Irina Nazarova shares her journey revitalizing San Francisco's Ruby community through local meetups and the upcoming SF Ruby Conference. She explains her mission to connect startups with Ruby developers while creating opportunities in a challenging job market. • Moved to San Francisco in January 2024 and restarted the dormant Ruby meetup • First meetup attracted about 160 signups with approximately 100 attendees • Creates opportunities for developers to connect with Ruby companies like Cisco...
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Irina Nazarova shares her journey revitalizing San Francisco's Ruby community through local meetups and the upcoming SF Ruby Conference. She explains her mission to connect startups with Ruby developers while creating opportunities in a challenging job market. • Moved to San Francisco in January 2024 and restarted the dormant Ruby meetup • First meetup attracted about 160 signups with approximately 100 attendees • Creates opportunities for developers to connect with Ruby companies like Cisco...
Sarah Mei: RailsBridge, Community Building, and the Human Side of Code
The Ruby Gems Podcast
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2 months ago
Sarah Mei: RailsBridge, Community Building, and the Human Side of Code
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. • Co-founded RailsBridge in 2009 to help thousands from underrepresented backgrounds enter tech • Reflects on the evolution of RailsConf and Ruby Central's future focus on Ruby • Shares memories of the early internet era before "the internet had cats" • Explains how representation and diversity a...
The Ruby Gems Podcast
Irina Nazarova shares her journey revitalizing San Francisco's Ruby community through local meetups and the upcoming SF Ruby Conference. She explains her mission to connect startups with Ruby developers while creating opportunities in a challenging job market. • Moved to San Francisco in January 2024 and restarted the dormant Ruby meetup • First meetup attracted about 160 signups with approximately 100 attendees • Creates opportunities for developers to connect with Ruby companies like Cisco...
