Balkan Ruby

🤔 Do you need Python to build serious AI apps? Or could Ruby be the better fit when you want cleaner agent abstractions and faster iteration? Watch @paolino.me's full talk on Balkan Ruby and share your thoughts! 📽️ buff.ly/i4tXCg0 hashtag#RubySpeaker hashtag#RubyConference hashtag#RubyCommunity

Dear Balkan Ruby friends, 2027 will be legendary: Eurovision in Bulgaria, elections in France, Rugby World Cup in Australia, and 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗶’𝘀 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱! 🎉 So 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟴. Won tickets will be transferred unless inflation eats them first. 😂 Cheers, Genadi! 🥂❤️

Feeling raged for the "Ruby is not dead" mantra? 🔥 If Ruby is so good, why so many developers are moving away from it? Roman Samoilov has the solution for getting those tasks moving right on the board. 🎥 Check it out here: youtu.be/FTcUoAMkmj0?... #RubySpeaker #RubyConference #RubyCommunity #Rage

Why did @wojtodzio.bsky.social's team migrate from PostgreSQL to SQLite in Rails and what challenges did they face along the way? 🎥 Hear it all on Youtube and share your migration experinece in the comments: youtu.be/gbIqDEXyaic?... #RubyConference #RubySpeaker #RubyCommunity

He said WHAAAT?! 😳 @hansschnedlitz.bsky.social rocked the room and ruffled some feathers at Balkan Ruby this year! 🔥 Watch his full talk on YouTube to see if he really meant that, and drop your thoughts in the comments. 👇 youtu.be/zkXrwpFF5Hg?... #RubyConference #RubySpeaker #RubyCommunity

🛤️ What’s out there beyond Rails? And would you even notice what you’re missing? 🎥 Watch @oinak.com’s full talk for a practical example of building a Ruby CLI utility using tools we don’t get to use every day. youtu.be/RhqS6WBXacE #RubyConference #RubyonRails #RubyCommunity

This year on Balkan Ruby @byroot.bsky.social offered us more than one hot take and we were blown away. 🔥 Go watch his full talk on multiprocessing on our YouTube channel and comment if you dare. 🎥 youtu.be/QYIGmRXPZcw?... #RubyConference #RubyCommunity #RubySpeaker

🔥 Your tech stack doesn’t matter. Wait… what? Then what does matter when building a product? 🎥 Watch @onurozer.me 's full talk on YouTube and find out what he learned the hard way and if you're making the same mistakes. youtu.be/qno7_uhiIuA?... #RubyConference #RubySpeaker #RubyCommunity

🌶️ This year Balkan Ruby was about the hot takes—and things got spicy! 🔥 What should we tackle next? Help us choose the theme for an even better Balkan Ruby 2027. Drop your ideas in the comments 💬 #RubyCommunity #RubyConference #Hottechnicaltakes

🧙‍♂️ Lo! The Mighty Gallery approaches! Let not the burdens of work ensnare thee this Friday. Enter, browse, and recall the deeds and wonders forged but two days. For many things have come to pass, and some are too remarkable to be forgotten. buff.ly/lqvPLuv #RubyCommunity #RubyConference

🤩Huge thank you to all our amazing speakers! We were honored to welcome you on the Balkan Ruby stage and share knowledge, ideas and laughs together! Your energy made this event unforgettable.👏❤️ Can't wait to see you and hear you speak again soon! #RubyConference #RubyCommunity #RubySpeaker

Balkan Ruby is over, and our incredible sponsors made it awesome! @dextofficial.bsky.social Typesense @appsignal.com SwissCRM Studio Raketa B2B Media Group tutuf 🦸‍♂️ You are our heroes! Special thanks also to our supporters! Stay tuned for our gallery! #RubySponsor #RubyConference #RubyCommunity

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We are back for the second day of @balkanruby.bsky.social! @marcoroth.dev kicks off the agenda with some hot takes about Hotwire and Herb. P.S. We found Nick! 😁 #Ruby #Rails #RubyFriends

Grateful for the opportunity to give a talk at @balkanruby.bsky.social, hosted at an actual mineralogical museum in beautiful Sofia, and to meet so many cool Ruby people.

