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Ruby Central is the organizing force behind RubyConf, RailsConf & the proud maintainers of RubyGems, Bundler. We've been advancing the Ruby ecosystem & community since 2001.
Get involved: https://rubycentral.org
RailsConf 2025: https://railsconf.org
Get involved: https://rubycentral.org
RailsConf 2025: https://railsconf.org
Don’t miss out on SFRuby next week! Whether you're a seasoned developer or brand new to the language, this is the place to connect, learn, and celebrate the ecosystem we love!
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The San Francisco Ruby Conference ♦️ · Luma
We are excited to invite you to our premier event: the San Francisco Ruby Conference, on November 19-21! We're gathering ~600 Rubyists in San Francisco:…
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November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Don’t miss out on SFRuby next week! Whether you're a seasoned developer or brand new to the language, this is the place to connect, learn, and celebrate the ecosystem we love!
luma.com/sfrubyconf2025
luma.com/sfrubyconf2025
Our final Weekly Update from Ruby Central before we resume publishing our Newsletter:
rubycentral.org/p/561966ea-9...
rubycentral.org/p/561966ea-9...
Ruby Central Weekly Update – Friday, November 14, 2025
As we head toward the end of the year, this will be our final weekly update before we return to our monthly newsletter cadence. This change allows our small but mighty team to focus time and…
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November 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Our final Weekly Update from Ruby Central before we resume publishing our Newsletter:
rubycentral.org/p/561966ea-9...
rubycentral.org/p/561966ea-9...
If you care deeply about the Ruby programming language, open source sustainability, and community growth, here is your chance to help shape the future of the Ruby ecosystem. Accepting applications for the Board of Directors until November 21st: rubycentral.teamtailor.com/jobs/6723164...
Ruby Central Board Member - Ruby Central
About Ruby Central. Ruby Central is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and advancing the Ruby programming language and community. We steward foundational open source infrastructure su...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If you care deeply about the Ruby programming language, open source sustainability, and community growth, here is your chance to help shape the future of the Ruby ecosystem. Accepting applications for the Board of Directors until November 21st: rubycentral.teamtailor.com/jobs/6723164...
Here is the Weekly Update from Ruby Central: rubycentral.org/p/c59b51af-a...
Ruby Central Update Friday 11/7/25
Thank you for staying engaged as we move forward together. We value your feedback and encourage your input at every step. Next week, we will share one more Friday update, after which our Open Source…
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November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Here is the Weekly Update from Ruby Central: rubycentral.org/p/c59b51af-a...
Here is the most recent Source of Truth update, including the awaited Q&A: rubycentral.org/p/2bb40cdc-f...
Source of Truth Update – Friday, October 24, 2025
We appreciate the community’s patience and grace as we briefly paused our regular cadence of weekly updates. Out of respect for last week’s announcement from Matz and its importance to the community,…
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October 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Here is the most recent Source of Truth update, including the awaited Q&A: rubycentral.org/p/2bb40cdc-f...
Ownership of the RubyGems and Bundler repositories has officially moved to the Ruby core team. Ruby Central will continue to collaborate closely on management, governance, and development while operating rubygems.org for the community.
Read more here: rubycentral.org/news/ruby-ce...
Read more here: rubycentral.org/news/ruby-ce...
October 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Ownership of the RubyGems and Bundler repositories has officially moved to the Ruby core team. Ruby Central will continue to collaborate closely on management, governance, and development while operating rubygems.org for the community.
Read more here: rubycentral.org/news/ruby-ce...
Read more here: rubycentral.org/news/ruby-ce...
Here’s a note from our Executive Director regarding our recent security incident.
rubycentral.org/news/rubygem...
rubycentral.org/news/rubygem...
Rubygems.org AWS Root Access Event – September 2025
As part of standard incident-response practice, Ruby Central is publishing the following post-incident review to the public. This document summarizes the September 2025 AWS root-access event, what…
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October 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Here’s a note from our Executive Director regarding our recent security incident.
rubycentral.org/news/rubygem...
rubycentral.org/news/rubygem...
We’ve postponed our Q&A following concerns about its overlap with Rosh Hashanah. We apologize for the short notice. A new date will be announced soon. In the meantime, please watch this update from our Executive Director: youtu.be/VyCiE3GjQps
An Update From Ruby Central
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September 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We’ve postponed our Q&A following concerns about its overlap with Rosh Hashanah. We apologize for the short notice. A new date will be announced soon. In the meantime, please watch this update from our Executive Director: youtu.be/VyCiE3GjQps
With the recent increase of supply chain attacks across ecosystems, Ruby Central is taking proactive steps to safeguard the Ruby gem ecosystem end-to-end.
