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

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…

Maybe it’s contributing, mentoring, encouraging others, and creating spaces where everyone can learn and grow. We had a very engaging session at Mageuzi hub during Ruby Thursdays! Excited for the conversations ahead. 🙌🏽 💎 #RubyThursdays #RubyConfAfrica #Ruby_African

Its going to be hoooot 🔥🔥🔥 Representing all the community lovers, ythe 49% of the special Women in the world #AfricanRubyCommunity #TechSistersKenya #WomeninTechKenya

Today @codingvaleria will deliver an insightful talk about communities 🌍 Ever thought about starting your own community? Join us today from 6–8 PM at Mageuzi Hub (Gate 14). 💜 In honor of International Women’s Day, all ladies will receive a small gift from the ARC community. We truly appreciate all women in tech!

If you are around come through at Nairuby I’d love to see you there🤗 I’ll be sharing thoughts on how we build community together rather than just attending and reflect on actions through the lens of #IWD2026 #GivetoGain. Small actions from each of us shape our communities.

Have you reserved your spot for this Thursday's meetup? @codingvaleria will give insight on how to work a community and so much more.... You are not ready for this one!! 📍Mageuzi hub, gate 14 🕧 6 - 8 p.m 📅 12th March RSVP here: meetup.com/african_ruby_c…

This Thursday, the 12th, we’re hosting a special Community Edition meetup! 🌍 In honor of International Women’s Day, @codingvaleria will be our guest speaker. She’s all about community, for the community, and by the community. Join us at Mageuzi Hub from 6–8 PM. See you there! ✨

Grateful and honored for communities like this one, @ruby_african that gave me one of my first spaces to contribute, lead, and grow in the ecosystem. Honored to be celebrated alongside the sisters Jess, Faith ,Ann and @JoylizzaMwangi