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Blue Ridge Ruby 2026

Blue Ridge Ruby is a friendly, regional Ruby conference in the mountains of western North Carolina. The two-day, single-track event features ten speakers, lightning talks, and a cozy, community-focused atmosphere. Attendees will learn, get inspired, and connect with Ruby enthusiasts in downtown Asheville, within walking distance of great hotels, cafes, and r…

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10Speakers
14Sponsors
17Sessions
14Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Blue, in alphabetical order.

Annie Kiley
How To Finish What You Start: Lessons From Actually Shipping a Big Refactor
Brooke Kuhlmann
Terminus: A Hanami + htmx web application for e-ink devices
Christine Seeman
Optimize Your Mindset (Without Overclocking)
David Paluy
LLM Telemetry as a First-Class Rails Concern
Ifat Ribon
Yes, &…: Ruby’s Secret Talent for Improvisation
Joël Quenneville
State is the First Decision You Never Made
John Athayde
Learning from Permaculture: Sustainable Software Development
Kevin Murphy
InstiLLMent of Successful Practices in an Agentic World
Rachael Wright-Munn
Your First Open-Source Contribution
Thomas Cannon
5 ways to invest in yourself for the long haul · Practical Computer

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Anonymous SupporterSapphire
AvoRuby Passport
BookBubTravel
FastRuby.ioEmerald
HYBRDEmerald
JudoscaleEmerald
LaunchPad LabTravel
Practical ComputerTravel
Scout MonitoringEmerald
SimpliphySapphire
SOFwareTravel
thoughtbotTravel
TRMNLTravel
TypesenseRuby

Agenda

Selected from 17 sessions.

  • Friday, May 1st 10:30 AM

    Your First Open-Source Contribution

  • Friday, May 1st 11:30 AM

    LLM Telemetry as a First-Class Rails Concern

  • Friday, May 1st 2:00 PM

    Lightning Talks ⚡️🎤

    8-10 Total

  • Friday, May 1st 3:30 PM

    Optimize Your Mindset (Without Overclocking)

  • Friday, May 1st 4:30 PM

    5 ways to invest in yourself for the long haul

  • Friday, May 1st 8:00 PM

    Afterparty

    Burial - South Slope 40 Collier Ave, Asheville, NC 28801

  • Friday, May 1st 9:30 AM

    Terminus: A Hanami + htmx web application for e-ink devices

  • Saturday, May 2nd 5:00 PM

    Informal Dinner

    For those still in town, let’s get dinner one last time! Asheville Pizza - South Slope 77 Coxe Ave, Asheville, NC 28801

  • Saturday, May 2nd 9:00 AM

    Hack Day

    Hack on projects, or just come and hang out! (Ends at 4:00 PM) YMI Cultural Center 39 S Market St, Asheville, NC 28801

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 14 companies show up, and 1 bet on three roles at once?

Fourteen companies. one are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
1All threespeak · spons · exh
13Sponsoringsponsor only
0Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Practical Computer

Speakers by seniority
  • Other roles10100%

Of 10 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Practical ComputerSponsor · Travel1
2Anonymous SupporterSponsor · Sapphire-
3AvoSponsor · Ruby Passport-
4BookBubSponsor · Travel-
5FastRuby.ioSponsor · Emerald-
6HYBRDSponsor · Emerald-
7JudoscaleSponsor · Emerald-
8LaunchPad LabSponsor · Travel-
9Scout MonitoringSponsor · Emerald-
10SimpliphySponsor · Sapphire-
11SOFwareSponsor · Travel-
12thoughtbotSponsor · Travel-
13TRMNLSponsor · Travel-
14TypesenseSponsor · Ruby-
Sponsors by tier
emerald4
29% of 14
ruby1
7% of 14
ruby passport1
7% of 14
sapphire2
14% of 14
travel6
43% of 14
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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