Our Board has approved new governance and security measures for RubyGems and Bundler.
Read Full statement here: buff.ly/PsvO2Zh
Our Board has approved new governance and security measures for RubyGems and Bundler.
Read Full statement here: buff.ly/PsvO2Zh
Strengthening the Stewardship of RubyGems and Bundler
At the heart of Ruby Central’s mission is our responsibility to steward the open source tools that power the Ruby ecosystem. That commitment is only as strong as the people and processes behind it....
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September 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
With the recent increase of supply chain attacks across ecosystems, Ruby Central is taking proactive steps to safeguard the Ruby gem ecosystem end-to-end.
Our Board has approved new governance and security measures for RubyGems and Bundler.
Read Full statement here: buff.ly/PsvO2Zh
Our Board has approved new governance and security measures for RubyGems and Bundler.
Read Full statement here: buff.ly/PsvO2Zh
We were honored to join at Human Rights Campaign's National Dinner this weekend. A night of connection & celebration with leaders and advocates working toward building an inclusive future. At Ruby Central, we’re inspired by spaces that uplift equality & community.
September 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We were honored to join at Human Rights Campaign's National Dinner this weekend. A night of connection & celebration with leaders and advocates working toward building an inclusive future. At Ruby Central, we’re inspired by spaces that uplift equality & community.
Alan Ridlehoover ( @alan.codegardener.com ) has called Cisco Meraki "the largest Rails shop you've never heard of" -- but after sponsoring events like #RubyConf & #RailsConf, that might not be true! 💫
Cisco Meraki hires 100+ Rails devs/yr & sponsorship is CRUCIAL to meeting their hiring needs.
Cisco Meraki hires 100+ Rails devs/yr & sponsorship is CRUCIAL to meeting their hiring needs.
September 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Alan Ridlehoover ( @alan.codegardener.com ) has called Cisco Meraki "the largest Rails shop you've never heard of" -- but after sponsoring events like #RubyConf & #RailsConf, that might not be true! 💫
Cisco Meraki hires 100+ Rails devs/yr & sponsorship is CRUCIAL to meeting their hiring needs.
Cisco Meraki hires 100+ Rails devs/yr & sponsorship is CRUCIAL to meeting their hiring needs.
The Ruby Central team is heading to #RailsWorld 2025 this week! 🇳🇱
Shan Cureton (Executive Director) & Marty Haught (Director of Open Source) will both be present. Be sure to say hello! 👋
AND Marty will be giving a lightning ⚡ talk on RubyGems & sustainability in OSS -- you won't want to miss it!
Shan Cureton (Executive Director) & Marty Haught (Director of Open Source) will both be present. Be sure to say hello! 👋
AND Marty will be giving a lightning ⚡ talk on RubyGems & sustainability in OSS -- you won't want to miss it!
September 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The Ruby Central team is heading to #RailsWorld 2025 this week! 🇳🇱
Shan Cureton (Executive Director) & Marty Haught (Director of Open Source) will both be present. Be sure to say hello! 👋
AND Marty will be giving a lightning ⚡ talk on RubyGems & sustainability in OSS -- you won't want to miss it!
Shan Cureton (Executive Director) & Marty Haught (Director of Open Source) will both be present. Be sure to say hello! 👋
AND Marty will be giving a lightning ⚡ talk on RubyGems & sustainability in OSS -- you won't want to miss it!
We caught up with Merritt Mason, a CS student & job seeker, about his experience at #RailsConf 2025!
He discusses the job fair, connecting with hiring managers, & standing out through conference networking. ✨
He discusses the job fair, connecting with hiring managers, & standing out through conference networking. ✨
September 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
We caught up with Merritt Mason, a CS student & job seeker, about his experience at #RailsConf 2025!
He discusses the job fair, connecting with hiring managers, & standing out through conference networking. ✨
He discusses the job fair, connecting with hiring managers, & standing out through conference networking. ✨
Evan Phoenix ( @evanphx.dev ) was one of the original Executive Directors of Ruby Central & an OG #RubyConf/#RailsConf organizer. 💎
We spoke with him at the FINAL RailsConf to get his unique perspective on this LANDMARK event, plus his hopes for the future. 💙
We spoke with him at the FINAL RailsConf to get his unique perspective on this LANDMARK event, plus his hopes for the future. 💙
September 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Evan Phoenix ( @evanphx.dev ) was one of the original Executive Directors of Ruby Central & an OG #RubyConf/#RailsConf organizer. 💎
We spoke with him at the FINAL RailsConf to get his unique perspective on this LANDMARK event, plus his hopes for the future. 💙
We spoke with him at the FINAL RailsConf to get his unique perspective on this LANDMARK event, plus his hopes for the future. 💙
At #RailsConf 25, we got to catch up with @amandabrooke.bsky.social, Executive Director of the Rails Foundation, and chat about:
✨ Her role & career journey
✨ #RailsWorld 2025
✨ Working together to make the Ruby on Rails ecosystem better!
