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January 16, 2025
The very first Ruby Europe newsletter is here!
Designed to keep you in the loop, it joins our Discord and social media as your go-to source for the latest updates. Delivered every few months, it’s your key to all things Ruby Europe.
What’s inside?
1. Ruby Europe Community Update
2. A look back at 2024 meetups!
3. Taking Ruby Europe to the World!
4. A sneak peek into our upcoming interview with Yukihiro 'Matz' Matsumoto!
5. Three fantastic talks from the Spain Triangle Project!
Ready?
Brew a cup of your favourite coffee and read more!👇
Ruby Europe Community Update
500+ strong—and growing! 🎉
We’re beyond excited to see over 500 of you now part of the Ruby Europe movement. Your energy, ideas, and passion for connection make this community what it is.
From all of us: thank you! ❤️
With the community growing so quickly, we’re looking to expand our team to keep things running smoothly. That’s right—Ruby Europe will soon be recruiting volunteers! Want to help shape the future of Ruby Europe? Follow us on LinkedIn and X (Twitter) to be the first to know when we open applications. Don’t miss your chance to get on board! 🚀
And of course:
JOIN OUR DISCORD!
Highlights from Ruby Meetups
Over the past few months, we’ve organized, collaborated on, and joined some incredible meetups. Here's a highlight:
🇺🇸 New York 🗽
What better place to see a vision come to life than the city where dreams take shape?
We teamed up with NYC.rb and NYC on Rails, bringing together 30 passionate Ruby enthusiasts for an unforgettable evening. It was a night filled with knowledge-sharing, incredible energy, and a true sense of community. 🎉
The connections made and the warmth of the Ruby spirit reminded us why we do this. 🤝
🇵🇱 Warsaw 🧜️
Even with two out of three speakers dropping out just a day before, the event turned out to be a huge success!
With 4 presentations and over 60 attendees, the Ruby + AI Meetup in Warsaw became an awesome space for exchanging ideas and showcasing how great things can be achieved by combining Ruby with AI. 🤖
It also served as a catalyst for making new Ruby connections and enjoying quality time with like-minded professionals. The best proof of its success? The heartfelt messages from attendees and the one question everyone kept asking: When’s the next one? ❤️
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia - the Spain Triangle Project.️
The Spain Triangle project was the vision brought to life - a mission to awaken and unite Ruby enthusiasts across Spain by reigniting three key communities: Barcelona, Madrid, and Valencia.
It’s safe to say that this project marked the beginning of a new era for the Spanish Ruby community. Despite having to postpone the Valencia.rb meetup due to devastating flooding, the Madrid and Barcelona events brought together around 100 attendees and incredible speakers.
The Valencia.rb meetup finally took place on December 11th, and judging by the glowing feedback from attendees, it was worth the wait. 🤝
We believe the Spain Triangle is the foundation for building a lasting and thriving Ruby community in Spain. We can’t wait to see what’s next! 🇪🇸
🇵🇱 Kraków 🐉.️
We were invited to visit KRUG – and what a journey it’s been!
After a long break, they restarted small: a casual meetup over tea, coffee, and beer. No presentations, no pressure – just a group of Ruby enthusiasts reconnecting. Fast forward to their 4th meetup, and KRUG has grown into a thriving community, hosting full-scale events while keeping that friendly, laid-back vibe. 🤜
They’ve shown us how powerful starting small can be. KRUG sets an example we hope many inactive meetups will follow! If you want to reignite - that’s how you do it!
Massive kudos to the KRUG team—you’re an inspiration! 🚀
🇵🇱 Warsaw candlelit meetup 🎄.️
We were part of the most unique Ruby meetup ever!
What was planned as a regular PLRUG with a Christmas afterparty took a surprising turn when the power went out—and stayed out. But that didn’t stop anyone.
Not only did people show up, but the cozy, candlelit vibe made it one of the best meetups ever. Amazing people, real conversations, and a festive atmosphere turned the unexpected into something unforgettable. 🔥
Taking Ruby Europe to the World!
We’re spreading the Ruby Europe vision far and wide! 🌍 That’s why you’ll find us at some of the biggest Ruby events and conferences across the globe.
At EuRuKo 2024 in Sarajevo – the largest Ruby conference in Europe – we officially introduced Ruby Europe to the world for the very first time!
We crossed the Atlantic to RailsWorld 2024 in Toronto, where we shared our mission of reigniting Ruby communities with our Canadian friends.
And we made our way to the United States to present Ruby Europe at RubyConf in Chicago –the longest-running conference for Ruby developers.
Promoting Ruby Europe on a global stage has been an incredible way to attract and inspire Ruby enthusiasts. Many of them have even joined us as Ruby Europe Ambassadors, bringing our vision to their local communities. 🚀
A sneak peek into our upcoming interview with Yukihiro 'Matz' Matsumoto!
When we met Matz at RubyConf in Chicago, it was our fourth encounter in 2024. We thought it was the perfect time for a quick chat. So, we sat down and talked about the community.
The full version is coming soon—stay tuned!
Three fantastic talks from the Spain Triangle Project!
Spain triangle projects brought us many fantastic presentations.
Here’s a sneak peek:
📍In Barcelona, Genar Trias Ortiz took the stage to share an incredible journey.
He revealed how Factorial scaled from just 30 developers to over 1,000 in only six years. What’s the secret? How do you avoid the chaos that usually comes with such rapid growth?
Genar’s talk was all about scaling a Rails monolith for hundreds of developers – while keeping things clean and under control.
📍In Madrid, Egor Iskrenkov tackled a problem we all know too well.
Code reviews: the endless cycle of “you forgot to…” comments piling up. It’s tedious, time-consuming, and – let’s be honest – a bit draining. 😩
But what if there was a way to automate those nitpicks? Spoiler alert: there is!
Egor delivered a fantastic talk on streamlining code reviews and finally saying goodbye to those repetitive “you forgot to…” comments.
📍In Barcelona, Roman Samoilov introduced us to something exciting.
His talk, 'Modernising Ruby Systems with Rage', explored how this high-performance, Rails API-compatible framework can help optimize Ruby systems for better efficiency.
Curious to learn more? Don’t miss the full presentation from the Barcelona.rb meetup 👇
That’s all for today 😉
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P.S. Got questions or ideas for the next newsletter? We’d love to hear from you – don’t hesitate to reach out and let us know!