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RubyConf may be over, but conferences keep coming. How do you reset after a few days of nonstop talking, learning, and socializing? Ours: sleep. A lot of it. What's your recovery ritual?

Day 2 of RubyConf 2026: the "Once a Maintainer" panel with Allison Pike, Jeremy Evans, Colby Swandale & Richard Schneeman, workshops, Hack Spaces, Birds of a Feather, the Future of Ruby panel, Ruby Runway startup pitches, Lightning Talks, and Game Night. Final day is here.

RubyConf 2026: a wrap. Keynotes from Obie Fernandez and Dave Thomas, a Matz Q&A with tenderlove (ask about the AI-scented candle intern interview), and an ice cream social to close it out. Gonna now take a nap. Safe travels home, everyone.

Amazing job @rubycentralorg on @rubyconf’s quarter century anniversary conference this week. The organization, MCs, program, and community facilitation were excellent. Makes me proud to have ever been involved.

How does Ruby on Rails thrive in the AI coding era? @jeremysmithco and I discuss why Rails may be ideal for AI-assisted development—and why AI tools still rarely choose it. Hotwire, vibe coding, junior jobs and the future of the Ruby community: Youtube: youtu.be/kypSWd4yoW8 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7fiyQv…

🎊 Big news🎊 from our partners at the Ruby Association: starting this October, Japanese companies can support RubyGems.org in Yen through a local liaison, removing a barrier to backing infrastructure their teams use every day. Read more: buff.ly/edKJ5JG

Heading to #RubyConf this July? Stop by and meet @sf_insurance — they've been building on Rails for years and are actively hiring Ruby engineers. 🤝 July 14–16 | Red Rock Casino Resort, Las Vegas buff.ly/84d1KSI

Attention! We’re looking for a new t-shirt designer for Rails Camp 2026, spread the word 👀🎨 Want to attend camp for free this year (sept 7-11)…send us a DM with your portfolio to be considered

It's July 4th, which means somewhere right now a developer is writing a fireworks simulator in Ruby when they could just go outside. What's the most over-engineered thing you've ever built just because you could? Drop it below.👇️

This week, Kinsey Durham Grace: "It feels like home and like family." The MINISWAN spirit is real. Ruby conferences hit different, and Kinsey's story is exactly why. Share your Ruby story: buff.ly/QhriRDV

@rubycentralorg i wish i had learnt metaprogramming before touch rails. going back after sometime has saved me a lot of headaches

@rubycentralorg Hash is a pointer... I still have nightmares from ruby 1.9 and my beloved application

Calling Ruby mentors and senior devs: what’s the one concept you wish someone had explained earlier—the lightbulb idea that took months to click? Metaprogramming, the object model, how Rack works, or something embarrassingly basic. Share it—someone learning needs this.

And if that wasn't enough, the Future of Ruby Panel just got even bigger. We're talking Matz, Jessica Kerr, Obie Fernandez, Dave Thomas, Rich Kilmer, Chad Fowler, and Chad Pytel all on one stage. 👉 buff.ly/9KtSS33

Woah, wait a sec! 😱 Have you seen this? The VIP Experience Raffle closes July 1st — don't be the one who waited too long. 🧵👇

There's something poetic about a language designed for developer happiness. Not speed. Not enterprise scalability. Just happiness. Matz asked: what if coding was actually enjoyable? That was radical in 1995. It still is. What does developer happiness mean to you?

Bug bounty done right. Bugbop filters out junk reports and only charges when a real vulnerability is found in your app. Simple, fair, effective. Catch @BugbopApp pitching at Ruby Runway, July 15 at RubyConf Community Day. @bugbop.com on Bluesky. bugbop.com

Our keynote @jessitron sat down with Kent Beck for a conversation a lot of us are already having: what does the human part of programming look like now? buff.ly/IOnOJNr

RubyConf 2026 is a conversation about the future. Ruby Fellows. Steering Committees. Ruby Runway. Matz opens. Dave Thomas closes. Deep technical content all the way through. Show up. Be part of the new beginning. buff.ly/smjqhzq

Shopify is now part of the Ruby Alliance. One of the largest Ruby apps in the world. Years of contributions back to the ecosystem. Now formally invested in its future. This is a big deal for Ruby. We're proud to be building this together. buff.ly/odP2doz