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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 26/05/2026

It's been almost a month since Blue Ridge, and we're finally resurfacing to share a few things. ☺️

Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 24/04/2026

We're happy to announce our newest sponsor for 2026! Simpliphy makes it easy for healthcare organizations to manage physician compensation. Thank you so much for your support! 🤝 simpliphy.com

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 22/04/2026

¡Una semana más! 🤯 blueridgeruby.com

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 20/04/2026

We're pleased to announce our latest sponsor for 2026! HYBRD is a tiny Rails studio offering fractional, product-focused development services. hybrd.co

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 16/04/2026

Two weeks left until Blue Ridge, snag a ticket if you haven't yet! blueridgeruby.com

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.co · 15/04/2026

I chatted with Ifat Ribon about her upcoming @blueridgeruby.com talk, "Yes, &…: Ruby’s Secret Talent for Improvisation." I was curious to hear how studying improv has benefited her career in software development and consulting. Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4w6...

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 10/04/2026

We’ve awarded all of our scholarship tickets, but a dear friend has offered to cover the cost of a couple more attendees. ❤️ If you know someone who would love to come, but might be prohibited because of expense, have them reach out to us at team@blueridgeruby.com.

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 09/04/2026

We're please to announce our latest sponsor for 2026! Scout provides hassle-free app monitoring that just works. Thank you so much for partnering with us! 🙏 www.scoutapm.com

Introducing 2026 Sponsor
Scout Monitoring

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.co · 06/04/2026

I chatted with David Paluy about his upcoming @blueridgeruby.com talk, "LLM Telemetry as a First-Class Rails Concern." One thing that struck me was just how essential telemetry is for understanding costs. (Those tokens ain't free!) Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UjP...

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 01/04/2026

No joke, just one month left to go before BRR 2026!

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.co · 01/04/2026

I chatted with @johnathayde.com about his upcoming @blueridgeruby.com talk, "Learning from Permaculture: Sustainable Software Development." We've both studied it, but I wanted to hear *his* reasons for applying permaculture to software development. Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNy6...

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 31/03/2026

Thanks to everyone who submitted! We’ve got our winning haikus! (If you were one of the 4 top-voted, you should see an email from us this morning with your free ticket.)

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.co · 27/03/2026

Designer and Ruby dev Joshua Wenning has been working with me on some @blueridgeruby.com design projects. And today we wrapped up the Ruby Embassy stamp design! Just made the order, can't wait to see it! (Design from Joshua and example mockup on the passport book below.)

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 23/03/2026

Our sponsor Typesense is giving away 4 free tickets to Blue Ridge, so we cooked up a little contest. ☺️ Write a haiku on the theme of “search” (interpret that however you’d like) and the 4 top-voted haikus will received a free ticket!

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.co · 23/03/2026

I chatted with @chael.codes about her upcoming @blueridgeruby.com talk, "Your First Open-Source Contribution." I had to know which was more intimidating…contributing to open source for the first time or live streaming? Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovAb...

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 18/03/2026

Our 2026 schedule is live! There are a few locations TBD, but this should help with your planning. Be sure not to miss stuff happening on Wednesday night and Saturday! blueridgeruby.com/schedule/

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 17/03/2026

You might have seen this one coming… ☺️ Today we're pleased to announce our latest sponsor for 2026! Avo (@avohq.io) is *the* Rails Framework for internal tools. avohq.io Thank you for partnering with us! 🙏

Introducing 2026 Sponsor
Avo
Blue Ridge Ruby
April 30 & May 1 • Asheville, NC

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.co · 16/03/2026

I chatted with @thomascannon.me about his upcoming @blueridgeruby.com talk, "5 ways to invest in yourself for the long haul." I wanted to hear why you should invest in yourself even if/when you have a great job. Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Zp...