I just gave my talk at balkanruby.com you can have a look at the slides and code at gitlab.com/oinak/balkan... #ruby

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Balkan #Ruby begins!

More reps, less deps! 💪

We made it to the final talk of the first day of @balkanruby.bsky.social - the one and only @hansschnedlitz.com takes the stage to convince us that 3rd part reps are evil!

Did anyone ask for a bunch of #RuboCop bug-fixes? Here you go github.com/rubocop/rubo... Just in time for @balkanruby.bsky.social which is starting tomorrow morning! #Ruby

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🦸‍♂️ Marco saves the (second) day! Welcome @marcoroth.dev! Our final speaker comes with a talk about "HTML-Aware ERB: The Path to Reactive Rendering". Join us for incredible two days starting tonight! Get your ticket: balkanruby.com/talks/45 #RubySpeaker #RubyCommunity #RubyConference

⚡ Charging into the end of the week? Make sure to drop by the @dextofficial.bsky.social booth for good vibes, great conversations, and exciting career opportunities 🔋 🎫 balkanruby.com/checkouts 🗓️15-16 May 2026 📍"Earth and Man" National Museum, Sofia #RubyConference #RubySponsor #Hiring

The pre-conference hype is real! 🎉 Kick things off at Ruby Banitsa the evening before Balkan Ruby, where @ventsi.bsky.social will warm up our minds with hot topics — and our bellies with hot banitsa 🥐 Come for the talks, stay for the games! rubybanitsa.com/events/112 📆14 May 2026 18:00

🤩 Welcome onboard 𝘁𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗳! The team is growing the local Ruby community for 19 years, all while building one of Bulgaria’s leading e-commerce platforms. Drop by their stand on 15-16 May for some games and chat! balkanruby.com/sponsors/22 #RubyCommunity #RubySponsor #RubyConference

Sadly, Bernard Banta won't make it to Balkan this year, but we're happy to have Carmine Paolino cover for him! Carmine is the co-founder of www.freshflow.ai. He's also the author of your favorite RubyLLM library. His take is that "Ruby Is the Best Language for Building Al Web Apps", and we agree!

🚨You can now register !🚨🤪 As part of our community activities, we’re heading to the mystic Vitosha mountain after the conference! ⛰️ Who’s in? Fill out the form and let us know! balkanruby.com/activities #RubyCommunity #RubyConference #MountainHike

📣Welcome B2B Media Group as our next lovely sponsor! B2B Media Group is a global demand generation company with solid experience across campaigns, data and sales activation. Check them out and save your spot! balkanruby.com/sponsors/21 #RubySponsor #RubyConference #RubyCommunity

Thanks to @avohq.io and @adrianthedev.com, 50 Ruby passports await you on May 15–16! Bring yours to add our brand-new stamp to your Ruby world collection. 2 weeks to go! 🎟️https://balkanruby.com/checkouts 📍"Earth and Man" National Museum, Sofia #RubyCommunity #RubyPassport #RubyConference

🌞 Four great days await you in Sofia! We’ve lined up all the conference-side activities—be sure to check them out, register where needed, and bring your best Ruby energy. See you in less than three weeks! balkanruby.com/activities #RubyConference #RubyCommunity

📣Huge props to our 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗬 sponsor @dextofficial.bsky.social 𝗗𝗲𝘅𝘁 is scaling Rails and pushing AI fully remote and 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. Check the details and grab your ticket: 👉️https://balkanruby.com/sponsors/19 📆15-16 May 2026 #RubySponsor #RubyCommunity #RubyConference

🤩 Special greetings from @palkan.bsky.social straight from the Ruby homeland who's next talk in Sofia will tackle if your app/services folder should stay in the game! Do you have your ticket? balkanruby.com/checkouts #RubySpeaker #RubyCommunity #RubyConference

We’ve got goodies 👀 Thanks to 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘁, we’ve got 6 gems of the technical literature to give away at Balkan Ruby 🎉📚 www.packtpub.com 🎁 We’re raffling them on site 😉 Want one? 🎟️ Get your ticket: balkanruby.com/checkouts #RubyConference #RubySponsor #RubyCommunity #Giveaway

You can now add your tickets to your Apple Wallet for greater convenience during the registration. Android users can still use the ticket links. Or buy iPhones. Apple, our sponsorships are open!

