Remote Ruby

RubyConf with Kinsey Durham Grace and Jim Remsik

Jul 2, 2024

Kinsey Durham Grace and Jim Remsik, program chairs of RubyConf 2024, discuss the technical emphasis, keynotes like Matz and Kent Beck, revival of Madison Ruby, and the Scholar and Guide Program. They share their journey in the Ruby community, highlighting the vision for this year’s conference in Chicago.

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Kinsey Durham Grace

Jim Remsik

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RubyConf 2024 emphasizes technical talks for all levels, challenging stereotypes.

Scholars and Guides Program enhances newcomers' experience by providing mentorship and networking opportunities.

Deep dives

Focus on Technical Talks at RubyConf 2024

This year's RubyConf 2024 aims to focus more on technical talks, catering to a wide range of levels within the Ruby community. The organizers are enthusiastic about accepting technical talks that are accessible yet present tangible and innovative ideas. They aim to challenge the stereotype that RubyConf is solely non-technical and are excited about the prospect of attendees walking away with actionable insights for their code bases or professional pitches.

Intro

2min

Organizing Ruby Events and Conference Themes

5min

Navigating talk proposal reviews and technical emphasis at upcoming conference

7min

Inspiration from Conferences and Observability Tool Mention

2min

Discussion on Keynote Speakers for RubyConf

2min

Excitement for RubyConf in Chicago and Scholar and Guides program

9min

In this episode of Remote Ruby, Jason, Chris, and Andrew reunite after six months to dive into the details of the upcoming RubyConf 2024 with program chairs Kinsey Durham Grace and Jim Remsik. The discussion covers various aspects of the conference, such as the emphasis on more technical talks, the introduction of several keynotes including Matz and Kent Beck, and the revival of the Madison Ruby conference.

Additionally, the episode highlights the Scholar and Guide Program, which aims to help newcomers at the conference. They also delve into the history of past Ruby and Rails conferences. Both Kinsey and Jim share their journeys and experiences within the Ruby community, outlining their vision for this year’s RubyConf in Chicago.

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Remote Ruby

RubyConf with Kinsey Durham Grace and Jim Remsik

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Focus on Technical Talks at RubyConf 2024

Keynote Speakers Announced: Matts, Kent Beck, and Brandon Weaver

Scholars and Guides Program Continues to Support Attendees

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