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.co · 11/03/2026

I chatted with Brooke Kuhlmann for the fourth episode of Ridge Notes. He'll be delivering his talk, "Terminus: A Hanami + htmx web application for e-ink devices" at @blueridgeruby.com, and I wanted to know what led to the choice of Hanami and htmx. Full episode here: youtu.be/orYN5Ga4V3w

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 10/03/2026

We have 3 remaining scholarship tickets to Blue Ridge Ruby that we'd love to get into the hands of students, folks in career transition, or those recently impacted by job loss. If you know someone who would benefit, please share this with them!

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.co · 09/03/2026

On Friday, I sat down with @christine-seeman.com for the third episode of Ridge Notes. We chatted about her upcoming @blueridgeruby.com talk, "Optimize Your Mindset (Without Overclocking)." Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOGA...

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.co · 05/03/2026

Yesterday, I chatted with @kevinjm.bsky.social for the second episode of Ridge Notes. Kevin will be bringing a brand new talk, "InstiLLMent of Successful Practices in an Agentic World," to the @blueridgeruby.com stage at the end of April. Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HEr...

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 04/03/2026

We’re going to be hosting our first-ever Hack Day, on Saturday after the conference! It will be held at the conference venue. (This will be one of several optional Saturday activities for attendees sticking around.) blueridgeruby.com/activities/

Conference Announcement
Hack Day
Saturday, May 2, 9am-4pm

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 03/03/2026

We're happy to announce our newest sponsor for 2026! @fastruby.io (a service of @ombulabs.ai) offers Ruby/Rails upgrade services, performance and security audits, and fixed-cost monthly maintenance. Thank you so much for your support! ☺️

Introducing 2026 Sponsor
FastRuby.io
Ruby Maintenance, Done Right

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 27/02/2026

We've been planning something new… On Thursday evening after Day 1 of the conference, we're going to be hosting an optional roundtable discussion, to talk about the changes happening in our industry, and how we as Rubyists are working through it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP3e...

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Announcement: Roundtable Discussion Thursday Night

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 20/02/2026

First episode of Ridge Notes just dropped! Jeremy chats Joël Quenneville about his upcoming Blue Ridge talk, "State is the First Decision You Never Made." Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5Yp...

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.co · 20/02/2026

A very special package is on its way from Bucharest! 🎁🤗 My friend @adrianthedev.com, founder of @avohq.io and architect of @therubypassport.com project, has prepped our Ruby passport shipment! Can’t wait to get our embassy set up and issue these to Rubyists at @blueridgeruby.com!

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 19/02/2026

Today we're pleased to announce we're opening up 10 scholarship tickets to Blue Ridge. We're especially interested in helping students, folks in career transition, and those recently impacted by job loss. Fill out our short application form and our team will be in touch with you!

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 17/02/2026

We’re pleased to announce our first Ruby-tier sponsor of 2026! Typesense is a lightning-fast open source search engine. typesense.org Thanks you for partnering with us! 🙏

Introducing 2026 Sponsor
Typesense
April 30 & May 1 • Asheville, NC

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Thomas Cannon @thomascannon.me · 16/02/2026

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Rachael Wright-Munn @chael.codes · 16/02/2026

I'm so excited!!! This is my absolute favorite talk!! ♥️ I can't wait to see y'all at @blueridgeruby.com !

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 16/02/2026

This mid-February morning, you can almost tell that spring is coming. 🌱 Today we're pleased to announce 10 wonderful Rubyists who will be bringing their stories, insights, and wisdom to the Blue Ridge stage April 30 & May 1. Hope to see you there! blueridgeruby.com

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

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.co · 13/02/2026

I crossed the 100-hour mark on conference organizing this week. My original target was 200-250 hours total for the project, so I'm either halfway there, or very close. I hope?

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.co · 04/02/2026

I teased this a couple days ago, but now I'm ready to share the Ashevillagers project for @blueridgeruby.com (inspired by the @sfruby.com Clouds app). Joshua Paine kindly volunteered to take on this project! 🙏 Here's our *actual* kickoff call. 😄 www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOQI...

