iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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WNB.rb (Women and Non-Binary Rubyists) @wnb-rb.dev · 21/09/2026

There’s always something happening at WNB.rb! All month long, you can connect with an amazing community, learn together, sharpen your skills, and support your career. Come hang out! #WNB #WNBrb #Ruby #RubyOnRails #Rails #WomenInTech #NonbinaryInTech #TechCommunity #CareerDevelopment

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 17/06/2026

Who am I going to see at RubyConf this year?

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WNB.rb (Women and Non-Binary Rubyists) @wnb-rb.dev · 23/05/2026

Join us for “Your First Open-source Contribution” with @chael.codes We’ll talk about: ✨ overcoming the intimidation factor ✨ handling rejection & feedback ✨ practical ways to get started ✨ making that first PR happen #Ruby #OpenSource #WomenInTech #NonBinaryInTech #RubyCommunity #OSS #Rails

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 22/05/2026

I would probably cry ngl 🥲

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 19/05/2026

I just logged into Bluesky for the first time in months to repost this. Dreams do come trueeeee

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Jean Boussier @byroot.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I tried to explain why I don't believe the recent accusations toward my former teammates, as well as how the Ruby and Rails Infra team at Shopify operates and why it can be trusted. byroot.github.io/opensource/r...

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Dear Rubyists: Shopify Isn’t Your Enemy

I’ve been meaning to write a post about my perspective on Open Source and corporate entities. I already got the rough outline of it; however, I’m suffering from writer’s block, but more importantly, t...

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 19/06/2025

Hey, Simon! Thank you! 1. What features are you thinking are missing? 2. Can you give me an example of "adding hash keys to types" in traditional Sorbet sigs?

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Erica Joy Astrella @ericajoy.astrel.la · 02/04/2025

@booker.senate.gov well done, good and faithful public servant, well done.

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Joshua Wood @joshuawood.net · 25/03/2025

Look at this fantastic speaker lineup for @brightonruby.com in June. I am such a fan of @andycroll.bsky.social! brightonruby.com

brightonruby.com

Brighton Ruby Conference

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 23/01/2025

It actually is very important that you do things that you take pleasure in, regularly. That is part of how you survive the things that feel like they are going to destroy you.

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 04/01/2025

I don’t remember any non-obvious tips, but I do remember it hurting a lot 😭 (sorry to say)

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The StoryGraph @thestorygraph.com · 01/01/2025

#TryStoryGraphForJan Tried StoryGraph before and didn't like it? Give us another chance this January! There'll be fun updates and massive improvements coming all month. ✨

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nateberkopec.bsky.social @nateberkopec.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

If you have a story about Noah, please share here or in this Google form linked below. forms.gle/zxzsXkSdun1a...

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Memories of Noah Gibbs

Responses will be shared with his family

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Jacob Herrington (not verified proceed with caution) ⚠️ @jacobherrington.dev · 25/12/2024

cat: *filets human hand* my wife: that’s our signal so i know he is done with play time

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 23/12/2024

GIF usage 10/10, no notes

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 22/12/2024

Anyone who knows Naijeria knows that she is a force of nature. The Ruby community is so lucky to have her!

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John Hawthorn @jhawthorn.com · 15/12/2024

You're telling me a duck typed this code?

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 09/12/2024

It's ball-shaped on one side and pointy on the other to help release tight muscles. I don't think it technically counts as a "ball" but the marketing says "massage ball" so 🤷‍♀️

The OTSUO massage ball, a blue ball that is round on the bottom with a pointy end on the top.

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WNB.rb (Women and Non-Binary Rubyists) @wnb-rb.dev · 05/12/2024

More new logo goodness ✨ Say hello to our single color logos and reverse logo, because flexibility with logo contrast and legibility is awesome 😎 #logo #design #ruby #wnb_rb

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 04/12/2024

But if you just mean "maintain long term fitness" then yeah, absolutely. Your body remembers the training you've done, and even if you deprioritize running for a bit, getting started again will be easier than it's ever been.

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 04/12/2024

I think it depends what you mean by "maintain." If you mean "maintain the ability to run 6 miles at any speed," then yeah probably! Or "maintain the ability to run a 5k as fast as I possibly can" then probably not.

