keep legacy Ruby code thriving! Regular tickets available now! 💎 balkanruby.com

Who’s going to Balkan Ruby? I’ll be there for sure! 😊

I'm excited to welcome an incredible group of speakers to Sofia, Bulgaria, on April 25-26! Join us for talks on debugging, long-term software thinking, adapting through change, and more. Get your tickets now: balkanruby.com?discount_cod...

When I decided to bring back Balkan Ruby in 2023, I wanted to build a simple Rails app to sell tickets. I started with a small marketing site and a Stripe payments link. Little by little, I added a ticketing system, an invoicing system, and, lately, a CMS (C is for conference). I'll open-source it.

Unbiased Bozhidar 😃

#notatraveladvise, but you should definable come!

I got tired of that other place. Freedom of speech and freedom of economic mobility have been exercised!

As Eastern Europeans, we find the X leadership's stance on geopolitical issues troublesome. We don't want any part in that. Hello, Blue Sky #rubyfriends. ✌️