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Ruby Central is a non-profit organization supporting the Ruby community since 2001. Follow along as we plan the upcoming conferences @rubyconf @railsconf

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The RubyGems team has published an update on the May spam-publishing campaign on rubygems.org, following recent reporting from The Wall Street Journal and research from Nightingale Collective. buff.ly/qU21FCK
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RubyGems.org now handles tens of billions of gem downloads a year with modern auth, verifiable publishing, and 24/7 coverage. Thanks to Ruby Shield, our 4-year security partnership with Shopify. Here's our reflection as it wraps up: buff.ly/YwpC9qK
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Scholars & Guides spotlight: Madeline Caples wrote a great mini-project on building a workflow for learning to code with AI as a study partner, not a shortcut. Developed while building a Rails Notes app at RubyConf 2026. Give them a read and a follow. 👉️buff.ly/sxMJkHY

Learning at Ruby Conf: A Workflow For AI Assisted Study 

This week I have had the delightful pleasure of attending my first Ruby Conf in Las Vegas, Nevada. At the conference there was much discussion, amongst speakers and attendees alike, on the future of R

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Cheering solo founders and two-person teams shipping Ruby apps that solve real problems for people. No Series A or microservices blog posts, just a domain and an idea that works. Building in that space? Tell me the problem you're solving and who it's for.
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Security Advisory: Possible exposure of legacy RubyGems.org API keys. If you use RubyGems client < v3.2.0 or a legacy API key, review your account. No evidence of malicious use. Scoped API keys are not affected. blog.rubygems.org/2026/07/22…
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RubyConf may be over, but conferences keep coming. How do you reset after a few days of nonstop talking, learning, and socializing? Ours: sleep. A lot of it. What's your recovery ritual?
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RubyConf 2026 is a conversation about the future. Ruby Fellows. Steering Committees. Ruby Runway. Matz opens. Dave Thomas closes. Deep technical content all the way through. Show up. Be part of the new beginning. buff.ly/smjqhzq

RubyConf 2026 Is Where Ruby's Next Chapter Begins

We’ve talked a lot lately about governance, sustainability, accountability, and the future of Ruby Central. Those conversations were necessary, but they were largely conversations about the past....

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Shopify is now part of the Ruby Alliance. One of the largest Ruby apps in the world. Years of contributions back to the ecosystem. Now formally invested in its future. This is a big deal for Ruby. We're proud to be building this together. buff.ly/odP2doz

Shopify Joins the Ruby Alliance

We’re excited to share that Shopify has joined the Ruby Alliance. Shopify is a leader in the Ruby ecosystem, powering millions of businesses around the world and demonstrating what is possible when...

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The Ruby community is truly global. Do you organize or attend a Ruby meetup? Drop the meetup name and location below so others can find #RubyFriends and inspiring conversations close to home.
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Honored to recognize Nadia Odunayo with the Cutting Edge Award. Founder and CEO of The StoryGraph, Nadia shows how Ruby on Rails powers ambitious, human-centered products. Looking forward to celebrating with Nadia at RubyConf 2026.
Honoree of the Cutting Edge Award - Nadia Odunayo

ALT Honoree of the Cutting Edge Award - Nadia Odunayo
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The Ruby Alliance Program has welcomed thoughbot as our second company to join this coalition. Read more here: buff.ly/GtEPW0O

thoughtbot Joins the Ruby Alliance

We’re excited to share that thoughtbot has become the second company to join the Ruby Alliance. For 23 years, thoughtbot has helped shape the Ruby ecosystem through thoughtful engineering practices,...

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Community Stories | My Ruby Story Started... This week, Andrew Merritt: "I got lucky and landed my first job out of college with a company that used Ruby on Rails." Luck, mentors, and learning to read the docs. Sound familiar? Share your Ruby story: buff.ly/OikErCc
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The spam attack on rubygems.org is contained. 500+ malicious packages have been yanked & bot accounts blocked. Registrations will remain closed 2–3 days while we implement WAF protection and tighter rate limiting. Gem installs & pushes are unaffected.
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Ruby Alliance Program is already moving forward and quickly! Welcoming Gusto as our first company to join this coalition. Read more here: buff.ly/oI7bw37

Gusto Joins the Ruby Alliance

We’re excited to share that Gusto has become the first company to join the Ruby Alliance. The Ruby Alliance is a small coalition of companies that are choosing to make a significant investment in the...

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Weekend shoutout to builders using Ruby to make things that matter. From Shopify at scale to Airbnb and Crunchbase on Ruby on Rails—it’s a beautiful full circle. Indie devs shipping with a Gemfile: drop your project 👇 What are you building?
What are you building right now? Sound off in the comments

ALT What are you building right now? Sound off in the comments

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A New Chapter for Ruby Central (April 16, 2026) by Jey Flores & Ran Craycraft buff.ly/6gNWBiv

A New Chapter for Ruby Central

We have made recent and significant changes to how Ruby Central operates. We have parted ways with our Executive Director, our PR agency, our CFO, and concluded several contractor engagements. These...

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Not every sponsorship looks the same, and it shouldn’t. Ruby Central offers options from headline visibility to wifi, social events, or the Scholars and Guides program. Align your sponsorship with what matters to your company. Let’s talk: buff.ly/bw8BwND
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Honored to announce Ruby Heart Award recipient Emily Samp. An engineering manager at Shopify and co-founder of WNB.rb, Emily has strengthened the Ruby community through mentorship, accessibility, and inclusion. Join the celebrations at the Gala: buff.ly/NHySTwC
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Hiring is hard. Finding the right people is harder. The RubyConf Career Fair was expanded this year. Whether you need engineers, product, design, ops, data, security, support, or leadership, the Ruby community has it all. Exhibitor tables are open. rubyconf.org/career_fair-exh…
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As we wrap up February, we’re featuring one more engagement thread: What is one piece of advice you wish you had heard when you first started Ruby? Share your insight — these vulnerable moments are what make us sow the seed to grow. buff.ly/7TUvJQq
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