African Ruby Community

Ladies and Gentlemen… WE HAVE A DATE!🎉🎊 📅 RubyConf Africa 2026 is happening 21–22 August! This is a special edition you’re not ready for! 🔥💎 #rubyconfafrica2026 #RubyAfrica #africanruby #nairuby #TechEvents #rails #ruby

Congratulations to everyone who grabbed their tickets during our Eid offer, we can’t wait to see you at the conference, meetups, and future hangouts 🚀 Missed the offer? Don’t worry 👀 Join our community events — there are always connections, and sometimes giveaways too 🎉

Eid Mubarak from the African Ruby Community ❤️ We’re celebrating with a BIG one 🎉 🎟️ Tickets are now 35% OFF — but only until MIDNIGHT today ⏳ If you’ve been waiting to grab yours, this is the moment don't be left behind 🚀 #africatech #rubyconfafrica2026

your 2026 Ruby conference schedule 🗓️ 🌿 may @rubyconfaustria (may 29-31, vienna) 🌊 june - matsue rubykaigi 12 (june 6, japan) - @blastoffrails (june 11-12, new mexico) - @brightonruby (june 25, uk) ☀️ july - ruby retreat @rubyaustralia (july 3-6, sydney harbour ntl park, water front) - @rubyconf (july 14-16, las vegas) - kansai rubykaigi (july 18, japan) 🔥 august - rubyconf africa @ruby_african (aug 21-22, kenya) - @RubyforGood (aug 27-30, washington DC) 🏕️ september - @railscamp_usa (sept 7-11, oregon coast) - euruko (sept 16-18, czechia) - @railsworld (sept 23-24, austin) 🍂 october - tiny ruby #{conf} @HelsinkiRuby (oct 1, finland) - deccan queen on rails @hideccanqueen (oct 8-9, india) - @kaigionrails (oct 16-17, tokyo + online) ❄️ november - helvetic ruby conf, (nov 19-20, switzerland)

Excited to collaborate with @ZetechUni for the 8th Research & Innovation Week 🚀 We’re grateful for the opportunity to engage students & delegates, grow community visibility, and host a workshop during the event. Looking forward to impactful conversations and innovation 👏

Big thanks to @sidekiq for supporting RubyConf Africa! Sidekiq continues to power fast and reliable applications across the Ruby ecosystem, helping developers build at scale worldwide. We appreciate their support for open source and the developer community💛

We appreciate @typesense for supporting RubyConf Africa! Typesense is an open-source search engine focused on speed, simplicity, and great developer experience. We appreciate their support for open source and the developer community #rubyconfafrica #OpenSource

Thursday’s meetup was amazing ✨ Huge thanks to everyone who showed up, connected, and brought great energy to the community. Special appreciation to @KibataMuriithi for the insightful talk on “How Autocorrect Works” We appreciate you all for making the meetup memorable ❤️

Speaker #7 “If we can build almost anything… what’s stopping us now?” 👀 @fh_ndiritu , A Founding Engineer at Audemic is bringing: “Are We the New Bottleneck?” At @rubyconfafrica 🎟️ Tickets are live at rubyconf.africa Don't miss your spot in this great room

Speaker #6 @khasinski from Poland 🇵🇱 is speaking at Ruby Conf Africa: “Practical Aspects of Using Embeddings to Build Features in Rails Applications” Learn how embeddings improve: Search, Recommendations & matching and practical ideas for real Rails apps. 🎟️Tickets are live

Speaker #1 is here The real bottleneck? Not writing code but trusting it This talk will show you how to: → Catch bugs before PR review → Enforce quality with CI (not humans) → Stop performance regressions early → Build systems that scale cleanly community tickets are live.

Speaker #2 is here! Scaling Rails isn’t what breaks systems — what you don’t see coming does. @crplanas (Zendesk, Combinaut, author of Rails Scales!) is speaking at @rubyconfafrica: “The Three Villains of Rails Scalability, and How to Defeat Them” #nairuby #rubyconfafrica2026

Speaker #3 No internet. Still usable. @Bantab Bernard is bringing: → Offline web with Ruby → USSD-powered experiences → Access for underserved users At @rubyconfafrica 🎟️ Tickets are live!

We're proud to announce two new sponsors: Corsidia and Rubyconf Africa. See you in Rimini on May 8th. #Rubycon2026

Join us on May 14th for our next community meetup! Muriithi Kibata will break down how the Levenshtein algorithm powers autocorrect, typo detection & fuzzy logic. Learn, network & connect with the community 👋🏾 🔗 RSVP Link meetup.com/african_ruby_c…

Speaker #4 is here! Rails for mobile? Yes 👀 Mike Dalton @kcdragon_ is bringing: → Hotwire Native → iOS + Android with Rails → Faster mobile development workflows At @rubyconfafrica 🎟️ Early bird tickets live #rubyconfafrica2026 #africatech #digitalinclusion #nairobitech

Speaker #5 is here! What starts as a few “if/else” statements… can evolve into something that looks a lot like a neural network 👀 Come learn how at this year’s @rubyconfafrica with Nicolò Rebughini’s talk: “Accidentally Building a Neural Network ” 🎟️ Tickets are Live!

Get ready! 🥁 @ruby_african We’ve curated an incredible lineup of experts, innovators, and Ruby enthusiasts from across the globe (and right here in Africa) to share their insights at Ruby Conf Africa. Stay tuned, the first reveals start this Monday! Who do you hope to hear from?

15 Days to Go! 🚀 The countdown is ON for Ruby Conf Africa 2026! Here is what you get: ✅2-Day Access ✅Coffee & Lunch Included ✅Official materials & Swag Grab your Early Bird ticket for just Ksh 1,000 before they’re gone. rubyconf.africa/tickets #RubyConfAfrica2026✅

The clock’s already ticking, the kind of day where ideas either stay in notebooks or quietly become something more. How do you win a hackathon? By ideation, planning, and prototyping in Ruby on Rails 😇 We’re diving into exactly that today with David Ger, less theory, more “here’s how it actually happens.” 📍 Sarit Centre, Makunga Meeting Room 📅 Happening today If you’ve been circling the idea of building something… this might be the moment it stops being hypothetical. RSVP: meetup.com/african_ruby_c…

How do you win a hackathon? By ideation, planning, and prototyping in Ruby on Rails. Join us this Thursday as we learn how to WIN a Hackathon with @ger_abol 📍 Sarit Centre, Makunga Meeting Room 📅 Thursday, 9th April RSVP: meetup.com/african_ruby_c…