Kisumu Ruby Community

Kisumu's community of Ruby and Rails developers. We learn together, build real things, and grow the tech ecosystem of Western Kenya, one gem at a time.

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Kisumu Ruby is open to receiving proposals for anyone comfortable sharing a talk with our community at our next meetup which will happen on 30th Jul 2026.

Kindly make a reservation through our website (https://t.co/iAsCkBeE74) from the contact section. Thanks.

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Kisumu Ruby Community is back this Thursday for a fourth meetup!

We're diving into one of the most important Rails fundamentals. Understanding ActiveRecord; Rails ORM by Fatuma Hussein.

New to Rails? This one's for you! 💎

#Ruby #Rails

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Building with Ruby? Curious about Rails? Or looking to connect with fellow developers?

Join us for another community meetup as we discuss about building startup MVPs with Rails and component-driven UI with ViewComponent

📅: July 30
🕖: 7 PM EAT
🔗: https://t.co/INJS1mrROh

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Had an awesome session by @Kamalogudah who shared an electrifying talk on AI and Software Engineering.

Paul shared how both juniors, mid-level, and senior engineers can responsibly leverage AI to assist in their daily workflows. A heartfelt appreciation to our speaker. Thanks.

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Kisumu Ruby Meetup II (Virtual)

Join us this Thursday as @Kamalogudah, a seasoned senior Ruby engineer & Head of Tech at @Zone01Kisumu shares a talk with fellow Rubyists.

Date: Thursay, 25th Jun 2026
Time: 7pm - 9pm (EAT)

You cannot miss this one 💎.

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Kisumu Ruby Meetup II (Virtual)

Join us this Thursday as @Kamalogudah, a seasoned senior Ruby engineer & Head of Tech at @Zone01Kisumu shares a talk with fellow Rubyists.

Date: Thursay, 25th Jun 2026
Time: 7pm - 9pm (EAT)

You cannot miss this one 💎.

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Happening TODAY!

Kisumu Ruby Community – Learning System Kickoff
Session 2: Ruby OOP (Classes, Methods)

Link available upon scanning the QR code.

Whether you're new to OOP or want to sharpen your Ruby skills, come code with us.

Classes. Methods. Objects. Real examples.

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Key takeaways from Paul's presentation on why Ruby still matters:
Convention over configuration
DRY code that lasts
Active Record = simpler data modeling
Built‑in security and testing = best practices by default

Ruby isn’t legacy. It’s still about logic, joy, and real delivery.

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That’s a wrap on the Kisumu Ruby Community’s inaugural meetup!

Huge thanks to:
1. Everyone who joined us for the session.
2. @Kamalogudah for a powerful talk on why Ruby still matters in 2026.
3. @realjohn for outlining the community vision.

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Speaker Spotlight 🔦

Introducing @Kamalogudah as one of our meetup speakers.

Paul is a seasoned senior Ruby engineer and a tech mentor & primarily serves as the Head of Technology at Zone01 Kisumu. At our inaugural meetup, he will be unpacking "Why Ruby still matters in 2026".

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Big news! The Kisumu Ruby Community is live with our Inaugural Meetup on April 30, 2026 at 7:30 PM EAT,
Virtual (link via QR code on poster & website).

Scan the QR code on the poster to RSVP.

Let’s make history together and see you then💎.
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