RailsConf Talks & Presentations

Ruby Central

Beyond CRUD - The PostgreSQL Techniques Your Rails App Is Missing

Discover advanced PostgreSQL techniques for Rails, including locking mechanisms and mutex, to enhance scalability and reliability. Learn from real production outages and improve your app's performance.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

A Picture Is Worth a 1000 Lines of Code

Discover how to transform abstract coding concepts into visual representations, enhancing communication and understanding in tech education and workplace settings.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

Terms of Deployment - The Process of Evaluating Hatchbox, Fly, and Render for Developers

Explore the evaluation process for modern Rails deployment platforms, comparing Hatchbox, Fly, and Render as alternatives to Heroku, with insights on decision-making for future projects.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

Functional Patterns in Ruby

Explore functional programming concepts from OCaml and their application in Ruby for cleaner, more future-proof code design.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

ActiveRecord - Encryption - Stop Hackers from Reading Your Data

Learn to implement ActiveRecord::Encryption in Rails applications, including benefits, pitfalls, and real-world experiences from GitHub's implementation. Gain confidence in securing sensitive data.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

Breaking the Grind - Crafting Your Ideal Software Engineering Career Build

Explore software engineering career paths through RPG-inspired skill trees, unlocking new abilities and advancing expertise in programming, delivery, organizational development, and team management.

• YouTube
• 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

Bridging the Gap - Creating Trust Between Non-Technical Stakeholders and Engineering Teams

Explore strategies to build trust between non-technical stakeholders and engineering teams using data analysis and effective communication for improved project outcomes.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

Go Passwordless with WebAuthn in Ruby

Explore WebAuthn for passwordless authentication in Ruby apps. Learn its benefits, implementation, and how it enhances security and user experience using biometrics and public-key cryptography.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

A Pragmatic and Simple Approach to Fixing a Memory Leak

Pragmatic approach to fixing memory leaks in Rails apps without custom tools. Learn simple techniques to identify and resolve issues using existing performance monitoring tools.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

10x Your Teamwork Through Pair Programming

Discover the highs, lows, and best practices of pair programming through an engaging live demonstration, offering insights to enhance teamwork and productivity in software development.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

Strategies for Saying No

Discover effective techniques for confidently declining requests, managing workload, and preventing burnout while maintaining professional relationships and focusing on priorities.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

Forecasting the Future - An Introduction to Machine Learning for Weather Prediction in Native Ruby

Explore building weather prediction models using machine learning in Ruby, covering data preparation, linear regression, and practical implementation techniques for Rubyists of all levels.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

Demystifying the Unionizing Process

Explore the unionization process, its impact on workplaces, and implications for software developers in a post-pandemic world.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

How to Upstream Your Code to Rails

Learn the process of contributing to Rails, from identifying good contributions to navigating the review process, with insights from a real-world feature upstreaming experience.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

Ruby Central

Faster and Cheaper Websites - Integrating Next-Gen Images in Your Rails Apps

Explore next-gen image integration in Rails to boost website speed, conversion rates, and SEO. Learn about WebP images and a new gem for seamless implementation.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk