RubyConf Talks & Presentations

Ruby Central

Don't @ Me! Faster Instance Variables with Object Shapes

Explore object shapes to optimize Ruby instance variables, enhancing performance in getting and setting. Gain insights into implementation details for more efficient development.

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

Ruby Central

Data Indexing with RGB - Ruby, Graphs and Bitmaps

Explore data indexing using Ruby, graph databases, and bitmap stores to build a unique data engine, improving query speed and enabling cross-market analysis and harmonization.

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

Ruby Central

Ruby Central Panel

Ruby Central leadership discusses the organization's mission, initiatives, and future plans for supporting the Ruby community and ecosystem.

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

Ruby Central

Everything a Microservice - The Worst Possible Intro to dRuby

Explore dRuby, a distributed programming module, and its potential for extreme microservices architecture. Learn about this lesser-known standard library feature through a humorous and exaggerated approach.

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

Ruby Central

A Tale of Two Flamegraphs - Continuous Profiling in Ruby

Explore Pyroscope, a fast-growing profiling gem combining rbspy and speedscope. Learn its internals and how to use flamegraphs for analyzing application performance.

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

Ruby Central

Boot the Backlog - Optimizing Your Workflow for Dev Happiness

Explore the Shape Up approach to project management, optimizing developer happiness and productivity across global teams while delivering more value for users.

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

Ruby Central

Improving the Development Experience with Language Servers

Explore the Language Server Protocol (LSP) and its implementation to enhance Ruby development, improving code navigation and understanding for a better programming experience.

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

Ruby Central

Pushing to Master - Adopting Trunk Based Development

Discover the benefits of trunk-based development, overcome adoption challenges, and learn strategies for implementing this practice to improve code quality and delivery speed.

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

Ruby Central

The Magnitude 9.1 Meltdown at Fukushima

Explore the Fukushima nuclear disaster's impact on work satisfaction through a detailed analysis of the event, its aftermath, and lessons for workplace resilience and happiness.

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

Ruby Central

Static Typing with RBS in Ruby

Explore Ruby's static typing ecosystem, comparing Sorbet and RBS type checkers. Learn to add type annotations and understand the interoperability between these systems.

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

Ruby Central

Helping Redistrict California with Ruby

Explore California's unique Ruby-based redistricting system, featuring advanced security measures and a citizen-driven approach to ensure fair electoral districts.

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

Ruby Central

scip-ruby - A Ruby Indexer Built with Sorbet

Explore scip-ruby, an open-source indexer for Ruby code navigation, built on Sorbet. Learn its development process, comparisons with IDEs, and insights into functional core design in developer tools.

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

Ruby Central

How Music Works, Using Ruby

Explore the science of music and sound engineering through Ruby, learning to reproduce industry-standard audio techniques and understanding the physics behind musical phenomena.

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

Ruby Central

Boutique Machine Generated Gems

Explore automated gem creation using UI building blocks, generating clean Ruby code and docs for efficient API updates and improved developer experience.

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

Ruby Central

Simulated Annealing - The Most Metal Algorithm Ever

Explore simulated annealing, a metallurgy-inspired algorithm for near-optimal solutions in constrained optimization problems, and learn to implement it using the Annealing gem in Ruby.

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