RubyConf Talks & Presentations

Ruby Central

What Does "High Priority" Mean? The Secret to Happy Queues

Discover strategies for managing background job queues efficiently, focusing on latency reduction to ensure timely execution of urgent tasks and improve overall application performance.

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

Ruby Central

Splitting - The Crucial Optimization for Ruby Blocks

Explore the crucial optimization technique of splitting for Ruby blocks, enhancing performance by specializing methods to different call sites and enabling efficient compilation.

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

Ruby Central

Using JRuby - What, When, How, and Why

Explore JRuby: its compatibility, benefits, and real-world applications. Learn about JVM advantages, installation, Rails integration, and performance benchmarks for informed Ruby development decisions.

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

Ruby Central

Building Stream Processing Applications with Ruby & Meroxa

Learn to build real-time stream processing applications using Ruby and the Turbine framework. Discover how to simplify complex tasks and deploy sophisticated solutions without extensive tooling or unfamiliar paradigms.

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

Ruby Central

1.5 is the Midpoint Between 0 and Infinity

Explore binary search, IEEE 754 floating-point numbers, and Ruby's clever trick for binary search on floating-point ranges in this intriguing dive into numerical computation.

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

Ruby Central

Crocheting & Coding - They're More Similar Than You Think

Explore the surprising parallels between crocheting amigurumi and software development, and discover how creative hobbies can enhance your tech skills and problem-solving abilities.

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

Ruby Central

YJIT - Building a New JIT Compiler Inside CRuby

Explore YJIT, a new JIT compiler for CRuby, and learn about its implementation, performance improvements, and future plans for Ruby optimization.

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

Ruby Central

Taking the 737 to the Max

Explore Boeing's 737 MAX development, examining crucial decisions and their consequences to gain insights on improving team decision-making processes.

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

Ruby Central

Keynote - Finding Purpose and Cultivating Spirituality

Explore inner peace, self-confidence, and personal growth through mindfulness, intuition, and overcoming limiting beliefs to find your purpose and cultivate spirituality.

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

Ruby Central

Some Assembly Required

Explore building a JIT compiler for Ruby from scratch, covering VM mechanics, JIT integration, and machine code generation, all implemented in pure Ruby.

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

Ruby Central

Service Objects With Dry.rb - Monads and Transactions

Explore Dry.rb's Transaction library for robust service objects. Learn about Monads, error handling, and integrating powerful, testable business logic into Ruby applications.

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

Ruby Central

MX Hacker's Revenge

Explore the creation of MX Hacker's Revenge game, from concept to implementation, covering UI design, testing, automation, and lessons learned in Ruby on Rails.

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

Ruby Central

Mixed Reality Robotics Simulation with Ruby

Explore mixed-reality robotics simulations using DragonRuby Game Toolkit. Learn to enhance robot development, test with real robots, and create digital twins for customer sites in an interactive lab environment.

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

Ruby Central

Building Native Extensions - This Could Take A While

Explore techniques for building native gem versions, improving installation speed and reliability. Learn about toolchains, trust considerations, and deploying pre-compiled packages.

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

Ruby Central

Keynote - Beyond Ruby 3.0

Explore Ruby's future beyond 3.0 with creator Yukihiro Matsumoto. Discover advancements in static typing, concurrency, syntax, performance, and tools shaping the language's evolution.

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