Blastoff Rails
@blastoffrails
A conference about building things with Ruby on Rails, June 11-12, 2026, organized by @travis_code
Thank you @marcoroth_ for helping me get @blastoffrails onto rubyevents.org and rubyconferences.org during the hackspaces at #railsconf2025!!! 🙏
⚡️ We launched General ticket sale for the San Francisco Ruby Conference on November 19-20! Get yours at lu.ma/sfrubyconf2025 The full program is live on sfruby.com/speakers and it is 🔥exceptional🔥. Friends, help us share the message!
I interviewed @adrianthedev a couple weeks ago in my effort to learn how to organize conferences from the best. It is hard to find a more helpful and friendly person out there. Thank you adrian for your time and attention. You are an inspiration! rubyconferenceproject.com/2025-07-03-int…
SF Ruby Conference CFP submissions will close this Sunday (midnight Pacific), if you want any help on your ideas or submission that’s also a valued usage of my time! I have no say in who gets accepted, but I’m always happy to collaborate!
Looks like we can be out of the Early birds by tomorrow 🏃♀️
Early bird and Supporter tickets for the San Francisco Ruby Conference just went on sale! lu.ma/sfrubyconf2025 This is a special event, dedicated to celebrating the startups that grew huge on Ruby and Rails–like Chime, Gusto, Figma, and many more, and the new once that…
I have to give credit to @jeremysmithco for this idea. I am going to be handing these out at @railsconf next week. Yes that's a free rocket sticker!
🚂 Announcing ClaudeOnRails! Hey everyone! Just released a gem that might change how you build Rails apps. ClaudeOnRails creates a swarm of specialized AI agents for your Rails project: • Architect (coordinates everything) • Models, Controllers, Views specialists •…
I met @jmcharnes because I had a crazy idea to reach out to strangers on the internet and ask them to pair program on random things. He said yes because he truly cares about people. Here is our unofficial, unprofessional chat on conferences. 😆 therailsconferenceproject.com/posts/intervie…
I had a really inspiring talk with @jeremysmithco about organizing conferences. I loved the stories he told about organizing Blue Ridge Ruby and I hope I have some of my own soon! therailsconferenceproject.com/posts/intervie…
Spike Ilacqua has been organizing Rocky Mountain Ruby since 2023 but he remembered what it was like to be in my shoes now, putting on a conference for the first time. Thank you Spike for being so generous with your time and perspective! therailsconferenceproject.com/posts/spike-il… #rubyonrails
As I plan my first tech conference, I’m talking to experienced organizers to learn from their journeys. Marty Haught was the first person to say yes, and I’m so grateful. We had a great conversation about the behind-the-scenes of running events. therailsconferenceproject.com/posts/marty-ha…
Excited to share something new: I'm organizing a Ruby on Rails conference! It's called Blastoff Rails, and it's landing in Albuquerque, NM — June 2026. No tickets yet, but I’m blogging every step of the planning process at therailsconferenceproject.com #rails #rubyonrails #techconf