Balkan Ruby

Balkan Ruby is about the HOT TAKES. May 15-16, 2026 in Sofia, Bulgaria #balkanruby

[Balkan Ruby @BalkanRuby]

Dear friends,
2027 will be a great year for Bulgaria - Eurovision in Burgas and 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗶’𝘀 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱! 🎉
So 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟴. Won tickets will roll over unless inflation eats them first. 😂
Cheers, Genadi! 🥂❤️

[Balkan Ruby @BalkanRuby]

Feeling raged for the "Ruby is not dead" mantra? 🔥
But if Ruby is so great, why are so many developers turning away from it?
@codewithrage has a few ideas.
🎥 Check them out here: https://t.co/7rR6YgE5q2

#RubySpeaker #RubyConference #RubyCommunity #Rage

[Balkan Ruby @BalkanRuby]

Why did @wojtodzio'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:
https://t.co/ZHmtw5HpLu

#RubyConference #RubySpeaker #RubyCommunity

[Balkan Ruby @BalkanRuby]

@yarotheslav @jasonbosco @dhh The Times They Are a-Changin'

[Balkan Ruby @BalkanRuby]

He said WHAAAT?! 😳
@hschnedlitz rocked the room 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. 👇
https://t.co/gwseCrc93s

#RubyConference #RubySpeaker #RubyCommunity

[Balkan Ruby @BalkanRuby]

🛤️ What’s out there beyond Rails? And would you notice if you’re missing?

🎥 Watch Fernando Martínez's full talk for a practical example of building a Ruby CLI utility using tools we don’t get to use every day.
https://t.co/Jwbd0X7Yj8

#RubyConference #RubyonRails #RubyCommunity

[Balkan Ruby @BalkanRuby]

This year on Balkan Ruby @_byroot 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. 🎥
https://t.co/woV0EPLiBq

#RubyConference #RubyCommunity #RubySpeaker

[Balkan Ruby @BalkanRuby]

🔥 Your tech stack doesn’t matter.
Then what does matter when building a product?
🎥 Watch @onurozer's full talk on YouTube and find out what he learned the hard way and if you're making the same mistakes.

https://t.co/0DFO9ugikV

#RubyConference #RubySpeaker #RubyCommunity

[Balkan Ruby @BalkanRuby]

Context is important

[San Francisco Ruby Conference, Nov 10-12, 2026 @sfrubyconf]

@BalkanRuby Context: bla bla bla, etc etc etc

[Carmine Paolino @paolino]

The recording of my talk at @BalkanRuby is now live on YouTube!

[Irina Nazarova @inazarova]

Loving this 😁

[Balkan Ruby @BalkanRuby]

https://t.co/fJYtK5GIcd

[Balkan Ruby @BalkanRuby]

No more waiting, no more playing around... ⚽️
THE TALKS are here! 🎥🔥
Catch all the hot takes on our Youtube channel and enjoy the community vibe!
Link below 👇️
https://t.co/fJYtK5GIcd

[Balkan Ruby @BalkanRuby]

🌶️ 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

[Balkan Ruby @BalkanRuby]

🧙‍♂️ Lo! The Mighty Gallery is upon us. Leave thy labors behind and behold the wonders forged but in two days! For some wonders are too great to forget.
https://t.co/7sN5bZ6F3B

#RubyCommunity #RubyConference

[Balkan Ruby @BalkanRuby]

🤩Huge thank you to our amazing speakers!

We were honored to welcome you on Balkan Ruby stage and share knowledge, ideas and laughs together! Your energy made the event unforgettable.👏❤️
📸 Brace yourselves! Gallery is coming!

#RubyConference #RubyCommunity #RubySpeaker

[Vladimir Dementyev @palkan_tula]

Slides from my @BalkanRuby talk are live:

https://t.co/9QErRW9uf1

Drop your app/services!

[Balkan Ruby @BalkanRuby]

Balkan Ruby is over and our incredible sponsors made it awesome!
@dextofficial @Typesense @AppSignal @swisscrmOG Raketa @B2BMediaGroup @ComTutuf
🦸‍♂️ You are our heroes!
Special thanks also to our supporters!
Stay tuned for our gallery!

#RubySponsor #RubyConference #RubyCommunity

[Balkan Ruby @BalkanRuby]

@martinnm25 @ventsislaf @palkan_tula We’ll upload the videos soon-ish.

[Balkan Ruby @BalkanRuby]

We have a recording. Will upload it on YouTube soon.

[Balkan Ruby @BalkanRuby]

Marco (@marcoroth_) has opened the second day with a… hot take? Our take is that you can just be nice and this is awesome!