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• The revival of Ruby and the influence of Hotwire Native on modern web development |
• The community's nostalgic views on Ruby's past and its current relevance |
• Personal anecdotes and memories of the early days of Ruby and Hashrocket |
• Jim Remsik's background and experience working with Hashrocket and his move to Florida |
• The early days of Ruby and the challenges of deploying applications in production |
• The impact of Ruby on Rails and its role in making it easier to build apps quickly |
• Jim Remsik's nostalgia for the "good old days" of Ruby, but also acknowledging the challenges and changes in the community |
• The importance of in-person connections and events in the Ruby community, particularly with the rise of online events and the pandemic |
• The difficulty of organizing and maintaining in-person events, and the variable attendance and engagement of participants |
• The differences between small and large groups in terms of attendance and engagement, with numbers ranging from 5-10 people to 100 or more |
• Discussing the concept of meetups and conferences, with varying formats and sizes |
• The goal of hosting regional conferences with a single day, single track format and aiming for 60 attendees |
• Venue selection, with unique spaces in Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans, and Portland |
• Challenges with finding a venue in Austin, but potential options with Alamo Drafthouse and another incubator space |
• The involvement of Landon Gray, a speaker and acquaintance of Jim Remsik |
• The purpose of these regional conferences is to bring events to people's backyards, reducing costs and making it more accessible |
• The partnership with Cisco as foundational sponsor and the economic challenges of hosting smaller events |
• Organizing events like XO Ruby and Madison Ruby, and the challenges that come with it |
• Reducing the risk of financial losses by securing sponsorships and lowering ticket prices |
• The concept of "Firestarter" and how it allows for various levels of sponsorship, from tickets to gas money to tacos |
• Expanding the XO Ruby conference to new cities, with a focus on creating a "playbook" for local organizers to follow |
• The decision to pause Madison Ruby to focus on XO Ruby, citing the difficulty of organizing a conference and the desire to bring a new event to Madison |
• Challenges of organizing multiple Ruby conferences in a row |
• Impact of brand equity on attendance and promotion of XO Ruby |
• Strategies for mitigating the challenges of organizing multiple events, including curating talks and using a call for papers |
• Logistics of the tour, including scheduling and venue changes |
• Ideas for documenting the tour, including a potential documentary or behind-the-scenes recordings |
• Discussion of Confreaks and their role in recording and editing conference talks |
• Nostalgic reminiscing about past Ruby conferences and events |
• Caleb unable to attend Austin event due to conflict |
• Terrence Lee considered as alternative speaker |
• Adam Stacoviak confirms attendance at Austin event |
• Discussion of potential after-party and event sponsorship opportunities |
• Jim Remsik discusses his approach to event planning, focusing on connections and conversations between attendees |
• Importance of providing opportunities for people to get involved and help out, such as volunteering at the event |
• Strategies for making attendees feel included and connected, including introducing people to others and facilitating conversations. |
• Identifying and encouraging first-time speakers at conferences |
• Providing attendees with the freedom to choose their own dining options and venues |
• Catering to food preferences and dietary restrictions |
• Comparing conference models and discussing the pros and cons of different approaches |
• Sharing personal anecdotes and experiences with food and social interactions at conferences |
• Jim Remsik's preparations for the conference, including his recent test runs and concerns about a missing projection screen |
• Planning for the conference route and stops, including Jim's plans to visit cities like Nashville and Santa Fe |
• Marketing and promotion of the conference, including encouraging people to buy tickets and documenting the event on social media |
• The challenges of creating a community space for software developers, including the use of Ruby Central's Slack channel |
• Slack vs Zulip |
• The challenge of finding people on multiple platforms (Discord, Slack, Zulip, etc.) |
• The problem of fragmentation and the desire for a single, unified platform |
• LinkedIn as a potential alternative to other platforms |
