The Ruby Gems Podcast

Irina Nazarova shares her journey revitalizing San Francisco's Ruby community through local meetups and the upcoming SF Ruby Conference. She explains her mission to connect startups with Ruby developers while creating opportunities in a challenging job market. • Moved to San Francisco in January 2024 and restarted the dormant Ruby meetup • First meetup attracted about 160 signups with approxi...

Amanda Perino, Executive Director of the Rails Foundation, shares insights into Rails World's evolution and the foundation's growth strategy for supporting the global Ruby on Rails community. From creative conference elements like the Ruby Embassy experience to strategic partnerships with regional events, Amanda reveals how they're building sustainability while maintaining the commu...

Roy Tomeij and Ali Krynitsky join us at Rails World Amsterdam to discuss the European Ruby community's revival and the growing landscape of Ruby conferences across the continent.  • Roy shares his Ruby journey starting in 2005 when his team switched from Java to Rails 0.12 • AppSignal co-founder explains their approach to community sponsorship beyond just recruitment • Ali details how COVID d...

Adam McCrea shares how he turned a side project into JudoScale , a Ruby-focused auto-scaler now powering thousands of apps.  We discuss his origins in the Ruby community, how he (mostly) bootstrapped the company, and admits he's pretty much living the dream.  We also look ahead at new potential features like DinoSniper and proactive scaling. Judoscale Rocky Mountain Ruby is coming up, on Octo...

Sean Marcia, founder of Ruby for Good, takes us behind the scenes of an organization that's transforming how developers contribute to social impact. What began as a way to help nonprofits with their software needs has blossomed into a thriving community where coders of all experience levels build sustainable, open-source solutions for organizations serving vulnerable populations. RubyGems fun...

Sarah Mei, a longtime Ruby community leader and former Ruby Central board member, shares her journey from co-founding RailsBridge to advocating for diversity and human-centered software development. • Co-founded RailsBridge in 2009 to help thousands from underrepresented backgrounds enter tech • Reflects on the evolution of RailsConf and Ruby Central's future focus on Ruby • Shares memories o...

In this episode of the Ruby Gems Podcast, hosts David Hill and Marty Haught sit down with Evan Phoenix, a notable figure in the Ruby community. They discuss Evan's contributions in the Ruby space, including the development of Rubinius and Puma, his role in solving scalability issues for Rails developers, and his tenure on the Ruby Central Board since 2011. The conversation also delves into Ev...

In this inaugural episode of the Ruby Gems Podcast, hosted by Marty Haught and David Hill, guest Chad Fowler shares the founding story of Ruby Central and the development of Ruby Gems. Fowler, a key figure in the Ruby community, discusses the early days of Ruby conferences, the creation of Ruby Central as a nonprofit, and the collaborative effort to build Ruby Gems. The conversation also covers th...

Get to know the people and stories shaping the Ruby community. Hosted by David Hill and Marty Haught, The Ruby Gems Podcast shares conversations with developers, maintainers, and leaders making an impact. Subscribe and catch our first episode soon!