Rocky Mountain Ruby

It isn't official until it is on rubyevents.org so today I am happy to announce Blastoff Rails 2027 is officially happening! June 10-11 are our dates and our venue will once again be the wonderful Albuquerque Museum. Now starts the process of looking for sponsors so I can determine what ticket prices and speaker budget will be. Please reach out if you are interested.

Last week I spoke at Rocky Mountain Ruby in Boulder! At a conference full of AI talks, mine was about the part of the job that isn't code: focus, stress, accepting feedback, and finding time for what matters. Optimize Your Mindset (Without Overclocking) has been a fun one to give this year. It was my second small regional Ruby conference this year, after Blue Ridge Ruby, and I want more Rubyists to go to these. With a single track, everyone sees the same talks, so the hallway conversations pick up right where the last  speaker left off. You can actually meet most of the people in the room. And the venue was a former church in downtown Boulder, with the Flatirons right there! If you've only been to the big conferences, or haven't been to one yet, find the regional conference closest to you. RubyEvents (rubyevents.org) keeps a list. Thank you to Spike Ilacqua and Bekki Freeman for putting it together and having me. I wrote up the whole two days, from building an AI agent in about 400 lines of Ruby to human computers and the moon landing. Link in the comments.  #Ruby #RubyOnRails #RockyMountainRuby

Rocky Mountain Ruby 2026 has wrapped. Two days well spent with amazing humans. Thanks to our sponsors Gusto, AppSignal, Honeybadger, Flagrant, and Typesense. We couldn't do it without you!

Rocky Mountain Ruby 2026 has wrapped. Two days well spent with amazing humans. Thanks to our sponsors Gusto, AppSignal, Honeybadger, Flagrant, and Typesense. We couldn't do it without you!

We're almost to this year's start! Take a look at our sponsors, their job listings, try out their services if they're relevant to you: Gusto: Gusto handles payroll, HR, and more in a snap. That helps you expand your reach and keep betting big on yourself. Honeybadger: Intelligent logging, error tracking, and Just Enough APM™ in one dev-friendly platform. Find and fix problems before users notice. AppSignal: For knowing that your app is broken, why it broke, and what to do to fix it Flagrant: Your partners for delivering thoughtful products & applications from any stage in your project Typesense: Cutting-edge, in-memory search engine for mere mortals. Knowledge of rocket science optional.

Hey friends! Details are starting to be emailed to you if you have a ticket. We definitely encourage you to join Slack for the latest in announcements & conversation. Today's was how to sign up for lightning talks which is always a highlight of the 2nd day! If you aren't seeing an email or can't get into Slack, say something and we'll get you straightened out.

We're now officially a week away from seeing you in Boulder for Rocky Mountain Ruby! Excited yet? Get your ticket if you still need one, and we'll be providing helpful tips on the lead up to next Monday! https://lnkd.in/gVbdmFuX

If you wouldn't be able to come to RMR without assistance, please submit an application for a scholarship ticket! Form will only take you a couple minutes: https://lnkd.in/gj8fdSHU

Heading into the last day to buy a ticket and be guaranteed a chic tshirt with the Flagrant design stylings! Looking forward to seeing you in Boulder 👀 https://lnkd.in/gVbdmFuX