✨ And more...
✨ Her role & career journey
✨ #RailsWorld 2025
✨ Working together to make the Ruby on Rails ecosystem better!
✨ And more...
RailsConf 2025: Amanda Perino of the Rails Foundation Discusses Growing the Ecosystem ✨ Together ✨
We got to catch up with Amanda Perino, Executive Director of the Rails Foundation, on the ground at RailsConf 2025!
Highlights include:
✨ Amanda’s first impressions of the final RailsConf in…
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August 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
At #RailsConf 25, we got to catch up with @amandabrooke.bsky.social, Executive Director of the Rails Foundation, and chat about:
✨ Her role & career journey
✨ #RailsWorld 2025
✨ Working together to make the Ruby on Rails ecosystem better!
✨ And more...
✨ Her role & career journey
✨ #RailsWorld 2025
✨ Working together to make the Ruby on Rails ecosystem better!
✨ And more...
On the ground at #RailsConf: We spoke with Adam McCrea, Founder of Judoscale, about his experience as a first-time sponsor of a Ruby Central conference!
You may remember Judoscale for their... unique swag! 😅 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRq3...
You may remember Judoscale for their... unique swag! 😅 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRq3...
RailsConf 2025: Meet Adam McCrea of Judoscale, Our Noisiest Sponsor EVER...
Rhiannon Payne chats with Adam McCrea, founder of Judoscale, on the ground at RailsConf 2025 in Philadelphia, PA.
Adam shares his thoughts on the final RailsConf, what it's like being a sponsor, and…
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August 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
On the ground at #RailsConf: We spoke with Adam McCrea, Founder of Judoscale, about his experience as a first-time sponsor of a Ruby Central conference!
You may remember Judoscale for their... unique swag! 😅 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRq3...
You may remember Judoscale for their... unique swag! 😅 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRq3...
We're BACK with our company spotlight, showcasing the world's best businesses built with Ruby! 🤩
This month, we talked to Tom Rossi about his ~30-year journey leading Higher Pixels, the origins & growth of Buzzsprout, & why he still chooses Ruby on Rails. 💪
rubycentral.org/news/company...
This month, we talked to Tom Rossi about his ~30-year journey leading Higher Pixels, the origins & growth of Buzzsprout, & why he still chooses Ruby on Rails. 💪
rubycentral.org/news/company...
Company Spotlight: Buzzsprout and the Lasting Power of "Vanilla" Ruby on Rails
Back in 2007, Higher Pixels was a Rails-powered product company with two core offerings: Tick for time tracking, and M Sites for helping small nonprofits create websites. Around this time, many of M…
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August 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We're BACK with our company spotlight, showcasing the world's best businesses built with Ruby! 🤩
This month, we talked to Tom Rossi about his ~30-year journey leading Higher Pixels, the origins & growth of Buzzsprout, & why he still chooses Ruby on Rails. 💪
rubycentral.org/news/company...
This month, we talked to Tom Rossi about his ~30-year journey leading Higher Pixels, the origins & growth of Buzzsprout, & why he still chooses Ruby on Rails. 💪
rubycentral.org/news/company...
Have you heard the latest episode of the RubyGems Podcast? 🎧
In Episode 3, hosts Marty Haught and David Hill chat with Sarah Mei, a long-time Ruby community leader who founded RailsBridge in 2009 and currently works as a Technical Advisor for BackerKit.
Subscribe to never miss an episode! 💫
In Episode 3, hosts Marty Haught and David Hill chat with Sarah Mei, a long-time Ruby community leader who founded RailsBridge in 2009 and currently works as a Technical Advisor for BackerKit.
Subscribe to never miss an episode! 💫
Sarah Mei: RailsBridge, Community Building, and the Human Side of Code - The Ruby Gems Podcast
Sarah Mei, a longtime Ruby community leader and former Ruby Central board member, shares her journey from co-founding RailsBridge to advocating for diversity and human-centered software development.•…
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August 27, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Have you heard the latest episode of the RubyGems Podcast? 🎧
In Episode 3, hosts Marty Haught and David Hill chat with Sarah Mei, a long-time Ruby community leader who founded RailsBridge in 2009 and currently works as a Technical Advisor for BackerKit.
