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enthusiasts for
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Our journey began with the Warsaw Meetup series, where a shared love for Ruby brought developers together. In July 2023, we celebrated this community with the inaugural Ruby Warsaw Community Conference, gathering over 100 developers from across Europe.
This past summer, we took it a step further with our Rails-themed edition, where every session — from inspiring talks to hands-on workshops — focused exclusively on Ruby on Rails. The event was a huge success, providing participants with the opportunity to deepen their Rails expertise and connect with like-minded enthusiasts.
As we continue our tradition of hosting two conferences each year, summer and winter, we’re excited to announce that this year’s winter edition will take place in Cracow! Expect the same high-caliber discussions, practical workshops, and fantastic networking opportunities, all set against the charming backdrop of this historic city.
Why you should
join the event
Ruby Community Conference is an event, where Ruby lovers come together to show off their passion and keep the Ruby community alive. We're here to prove that Ruby is still going strong! With workshops and talks for all levels of experience, there's plenty to learn and discover.
Join us as we celebrate Ruby and all its possibilities!
The names to remember
Meet the
speakers
speaker: Aaron Patterson — Ruby Core, Rails Core, Shopify
Aaron is on the Rails core team, Ruby core team, and is a Senior Staff Engineer working at Shopify.
topic: TBA
speaker: Rosa Gutiérrez Escudero — 37signals
Principal programmer at 37signals. Loves cities, mathematics, theoretical computer science, learning languages for humans and computers, puzzles & bicycles. Human to Mochi.
topic: Solid Queue internals, externals and all the things in between
We’ve used Resque and Redis to run background jobs in multiple apps for many years at 37signals. However, performance, reliability, and our own apps’ idiosyncrasies led us to use a lot of different gems, some developed by us, some forked or patched to address our struggles. After multiple war stories with background jobs, looking at our increasingly complex setup, we wanted something we could use out-of-the-box without having to port our collection of hacks to every new app and with fewer moving pieces. After exploring existing alternatives, we decided to build our own and aim to make it the default for Rails 8.
In this talk, I’ll present Solid Queue, explain some of the problems we had over the years, how we designed Solid Queue to address them, and all the Fun™ we had doing that.
speaker: Paweł Strzałkowski — Visuality
CTO, software consultant, and a full-stack developer at heart. Building web applications since the last century. Domain-Driven Design and event sourcing enthusiast. Implementing games on the side, in whatever technology he comes across. Passionate about AI and finding cross-technology solutions for business. Always aiming to encourage other Ruby developers to share his passions.
topic: The joy of creativity in the age of AI
We'll explore how Ruby can unlock new avenues of creativity in the age of AI and cross-technology innovation. By leveraging Ruby's simplicity and adaptability, we can seamlessly integrate cutting-edge solutions like speech recognition and generation, or image analysis and creation. We can also incorporate advanced techniques like vector search into our projects with minimal effort. Let's rediscover the joy of building beyond traditional boundaries and position the Ruby community at the forefront of technological invention and creativity.
speaker: TBA
topic: TBA
Join us on this journey and explore the agenda:
Agenda27.02.-01.03
Our event also features a variety of additional activities.
27th
Join us for KRUG (Kraków Ruby User Group)
with some fantastic talks, followed by a fun pre-party to kick things off!
28th
The main event starts with morning workshops, afternoon talks, and wraps up with the after-party!
1st
City Tour - Stick around to explore the beautiful city of Kraków with the Ruby friends.
Get Involved
Workshops
Building a Live Kanban Board Application with Hotwire and Rails
where: TBA, CRACOW
when: 28.02.2025 at TBD
how long: ~3-4h
host: Michał Łęcicki & Piotr Witek
available seats: 20
Registration starts:
TBD
Deploy with Kamal 2: A Hands-On Workshop
where: TBA, CRACOW
when: 28.02.2025 at TBD
how long: ~3.5h
host: Cezary Kłos & Kaja Witek
available seats: 15
Registration starts:
TBD
Taming the Beast: TDD, Service Objects, and Dry.rb for Complex Business Logic
Registration starts:
TBD
Fix Bugs 20x Faster: From Zero to Incident Superhero
Registration starts:
TBD
Image vector search
Registration starts:
TBD
More Workshops: TBA
where: TBD, Cracow
when: 28.02.2025 at TBD
how long: TBD
host: TBA
available seats: to be specified
Registration starts:
TBD
Explore
The Venue
This year, we’re bringing the conference to Cracow - a city where history meets innovation. Known for its vibrant culture, stunning architecture, and a thriving tech scene, Cracow sets the perfect stage for our event.
Stay tuned for details about our exciting venue, located in the heart of this dynamic city.
Let's celebrate
Afterparty
WHEN: 28.02.2025
WHERE: TBA, Cracow
Wrap up the day with beer, food, and great company. Share your coding triumphs, share ideas, and make connections for your next big project. Let’s make it a night to remember!