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Blue Ridge Behind the Scenes - Ashevillagers Kickoff

YouTube video by Jeremy Smith

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.co · 02/02/2026

Just over 7 hours left to submit to @blueridgeruby.com! I want to read your talk proposal this week! 📖👀 blueridgeruby.com/cfp/

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.co · 31/01/2026

Vibecoded a little Stimulus countdown timer for the @blueridgeruby.com CFP page. github.com/jeremysmithc... Good self-destructing example: boringrails.com/articles/sel... Oh and btw, 2 more days. 👀👇

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.co · 29/01/2026

Alright, my second Behind the Scenes video for @blueridgeruby.com is out! In this one, I chat with my friend @adrianthedev.com about Ruby Passports (the origin story, how to setup an embassy, and future possibilities). www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeUD...

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Blue Ridge Behind the Scenes - Ruby Passports

YouTube video by Jeremy Smith

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 27/01/2026

Hey, psst… 🤫 Don't tell anybody, but you've got less than a week left to submit your talk to Blue Ridge Ruby. 🤐 Seriously, mum's the word. And whatever you do, don't share this link… 😶‍🌫️ blueridgeruby.com/cfp/

Mustachioed man in a yellow beanie, pointing at a mysterious website. 😶‍🌫️

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 20/01/2026

After several days of PaperCall's submission form being broken with no response from their support, we've migrated our talk submission process back to good ole Google Forms. Sorry for the trouble! Please resume sending your amazing talks! 🙏 blueridgeruby.com/cfp/

blueridgeruby.com

April 30 & May 1, 2026 in Asheville, NC

A friendly, regional Ruby conference in the mountains of western North Carolina.

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 15/01/2026

We've had two reports of issues submitting talk proposals through PaperCall today. We've reached out to their support and are still waiting on a response. Sorry for the trouble if you've been trying to submit! We'll post an announcement when things are back working.

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 07/01/2026

We’re excited to announce our first Emerald sponsor of 2026! @judoscale.com is a dedicated autoscaler for Heroku, Render, and AWS. judoscale.com Thanks so much for your support! 🙏

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.co · 06/01/2026

I'm going to be making some Behind the Scenes videos leading up to @blueridgeruby.com this spring. This first one is some background on our CFP process and my advice on submitting talk proposals to Blue Ridge and other conferences. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAy7...

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Blue Ridge Behind the Scenes - CFPs

YouTube video by Jeremy Smith

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 02/01/2026

We've just updated the website with our hotel recommendations. There are lots of hotel and AirBnB options near the venue and while there's no official conference hotel, we wanted to highlight some good options. blueridgeruby.com#stay

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April 30 & May 1, 2026 in Asheville, NC

A friendly, regional Ruby conference in the mountains of western North Carolina.

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 01/01/2026

Yesterday we were able to finalize details with our first sponsor for 2026! This individual wishes to remain anonymous, but we still want to say thanks publicly. ☺️ Your support and encouragement means the world to our team. Thank you so much! 🙏

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Jeremy Smith @jeremysmith.co · 31/12/2025

I can't tell you how encouraging it is to see the first two week's of initial ticket sales, talk proposals, and sponsorship inquiries for Blue Ridge. And during the holidays, when everyone is busy! So pumped for spring in Asheville. ☺️

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 15/12/2025

Alright friends, today’s the big day…we’re opening up tickets and CFP for Blue Ridge 2026! 🎉 We’re going to be at the YMI Cultural Center in downtown Asheville, NC on April 30 & May 1. We’d love to have you join us this spring in our favorite mountain town. ⛰️

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 12/12/2025

Hey, random question, but…what are you doing April 30 and May 1? 👀

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Blue Ridge Ruby @blueridgeruby.com · 10/12/2025

Hey Ruby friends! 👋 Keep an eye out, we are hoping to make an announcement here in the next couple days. 🫢😊

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