Subscribe to never miss an episode! 💫
In Episode 3, hosts Marty Haught and David Hill chat with Sarah Mei, a long-time Ruby community leader who founded RailsBridge in 2009 and currently works as a Technical Advisor for BackerKit.
Subscribe to never miss an episode! 💫
Tia Anderson was one of the Scholars in our Scholars and Guides program at #RailsConf 2025. 🍎
This ✨ MAGICAL ✨ moment happened on day 3 of the conference. And she's already doing more incredible things, including being confirmed as a speaker for the #SFRuby Conference this November! 🤩
This ✨ MAGICAL ✨ moment happened on day 3 of the conference. And she's already doing more incredible things, including being confirmed as a speaker for the #SFRuby Conference this November! 🤩
August 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Tia Anderson was one of the Scholars in our Scholars and Guides program at #RailsConf 2025. 🍎
This ✨ MAGICAL ✨ moment happened on day 3 of the conference. And she's already doing more incredible things, including being confirmed as a speaker for the #SFRuby Conference this November! 🤩
This ✨ MAGICAL ✨ moment happened on day 3 of the conference. And she's already doing more incredible things, including being confirmed as a speaker for the #SFRuby Conference this November! 🤩
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Very cool to see this picked up in Hacker News! news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4501...
August 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Very cool to see this picked up in Hacker News! news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4501...
The story of how #RailsConf 2025 inspired a new app for networking in the Ruby ecosystem... 💫
We interviewed @joemasilotti.com to hear about the origin of Ruby Friends, building it in under a month with Hotwire Native, and what's next: rubycentral.org/news/inspire...
We interviewed @joemasilotti.com to hear about the origin of Ruby Friends, building it in under a month with Hotwire Native, and what's next: rubycentral.org/news/inspire...
August 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The story of how #RailsConf 2025 inspired a new app for networking in the Ruby ecosystem... 💫
We interviewed @joemasilotti.com to hear about the origin of Ruby Friends, building it in under a month with Hotwire Native, and what's next: rubycentral.org/news/inspire...
We interviewed @joemasilotti.com to hear about the origin of Ruby Friends, building it in under a month with Hotwire Native, and what's next: rubycentral.org/news/inspire...
The #RailsConf 2025 recap is HERE! (I'm not crying, you're crying. 🥺😭)
While this may have been the final RailsConf, we can't wait to see everyone again at RubyConf. 💙
While this may have been the final RailsConf, we can't wait to see everyone again at RubyConf. 💙
RailsConf 2025 Recap
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August 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The #RailsConf 2025 recap is HERE! (I'm not crying, you're crying. 🥺😭)
While this may have been the final RailsConf, we can't wait to see everyone again at RubyConf. 💙
While this may have been the final RailsConf, we can't wait to see everyone again at RubyConf. 💙
Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes to keep RubyGems safe? 🤔
The RubyGems team is sharing how they handle security -- and detect most malicious gems before they're reported!
blog.rubygems.org/2025/08/25/r...
The RubyGems team is sharing how they handle security -- and detect most malicious gems before they're reported!
blog.rubygems.org/2025/08/25/r...
How RubyGems.org Protects Our Community’s Critical OSS Infrastructure - RubyGems Blog
25 Aug 2025
blog.rubygems.org
August 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Ever wonder what happens behind the scenes to keep RubyGems safe? 🤔
The RubyGems team is sharing how they handle security -- and detect most malicious gems before they're reported!
blog.rubygems.org/2025/08/25/r...
The RubyGems team is sharing how they handle security -- and detect most malicious gems before they're reported!
blog.rubygems.org/2025/08/25/r...
This month's edition of the Ruby Central OSS Changelog is PACKED with updates on RubyGems, RubyGems.org, and Bundler. 💎
INCLUDING a new way for you or your company to support our crucial open source work... rubycentral.org/news/ruby-ce...
INCLUDING a new way for you or your company to support our crucial open source work... rubycentral.org/news/ruby-ce...
Ruby Central's OSS Changelog: August 2025
Hello, and welcome to the August newsletter. Read on for announcements about our Open Source Program and a report of the OSS work we’ve done over the past month! As mentioned in our previous…
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August 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This month's edition of the Ruby Central OSS Changelog is PACKED with updates on RubyGems, RubyGems.org, and Bundler. 💎
INCLUDING a new way for you or your company to support our crucial open source work... rubycentral.org/news/ruby-ce...
INCLUDING a new way for you or your company to support our crucial open source work... rubycentral.org/news/ruby-ce...