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Stan Lo @st0012.dev · 03/12/2024

Had a great chat about my recent work around Sorbet and Ruby documentation 😄

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WNB.rb (Women and Non-Binary Rubyists) @wnb-rb.dev · 22/11/2024

Our November online meetup is less then a week away! We will have Jenny Shen presenting her "Upgrade Handbook to Rails 8” talk. Come check it out! Tuesday, November 26 at 12pm Eastern wnb-rb.dev #meetup #onlinemeetup #ruby #techtalk

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WNB.rb (Women and Non-Binary Rubyists) @wnb-rb.dev · 22/11/2024

We are still updating our lists and a starter pack with #wnb_rb people, but if you are looking for some #woman and #nonbinary people to follow who are enthusiastic about #ruby and other tech and interests check out go.bsky.app/QjDx8PT

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 20/11/2024

I try to keep him on his toes

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Jon Samp @jon.expo.app · 20/11/2024

Workflows are like a specialized tool for developers building Expo apps. They add the glue between all the steps you need to deliver your code to your users.

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 16/11/2024

RubyCentral will stop organizing RailsConf to focus on RubyConf. Next year’s RailsConf in Philly will be the last one.

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 16/11/2024

I’m back home and already missing all my #RubyFriends. Honestly, going to RubyConf every year is what keeps me in tech — you are all such lovely, intelligent people, and I feel so lucky that I get to work alongside every one of you. Thank you for an amazing time 🙏

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Nickolas Means @nmeans.dev · 15/11/2024

So, I did a talk at #RubyConf. A keynote, an incredible honor. But before I did it, I updated my slides with my BlueSky (and Mastodon) handles. When I came off stage, I saw this, and it’s been literal years since I’ve seen this on socials after a talk. I’m so glad we all picked a place finally.

A BlueSky iOS icon with 49 notifications

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Naijeria Toweett aka #MamaTech @mamatech.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I am honoured to be part of the #WNBrb community 🌟 and, truly privileged to contribute to the growth of the Africa chapter 🌍. We kick things off with a one-day workshop in #KilifiCounty 📍. Teaching Ruby on Rails 💻💡. Reach out to If support or get involved 🤝💌 Let's make a difference! ❤️

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 15/11/2024

This talk ends with the shocking reveal that Matz has been nice all along! 😱

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 15/11/2024

So pumped to wrap up #RubyConf2024 by watching @nodunayo.bsky.social celebrating three million users on @thestorygraph.com! 🥳

Nadia stands at the lectern in front of a slide that says “Getting to three million users as a one-woman dev team”

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 14/11/2024

“Come to RubyConf,” they said. “It’ll be fun,” they said. #RubyConf2024

A slide from “Who Wants to be a Ruby Engineer” with the code snippet:

p ?????:??

And four multiple choice answers for what that code evaluates to.

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 14/11/2024

Day 2 of #RubyConf2024, let's go! Started the day with a #RubyFriends 5k!

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 14/11/2024

Unfortunately it wasn't my talk so I can't claim credit for thinking of Ruby Doobie, which is an excellent name!

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Allie_p @alliep.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Listening to @nmeans.dev talk #rubyconf2024 #rubyconf best community ever.

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🎱 Josh Branchaud ✨ @jbranchaud.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

The Weird Ruby track is awesome because everything is prefaced with “please don’t do this!” #RubyConf

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 13/11/2024

Takeaway: when you encounter a hard problem, you may be able to solve it with an unexpected tool!

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 13/11/2024

Now watching “Flattening Recursion with Fibers” by @jamisbuck.bsky.social and Adviti Mishra, about avoiding stack overflow errors by using multi-threading to flatten out recursive code patterns! #RubyConf2024

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 13/11/2024

Takeaway: the developer experience impacts how developers feel about the Ruby language itself. We are losing potential Ruby developers because our tooling ecosystem is so fragmented.

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 13/11/2024

Visualizing all the possible combinations of Ruby Tools you could use — over 11,550 combinations! 🤯 #RubyConf2024

Vini standing at the podium next to a slide containing an unreadable, messy graph

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 13/11/2024

Up next: The State of Ruby Developer Tooling with @vinistock.bsky.social!

Vini standing at the podium with a slide that says “is having options a good thing?”

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Emily Samp @emilysamp.dev · 13/11/2024

Which is not to say everyone has to use or love types, just that we’re not magically going to get to the most advanced version of this technology without working on earlier versions first.

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