And this equally applies to conference talks. You need a story and not just release notes. www.joanwestenberg.com/p/why-stori...

In the words of the wise monkey Rafiki from the Lion King. brightonruby.com

It's scary getting up on stage. Especially when some guy in a sparkly jacket is throwing crazy ruby at you. Being able to give some prizes at the end is the least I can do. Big thanks to our prize sponsors: @honeybadger.io @judoscale.com @joemasilotti.com @andycroll.bsky.social

If I put together a 2/3day Rails-oriented, indie business/small team technical leader MICRO-conference for early/mid-Jan in the UK countryside… would that sound interesting? Everyone brings one strong opinion and one problem and we take it in turns to help each other out.

The game show works best when I have great contestants and I had some GREAT contestants this time. They brought the energy and the fun!

They'll be there for you. rubytshirts.com/products/ru...

Freedom, another member of the Ruby Central Board, wrote this post, but it closely aligns with my feelings and experiences as well. apiguy.substack.com/p/a-board-me...

It’ll be missed. Because it was so carefully curated. We do these things out of love.

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Moved house. After three brutal days of boxes it’s a new (birthday) walk to work along the seafront. Brighton is an excellent (albeit windy) city, I encourage all my friends to move here.

Here's Rails World 2025 from a first time speaker perspective: radanskoric.com/news/rails-w...

Thank you for what you do for Ruby (the language) and the community at large. Waiting to see ZJIT in stable versions soon! @andycroll.bsky.social @tenderlove.dev (thank u for the punch lines) @ufuk.dev

Some quick reflections on #RailsWorld from the Rails Foundation. In short. I had a nice time. And I made some nineties-era web buttons on the way home. andycroll.com/ruby/rails-...

So. Good.

Can recommend the embassy at #RailsWorld courtesy of @avohq.io

Alright Rails World (& Amsterdam) here I come. And all by train, what a treat.

At #RailsConf 25, we got to catch up with @amandabrooke.bsky.social, Executive Director of the Rails Foundation, and chat about: ✨ Her role & career journey ✨ #RailsWorld 2025 ✨ Working together to make the Ruby on Rails ecosystem better! ✨ And more...

Good stuff from Robby on “the dashboard problem”

If you're going to Rails World and want to wear an excellent human-being-designed, Ruby-themed t-shirt, you probably want to order soon at rubytshirts.com/collections.... There's also some fun movie and gaming t-shirts on there too, if that's your bag.

What's the current "best place to get stickers done" in the UK?

Today is a good day to remember that the lovely @andycroll.bsky.social gave the @brightonruby.com speakers some chocolate as a gift from an indie maker called Ruby Hue, from Bristol www.rubyhue.co.uk, and it was one of the best chocolates I've ever had! (I got the "48% brown butter & tonka" bar) 😋😋

Would love to apply but am moving house the week before… maybe you should try? Yes you. Of course you can do it.

Any “through hiking” backpack recommendations? Will be carrying food, tent sleeping bag etc.

The purple one. rubytshirts.com/products/cu...

When you ask anyone about organizing a conference in the Ruby or Rails space @andycroll.bsky.social's name eventually comes up. His annual conference, @brightonruby.com, is something to aspire to. I could have spent hours on this call. Thank you Andy! rubyconferenceproject.com/2025-07-04-i...

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⚡️ We launched the general ⚡️ ticket sale⚡️ for the San Francisco Ruby Conference on November 19-20! Get yours at lu.ma/sfrubyconf2025 The full program is live on sfruby.com/speakers and it is 🔥exceptional🔥. Friends, help us share the message!

Two weeks ago, at the last RailsConf I brought an "I am Friendly" swag item to put up for auction. A certain "Mike W" won it and never got to meet or thank him in person. So help me find "Mike W" somewhere online so I can say "Thank you" 🫶

Continuing the trend of old, wizened developer writing about that hot, new AI thing and what it might mean for the software industry: jamie.ideasasylum.com/2025/07/01/y...

I don't tend to write but since I've been adding to my site slowly I thought I'd write a little something about #brightonruby run by @andycroll.bsky.social christopherfagg.me/blog/brighto...

Someone is typing. rubytshirts.com/products/so...

Marco is an absolute “machine for good” in the Open Source Ruby community. Can’t wait to try this out.

Ahhh #brightonruby was epic! I had the best time! - I went on stage to talk about theoretical computer science and people didn’t hate it! (or if they did, they haven’t told me 😆) - I listened to really incredible speakers with amazing talks. The quality was mind blowing 🤯 - laughed so much and …

Another lovely and inspiring Brighton Ruby! Interesting talks as always. I also enjoyed the minimalist lanyard approach. Very quick and environmentally friendly! #BrightonRuby

Really lovely and restorative day and a bit in Brighton for #brightonruby . Thank you @andycroll for putting on a fantastic event and giving me the excuse to come and catch up with some old ruby friends.

#brightonruby is really one of the best ways to experience the awesomeness of the Ruby community. I mean, how often can you spend an evening chatting about Japanese girls metal bands, devops, kouign amann and management in a single evening?

Personal Brighton Ruby outcomes. 🌟Energy levels, massively heightened. 🌟Interest in Accessibility, re-ignited. 🌟Book by Raymond Smullyan, ordered. 🌟Number of people I’m following on socials, increased. #brightonruby #ruby #rails

Went to my first Ruby conference and #brightonruby is really great, predictably great people, can definitely recommend! Plus an inspired talk on some logic puzzles by @rosa.codes which gave me such fond memories of formal linguistics. Also that I should read the Agda book I have!

“Middle-aged man wearing shades indoors”-level cool.

The “mediative preparation” (of lanyards and hole punching) has begun. See you on the 19th.

Looking to give away some tickets for brightonruby.com purchased by kind folks in the community in the name of Noah Gibbs. Please share with folks (in education or out of work in early career) who would qualify. Will contact folks by Wed 5th June. forms.reform.app/goodscary/b...

Welcome to tiny ruby #​{conf} on the 21st of November 2025! Tickets are now available and the CFP is open. helsinkiruby.fi/tinyruby/

Solution to @cassidoo.co's latest programming challenge in Ruby... not quite there as a one liner, although the logic is sound.

We're living through the Who Cares Era, where completely disposable things are shoddily produced for people to mostly ignore, while the government stomps its uncaring boot on our necks. But there's an easy way to fight back: Care. I wrote about it: dansinker.com/posts/2025-0...

Month out. Swag arrives. brightonruby.com

What's hiding in these envelopes? 🤔 Just a little something in store for the next meetup on June 5th. Come join the fun! Huge thank you to @rubycentral.org , @gorails.com, @joemasilotti.com and @andycroll.bsky.social for being such awesome and generous members of the Ruby community! 🫶

Not sure there's more of an instabuy on the whole site than www.bitmapbooks.com/collections... Although plenty run it close.

In case you missed the email, I've put together t-shirts for Brighton Ruby (for the first time). I never did it before because of cost, potential waste admin hassle and a fear of many t-shirts in multiple sizes in my (too small) loft. Want one? rubytshirts.com/collections...

There are few people as wise about software and teams as Sarah. So this is definitely worth keeping an eye on. sarahmei.substack.com/p/hello-again