The Update #001
The 7500 mile road trip begins in 2 weeks. If you're in the path of travel let us know we'd love to visit your community.
Quick highlights:
• 7 new speakers confirmed
• Chicago, Atlanta, and New Orleans venue details finalized
• DNSimple has signed on as an event sponsor for all six events
• Planet Argon joins Portland as an event sponsor
Erin Claudio
Session: A Builder's Guide to Not-for-Profit Ruby on Rails
Where & When: Chicago, 9/6 at 10:45a
Erin Claudio is a Ruby developer who loves Rails 8's newest features and rock-solid security practices. When he's not crafting great user experiences or tinkering with Tailwind CSS, you'll find him integrating social platforms and generating slick OpenGraph images. Erin believes great software should be secure, beautiful, and fun to use.
Chicago – September 6
Scott Werner – We Were Voyagers, We Can Voyage Again
Peter Bhat Harkins – Perfect is too expensive
Yuri Bocharov – From fork() to Fibers: Concurrency in Ruby
Aji Slater – The TDD Treasure Map
Coraline Ada Ehmke – Dystopia: How We Got Here, and What We Can Do About It
Malcolm Newsome
Atlanta – September 13
Alex Yarotsky – Scaling PostgreSQL Beyond Query Optimization
Rachael Wright-Munn – Play with your code
Katya Sarmiento – The Disability Dilemma
Thomas Cannon – Empty Pipeline, Empty Future
Igor Alexandrov – Overreacting – from React to Hotwire
Jeremy Smith – Refactoring Volatile Views into Cohesive Components
You? There is still an opportunity to get on stage.
New Orleans – September 20
George Mauer – README.md? We Can Do Better!
Robert Ross – If I did it again
John Paul Ashenfelter – Do the Right Thing
Thomas Carr
Glynnis Ritchie
You? There is still an opportunity to get on stage.
XO Ruby is sponsored by Cisco.
Marigny Opera House
Address: 725 St. Ferdinand Street, New Orleans, LA
Where & When: New Orleans, 9/20, 8AM
Once inside the Marigny Opera House, you’ll discover a one-of-a-kind venue that exudes old-world elegance and creative spirit. Housed in a beautifully restored former church dating back to the 19th century, this “Church of the Arts” welcomes artists, thinkers, and communities alike with its soaring architecture, graceful details, and a sun-drenched full lawn. Experience the magic of New Orleans’s in a place where history, beauty, and inspiration meet.
Transportation
The Marigny Opera House is easy to reach, whether you’re coming by car, streetcar, or bus. Enjoy free self-parking on site, with additional street parking available for your convenience. Public transportation is straightforward—take the RTA bus lines 57, 8, or 80, all of which stop just a short walk away. For those exploring, the St. Claude Avenue streetcar line is less than fifteen minutes on foot, connecting you quickly to the French Quarter and other parts of the city.
Nearby
- Coffee: Small Mart/Pond Coffee, St. Coffee, St. Noir, Bywater Bakery, Honey's
- Bites: Pizza Delicious, Bratz Y'all, Paladar 511, Sneaky Pickle & Bar Brine, The Elysian Bar, Acamaya, Galaxie Taco, Bacchanal
- Drinks: Faubourg Wines, Pepp's Pub, Anna's, Parleaux Beer Lab, Sea Cave (barcade), Emporium (barcade)
- Do: StudioBE, Palace Market Frenchmen, Crescent Park, JAMNOLA, Frenchmen Street (live music, restaurants, nightlife)