Since Gurzu’s inception in 2014, Ruby has been at the heart of everything we build. Ruby on Rails in particular, has allowed us to build products quickly and with confidence.
Over the years, we have also done our best to give back to the community, whether it is by organizing bootcamps to train new batches of developers, by sponsoring ruby related events, participating in the events, or by hosting local meetups. Along the way, we’ve connected with many like-minded developers who share our love for Ruby. It’s always exciting to see the community grow, and this March was no exception.
The Ruby on Rails community in Kathmandu came together once again this March 28 for a meetup, and Gurzu was proud to host it!
The event brought together a diverse group of people to share experiences, exchange ideas and strengthen the local Ruby ecosystem. The attendants ranged from new developers to seasoned veterans. The energy, curiosity, and openness in the room were truly inspiring.
Insightful Sessions and Discussions
We had the pleasure of hosting three speakers for the event. Here’s a brief summary of speakers and their talks:
Prepsa Kayastha: Our Rails Horizontal Sharding Journey
Prepsa Kayastha is a senior Ruby Developer at Gurzu, In this insightful talk, she shared how her team tackled database scaling challenges with horizontal sharding in Rails. Find the slide here.
George Maharjan: Solid Cache: A Game Changer in Rails 8
George Maharjan is a Ruby Developer at Gurzu. He talked about how Solid Cache enhances performance, scalability, and reliability with seamless integration in Rails 8.Find the slide here.
Santosh Shah: Unleashing the power of LLMs in Ruby
Santosh Sah is an expert in Ruby on Rails, known for his deep insights into backend development and performance optimization. In this talk, he highlighted how Ruby developers can tap into the capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) with their applications. This session sparked curiosity and offered a new perspective on combining the power of Ruby with AI.
Messages from Global Ruby Leaders
One of the most exciting parts of the meetup was hearing from leaders in the global Ruby community. While they couldn’t be there in person, they sent virtual messages filled with encouragement, insights, and support for the Ruby community in Kathmandu.
These messages were displayed during the event, giving attendees a unique opportunity to hear from experienced professionals shaping the future of Ruby on Rails. It was a great reminder that while we are a local community, we are also part of a much larger, global network of Ruby developers. Here’s a highlight on leaders who sent us message and what they had to say:
Nezir Zahirović
Nezir is a stack ruby on rails developer from Indonesia, and an author of the e-book “The Ruby on Rails Interview Bible”. He virtually wished all the best to the meetup attendees. Connect with him on linkedin.
Gautam Rege
Gautam is a co-founder and Director at Josh Software. He is an author of three technology books: Ruby and Mongodb Development, Hands-on Microservices with Go and MongoDB and Learning Mongoid) He is an active participant in the ruby community and a seasoned speaker. In his message, he shared his own experience with Ruby and developing his company backed by Ruby. Connect with him on Linkedin.
Sajjad Umar
Sajjad is a Ruby on Rails Developer based in Pakistan. He is an author of the book “Ruby on Rails for Agile Web Development”. He is deeply involved in the Ruby community and also a manager of Ruby Conference Pakistan. Connect with him on Linkedin.
Lucian Ghinda
Lucian is a Product Engineer and a Ruby on Rails Developer. He is an active speaker as well as a curator of shortrubynews newsletter.
Yaroslav Shmarov
Yaroslav is a Ruby on Rails consultant and the owner of SuperRails.com. He is also a seasoned speaker. Connect with him on X.
Irina Nazarova
Irina is the co-founder of AnyCable, a project that started as a Ruby gem and now has evolved into a family of tools for real-time web development. She is also an organizer of the San Francisco ruby community. Connect with her on X.
Networking and Community Building
Post the formal session, we gathered together for an evening of networking accompanied by good food. Attendees exchanged ideas, shared their experiences, and even sparked potential collaborations. Events like these continue to foster a strong, supportive Ruby on Rails community in Kathmandu.
Our Takeaway from the Meetup and Looking Forward
We learnt a great deal from the meetup. Not just from the speeches, but also from the conversations and questions. Here are some of our take away:
The Ruby community in Kathmandu is growing and thriving. It was amazing to see so many developers, from beginners to seasoned pros, come together with shared passion and curiosity.
- There’s a renewed interest in Ruby and Rails. The energy in the room showed that Ruby on Rails continues to be a solid, developer-friendly framework that people love working with.
- Learning never stops. The topics discussed like AI, LLMs, Hotwire and performance tips show that there is always new things to learn and a hunger to explore new ideas.
- In-person events matter. Face-to-face connections still spark the most meaningful conversations and community-building moments.
Hosting this meetup at Gurzu was a great experience, and we’re always excited to see such gatherings happening in our space. A big shoutout to the organizers, speakers, and everyone who attended for making it a success.
We are eager to explore what excites Ruby developers of today (and tomorrow), and find ways to grow together.
If you missed this meetup, keep an eye out for future meetups, you won’t want to miss the next opportunity to connect with the Ruby on Rails community! .……………
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