Black Swan Events in Open Source - That Time We Broke the Internet
Explore unexpected events in open source history, their impact on technology, and lessons learned for future ecosystem resilience and sustainability.
Just-in-Time Compiling Ruby Regexps on TruffleRuby
Explore TruffleRuby's innovative approach to just-in-time compiling Ruby regular expressions, achieving up to 40x faster execution through finite-state machines and cross-language optimization.
Virtual Job Fair - Kolide, Fullscript, CZI
Explore career opportunities with Kolide, Fullscript, and CZI in this virtual job fair, highlighting innovative tech roles and initiatives in education and community development.
Programming with Something
Explore code representation as data structures in Ruby, learning to analyze, manipulate, and execute programs that process other programs.
Drones Galore - Controlling Multiple Drones Using mruby/ruby
Explore mruby for drone control, learning UDP sockets, Fibers, and Ruby Actors. Discover optimization techniques and witness multi-drone acrobatics in action.
All Comments Must Be Haiku! Custom Linting with RuboCop
Customize RuboCop to enforce unique coding standards, including haiku comments. Learn linting basics, abstract syntax trees, and powerful custom tooling for code quality.
How GitHub Uses Linters
Discover GitHub's strategies for maintaining code quality using linters in a rapidly growing Ruby codebase, ensuring best practices and efficient code reviews.
Vertical Assignment in Ruby
Explore Ruby metaprogramming to create a vertical assignment operator, learning tricks for everyday coding while pushing language boundaries in unexpected ways.
Do Regex Dream of Turing Completeness?
Explore the surprising power of regular expressions, from implementing Conway's Game of Life to achieving Turing completeness, and discover their true potential beyond everyday pattern matching.
Job Fair Part 1 - Weedmaps, MX, and Doximity
Explore career opportunities with leading tech companies Weedmaps, MX, and Doximity in this insightful job fair session from RubyConf 2021.
I Read It But Don’t Get It, or How to Tackle Technical Texts
Discover effective techniques for tackling technical texts, enhancing engagement, and maximizing knowledge retention. Learn to apply these skills to various reading materials and improve your learning process.
How to Make a Gem of a Gem
Learn to create, publish, and design Ruby gems effectively. Gain insights on gem types, design considerations, testing strategies, and long-term maintenance to ensure your next gem is exceptional.
Ruby Archaeology
Explore historical Ruby code, examining 12+ year-old gems that still run in Ruby 3.0. Uncover changing idioms and learn to set up an environment for running Ruby 1.8 code on modern machines.
Automating Legacy Desktop Applications with JRuby and Sikuli
Explore automating legacy desktop apps using JRuby and Sikuli. Learn to create a Robotic Process Automation framework with image recognition and Minitest for efficient testing and maintenance.
Delightfully Fashionable Lemurs in Decorating Ruby
Explore magical Ruby decoration patterns with lemurs, learning tricks for method manipulation, define_method, method_added, and Module#prepend in this whimsical coding journey.
A Gentle Introduction to Docker for Rubyists
Learn Docker basics for Ruby developers, from setup to creating a fully Dockerized application. Gain practical skills through hands-on exercises and understand Docker's benefits for development workflows.
Job Fair Part 2 - Homebot, Vimeo, and Grailed
Explore career opportunities with Homebot, Vimeo, and Grailed in this tech industry job fair session, highlighting company cultures and open positions for Ruby developers.
Sorbet at Grailed - Typing a Large Rails Codebase to Ship with Confidence
Explore how Grailed improved code reliability and development speed by implementing Sorbet typing in their large Rails codebase, addressing common challenges and showcasing benefits.
The Mindset of Debugging
Explore a systematic approach to debugging software, enhancing problem-solving skills for developers facing complex issues in unfamiliar code.
Parsing Ruby
Explore Ruby parsing techniques, from development tools to implementations. Learn to leverage the Ripper library for building your own tools and understanding Ruby applications.
The Science and Magic of Debugging
Explore the cognitive process and scientific method behind effective debugging in Ruby, enhancing problem-solving skills and making the debugging process more accessible and less magical.