• The personal motivations and goals of the speakers, including sales and networking |
• The struggle of navigating multiple platforms and the desire for simplicity |
• Importance of meeting new people and networking for business opportunities |
• Challenges of finding new clients and maintaining a business in a competitive market |
• Impact of the pandemic and changing market trends on business growth |
• Value of building trust and reputation through consistent presence and delivery of quality work |
• Difficulty of scaling a business without a strong network of connections and relationships |
• Benefits of hosting events and conferences to connect with people and build relationships |
• Examples of successful events and conferences, including the Madison Ruby conference and a recent live show in Denver |
• Importance of simplicity and flexibility in event planning and execution |
• Live show on stage with Nora Jones as guest |
• Discussion of what went well and what could be improved |
• Onstage monitors as a necessary addition for future live shows |
• Plans for future live shows, with some wanting to do more than one per year |
• Touring or traveling for live shows, with some preferring local events |
• Personal preferences for frequency and type of live events |
• Event organization and community support |
• Upcoming RubyConf locations and speakers |
• Past RubyConf events and experiences |
• Recording and covering the events |
• Community engagement and support for speakers and organizers |
• Introduction and thank yous |
• No additional topics mentioned |
**Adam Stacoviak:** Well, we're here with a good friend of ours... A good friend of mine, at least, from back, back in the day, back in the Hashrocket days. This is OG, early days Ruby, Obie Fernandez, leading the charge, building apps on weekends... And that's where I met you, Jim, but you've been in the Ruby world fo... |
**Jim Remsik:** Thanks so much for having me. It's a pleasure to be here. |
**Adam Stacoviak:** What do you think about the past? What do you think about Ruby, where it's going, where it's been? Let's catch up a bit. What are you thinking about Ruby? |
**Jim Remsik:** We're still building our business on Ruby, and definitely there is a bit of a renaissance... In fact -- so we'll get to the conferences and whatnot, but one of the bits of feedback that we've been getting from people who haven't been focused on the community is "Oh yeah, that was really cool in 2010." A... |
**Adam Stacoviak:** Can you give like maybe a deeper detail? Like, it was 3, 2, 1... It was revolutionary. This was groundbreaking, and I think a claim to fame for Hashrocket, to be -- one, you had extreme talent. You had a great team to execute, but you had -- |
**Jerod Santo:** What's Hashrocket? |
**Adam Stacoviak:** Okay, there you go. Let's go back to Hashrocket. There you go. Tell the whole story, Jim. |
**Jim Remsik:** Yeah. So Hashrocket was the first boutique Rails consultancy. And so we started in -- I actually got hired in 2007, before Hashrocket was a thing. There was a client involved, and then they decided to build a consultancy out of the team that they had built to develop that software. So we became Hashrock... |
**Jerod Santo:** Yeah. Heroku... Adam, how did you know Hashrocket? How did you know Jim? |
**Adam Stacoviak:** Well, I was an up and coming Rubyist. I wanted to work there so desperately. I was like "Y'all are so cool..." The Hashrocket logo was the coolest, still is the coolest. It literally was the Ruby Hashrocket. Just all the right vibes were there. I actually met Obie Fernandez, who is I think a DJ, and... |
And it was kind of funny, because when we were trying to get to the conference, we had a -- I think we had a rental car, or Alan had a rental car. And we were kids. When I say "We were kids", we were just young, and we were stupid. We did whatever we wanted. It was just a whole different world then. And Obie was in the... |
\[08:09\] But that's when I met Obie. We walked the beach in Miami beach, at night, and just talked, we got drunk, we did things we probably shouldn't do, like when you're young... And I really wanted to work at Hashrocket, because I was like "You guys are the coolest, you're doing this cool stuff... And if I come ther... |
**Jim Remsik:** For sure. |
**Adam Stacoviak:** He's written books, he's given talks, he's led the way in a lot of cases... And I think at some point Obie personally kind of like stepped back from the light. I don't know, really; I'm not sure of his story. You may know, Jim, because you work with him more closely... But that's how I was connected... |
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