Blue Ridge Ruby

A regional Ruby conference in the mountains of western North Carolina ⛰️
April 30 & May 1, 2026 in Asheville, NC

[Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby]

Thanks again to attendees, speakers, sponsors, vendors, and volunteers. We're so pleased with how this year went, and we hope you truly enjoyed it. ❤️

[Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby]

It's been almost a month since Blue Ridge, and we're finally resurfacing to share a few things. ☺️

[Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby]

Second, videos are out!
https://t.co/g8M3OYE2OX
https://t.co/J1jWBY5Tqq

[Joshua Wenning @joshuawenning]

Attending @blueridgeruby was an absolute joy. Never did I imagine making so many friends and sharing so many laughs at a programming conference. I had an intuition that the Ruby community was special. This meetup confirmed that; it actually exceeded all of my expectations. Thank you for welcoming me in as a beginner—all of the encouragement as well as practical advice. I’ve learned so much from every single person, and feel energized to keep going. I also feel a lot more empowered to start contributing back to the community. Thank you @jeremysmithco and everyone who made it happen!

[Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby]

We're happy to announce our newest sponsor for 2026! Simpliphy makes it easy for healthcare organizations to manage physician compensation. Thank you so much for your support! 🤝
https://t.co/plWSTIC93w

[Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby]

¡Una semana más! 🤯 https://t.co/1fHc8tEDGz

[Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby]

We're pleased to announce our latest sponsor for 2026! HYBRD is a tiny Rails studio offering fractional, product-focused development services.
https://t.co/hs5MSQH6i5

[Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby]

Two weeks left until Blue Ridge, snag a ticket if you haven't yet! https://t.co/kfo3C3O3mZ

[Jeremy Smith @jeremysmithco]

I chatted with Ifat Ribon about her upcoming @blueridgeruby talk, "Yes, &…: Ruby’s Secret Talent for Improvisation." I was curious to hear how studying improv has benefited her career in software development consulting. Full episode: https://t.co/2jtuxt4nAG

[Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby]

We’ve awarded all of our scholarship tickets, but a dear friend has offered to cover the cost of a couple more attendees. ❤️ If you know someone who would love to come, but might be prohibited because of expense, have them reach out to us at [email protected].

[Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby]

We're please to announce our latest sponsor for 2026! Scout (@ScoutAPM) provides hassle-free app monitoring that just works. Thank you so much for partnering with us! 🙏

[Jeremy Smith @jeremysmithco]

I chatted with @dpaluy about his upcoming @blueridgeruby talk, "LLM Telemetry as a First-Class Rails Concern." One thing that struck me was just how essential telemetry is for understanding costs. (Those tokens ain't free!) Full episode: https://t.co/aybxayYsgf

[Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby]

No joke, just one month left to go before BRR 2026!

[Jeremy Smith @jeremysmithco]

I chatted with @JohnAthayde about his upcoming @blueridgeruby talk, "Learning from Permaculture: Sustainable Software Development." We've both studied it, but I wanted to hear *his* reasons for applying permaculture to software development. Full episode: https://t.co/1Y73eLEUiT

[Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby]

Thanks to everyone who submitted! We’ve got our winning haikus! (If you were one of the 4 top-voted, you should see an email from us this morning with your free ticket.)

[Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby]

Our sponsor @typesense is giving away 4 free tickets to Blue Ridge, so we cooked up a little contest. ☺️ Write a haiku on the theme of “search” (interpret that however you’d like) and the 4 top-voted haikus will received a free ticket!

[Jeremy Smith @jeremysmithco]

Designer and Ruby dev @joshuawenning has been working with me on some @blueridgeruby design projects. And today we wrapped up the Ruby Embassy stamp design! Just made the order, can't wait to see it! (Design from Joshua and example mockup on the passport book below.)

[Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby]

The deadline is March 30th, submit your haiku here! https://t.co/tVzGLN6Axo

[Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby]

Our sponsor @typesense is giving away 4 free tickets to Blue Ridge, so we cooked up a little contest. ☺️ Write a haiku on the theme of “search” (interpret that however you’d like) and the 4 top-voted haikus will received a free ticket!

[Jeremy Smith @jeremysmithco]

I chatted with @ChaelCodes about her upcoming @blueridgeruby talk, "Your First Open-Source Contribution." I had to know which was more intimidating…contributing to open source for the first time or live streaming? Full episode: https://t.co/MdKMqfmhQy