Irina Nazarova: SFRuby Conf

The Ruby Gems Podcast

Irina Nazarova shares her journey revitalizing San Francisco's Ruby community through local meetups and the upcoming SF Ruby Conference. She explains her mission to connect startups with Ruby developers while creating opportunities in a challenging job market.
• Moved to San Francisco in January 2024 and restarted the dormant Ruby meetup
• First meetup attracted about 160 signups with approximately 100 attendees
• Creates opportunities for developers to connect with Ruby companies like Cisco Meraki, Chime, and Figma
• Ensures each meetup features at least one presentation from a Ruby startup
• Organizing the first San Francisco Ruby Conference at Fort Mason in November
• Conference will feature "Ruby Startup Demos" and a panel of CTOs from $10B+ Rails companies
• Identifies challenges in making Ruby accessible to newcomers
• Believes languages optimized for humans like Ruby may have advantages in the AI age
• Recommends Inertia Rails gem for integrating Rails with modern frontend frameworks
Join us at the SF Ruby meetup whenever you're on the West Coast and submit your talk! Check out our conference this November and become part of our vibrant community.

Fejezetek

1. Meet Irina Nazarova from Evil Martians (00:00:00)

2. Reviving the SF Ruby Meetup (00:05:46)

3. Connecting Startups with the Ruby Community (00:10:40)

4. Challenges of Organizing a Ruby Conference (00:17:51)

5. Making Ruby Accessible to Newcomers (00:25:33)

6. Ruby's Relevance in the AI Age (00:33:57)

7. Ruby Roundup: Personal Questions (00:39:06)