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🚗 We're wrapped on XO Ruby and Jim is head back to Wisconsin! (1/2)

Are you along our route? If you're in or near any of the following cities along the way, reach out to us to meet up.
📍 Fort Worth, TX (10/26)
📍 Oklahoma City, OK (10/26)
📍 Wichita, KS (10/26)

‘s about time to hit the road. Until next time #Austin.

The title of Nathan's talk, full name, and a bio photo appear against a grungy dark red background. Nathan smiles at the camera and has blue eyes, dark-rimmed rectangular glasses, short hair, and a full reddish beard. The Austin event date (10/25), the XO Ruby logo + "sponsored by Cisco" (with the Cisco logo) appear in the bottom left corner.

Don't miss Nathan Hessler's talk, "Rewriting Localhost: A Modern Approach to Dev Environments"! Explore the evolution of reverse proxy solutions, their setup, and their role in Ruby development.

10/25/25 – Tickets @ $100: xoruby.com/event/austin/

The title of Aaron's talk, full name, and a bio photo appear against a grungy dark red background. Aaron has short hair, glasses, and sits in a wooden booth and smiles at the camera while holding a cocktail. The Austin event date (10/25), the XO Ruby logo + "sponsored by Cisco" (with the Cisco logo) appear in the bottom left corner.

Don't miss Aaron Harpole's talk, "The Vibes Are Off In Tech (but we can fix them)"!

Tech as an industry is in a weird place right now. In this talk we'll explore how we got here, and more importantly, actionable things we can do...

10/25/25 – Tickets @ $100: xoruby.com/event/austin/

The title of Cecy's talk, full name, and a bio photo appear against a grungy dark red background. Cecy is in some kind of dark art gallery with pillars that glow green. Cecy smiles lightly at the camera, wears wire-rim glasses and has long hair that's pulled back. The Austin event date (10/25), the XO Ruby logo + "sponsored by Cisco" (with the Cisco logo) appear in the bottom left corner.

Don't miss Cecy Correa's talk, "TikTok on Rails"!

What would it take to recreate the magic of TikTok using only Ruby on Rails? This talk explores just how far Rails can go as a full-stack framework.

10/25/25 – Tickets @ $100: xoruby.com/event/austin/

A dark music venue with black walls is lit with ring lights that cast an orange glow across a wood floor that's lined with red vinyl booths. In the center of the ceiling is a large disco ball, and mounted on the wall is a neon sign that says "The Cut" inside a circle. The XO Ruby logo appears in the bottom left, with the address and name of The Cut ATX called out in orange text.

Austin: you're up next! A high-energy atmosphere with all the vibes of music and community? Yes plz!

🏙️ Sat. 10/25, 9am-5pm – The Cut ATX
📍 401 Sabine Street
🎟️ $100 tickets: https://xoruby.com/event/austin/

We're looking for volunteers for our 10/25 Austin event. Exchange ~2hrs of your time to help us with set-up, registration, and packing up and get a free ticket.

🏙️ 10/25 in Austin - [TBD]
✍️ Fill out our form: xoruby.com/volunteer

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Don't miss Nickolas Means's talk, "Lost and Alone Over the Pacific"!

On December 22, 1978, veteran US Navy pilot Jay Prochnow found himself lost over the Pacific...

10/25/25 – Tickets @ $100: xoruby.com/event/austin/

lol i've been getting clips of them on tiktok i thought it was just me

XO Ruby Portland is tomorrow! 🥳🥳 Will we see you there? It's not too late to grab your ticket!

🏙️ Oct. 10/11, 9am - 5pm
🎟️ Grab your ticket for $100: www.xoruby.com/event/portland/

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🎯 Make a splash with Rubyists, programmers, and tech-minded folks. Sponsor our 10/25 Austin event and get your logo on our website, event tickets, and more.

More info: xoruby.com/firestarter/

yeah they got better at it lol

they're not amazing at it but it turns those hours into minutes which is pretty rad and honestly kinda fun

if its a well-known stack, having it bootstrap the project is a real nice quick win

makefile, dockerfile, github actions, etc all come out mostly ok with a little editing after the fact

Over a grungy cement-looking background is the text, "Make a splash with Rubyists, programmers, and tech-minded folks / Sponsor our 10/25 Austin Event" with details on the perks sponsors receive + a link with more information. In both bottom corners there are decorative graphics of purple trees.

🎯 Make a splash with Rubyists, programmers, and tech-minded folks. Sponsor our 10/25 Austin event and get your logo on our website, event tickets, and more.

More info: xoruby.com/firestarter/

list of github commits from a dummy trying to get a CI pipeline working

got it in 5 (woulda been four but the dumbo agent went rogue lol)

wonder how many forests ive destroyed from ci test runs

i was mostly kidding but now lemme see what flights look like i guess 🤣

road trip @cowboyd.bsky.social ???

Can't wait to see y'all at Fulton Street Collective for our Chicago event on Sat. 7 incredible talks, icebreakers, lightning talks + local Ruby community? Yes plz!

Sat. 9/6, 9am-5pm
🎟️ $100 tickets: xoruby.com/event/chicago/

Want to come to XO Ruby for free? We're looking for some folks to help us set-up and tear-down (~2 hrs). No previous experience or knowledge required.

In exchange you'll get access to the conference for free.

Opportunities available beginning this Saturday in Chicago.

www.xoruby.com/volunteer/

Chicago, we can't wait to see you this weekend! We've got some incredible talks lined up from Aji Slater, @coralineada.bsky.social, and Erin Claudio.

Sat. 9/6 @ Fulton Street Collective

🎟️ Do you have your ticket yet?
Grab yours for $100: xoruby.com/event/chicago/

#rubyfriends #ruby

Coco A deeply affecting meditation on death

this is the important thing i’ve ever written goodmovie.substack.com/p/coco

In your opinion, what are the surprising advantages of attending a conference in-person that people might not realize until they’ve actually gone?

also, hugs - i've gotten some of the best hugs in my life from old friends at conferences ❤️

talk talks are a big one for me

every tech talk has to leave some details out and its great to be able to go deeper into the topic with either the speaker or other attendees that have experience - that's really hard to do when you're just watching the video

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We're traveling the country over the next 9 weeks bringing regional Ruby conferences to your backyard.

Put your shoes on and get out of the house for a day to meet some #rubyfriends new and old.

www.xoruby.com/events/

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This sounded like a good idea in my head. 😅

I'm driving 7500 miles in the months of September and October bringing people together for single-day, single-track Ruby conferences.

If I'm coming to a city near you I'd love to catch up!

screenshot of python code for a method called smooth() with a comment that says "Recursively smooth children" followed by a recursive call to itself. the author harbors no ill will to recursion or those who use it, but questions the use of recursion when parsing or manipulating HTML

me: wth why does this process just seem to hang for forever oh no