🎤Sava Lachezarov to the rescue since one of our speakers can't join us. Sava is the co-founder of 𝘁𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗳 and will take us on a journey back in time to explore Ruby’s functional side. Don't miss it! 👉️ balkanruby.com/talks/43 📆 15-16 May 2026 #RubySpeaker #RubyConference #RubyCommunity

👏 Let's welcome SwissCRM as our Exhibiting sponsor! SwissCRM is a fast-growing, all-in-one CRM platform and they are in a search for a 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 so make sure to check them out and meet them in Sofia to learn more: balkanruby.com/jobs/2 #RubySponsor #RubyCommunity #Hiring

Give it up for this year’s MCs — @batsov.net and @apotonick.bsky.social! 🎤 This powerhouse duo is ready to take the stage for seamless and unforgettable experience. 📆 15-16 May 2026 📍 "Earth and Man" National Museum, Sofia 🎫 balkanruby.com/checkouts #RubyCommunity #RubyConference #RubyMC

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Things to check till Balkan Ruby: 🎥@fractaledmind's 2024 talk on value of running SQLite in production - buff.ly/ifEEbhi 📖Rails + SQLite beginner's course - High Leverage Rails - buff.ly/i992Yug 🎟️Tickets - buff.ly/LQS6hdz See you at the museum! #RubyConference #RubyonRails #RubyCommunity #SQLite

Final counter for 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀! Secure your spot now at the lower price—no tricks this time, we promise! 📆 15-16 May 2026 🏦 "Earth and Man" National Museum, Sofia 🎟️ balkanruby.com/checkouts #EarlyBird #RubyConference #RubyCommunity #Tickets

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🚀 Welcome Studio Raketa as our 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿! 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗥𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗮 builds scalable content management platforms that grow with your business and empower marketing teams to succeed in new markets. Check them out! 👉 balkanruby.com/sponsors/14 #RubySponsor #RubyConference #StudioRaketa

🎤Welcome @wojtodzio.bsky.social! Lead Developer & Mentor, in May Wojtek will share with us a real-world migration story. 🔗https://balkanruby.com/talks/42 Have you got your ticket? 📆15–16 May 2026 🎫https://balkanruby.com/checkouts #RubySpeaker #RubyCommunity #RubyConference

🎤Welcome @oinak.com to the lineup! Fernando will share his insights on Ruby Off Rails enhanced by 20+ years of experience. Don't miss his talk in Sofia! balkanruby.com/talks/41 📆 15-16 May 2026 📍 "Earth and Man" National Museum, Sofia #RubyCommunity #RubyConference #RubySpeaker

🎤 Meet and greet Giovanni Panasiti in Sofia this May! Dare to ask him why you don't need microservices or a team of ten, but engines. 👉️ balkanruby.com/talks/38 📆 𝟭𝟱-𝟭𝟲 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 📍 "𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻" 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 🎟️ 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗿𝘂𝗯𝘆.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀 #RubySpeaker #RubyConference #RubyCommunity

🎤 Opening the week beautifully with Galia Kraicheva. Rails Girl and a natural data scientist, Galia would argue that understanding your data is more valuable than any hyperparameter search strategy. Don't miss it! 📆 15-16 May 2026 👉️ balkanruby.com/talks/39 #RubySpeaker #RubyCommunity #RubyConference

🎤Our next speaker is a long-term Ruby developer and Software Architect, the author of 𝗥𝗮𝗴𝗲-the real-time Ruby framework. That's right-𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘃! Reserve your spot! 📆 15-16 May 2026 📍 "Earth and Man" National Museum, Sofia 🎫 balkanruby.com/talks/37 #RubySpeaker #RubyConference #RubyCommunity