I teased this a couple days ago, but now I'm ready to share the Ashevillagers project for @blueridgeruby.com (inspired by the @sfruby.com Clouds app). Joshua Paine kindly volunteered to take on this project! 🙏 Here's our *actual* kickoff call. 😄

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOQI...

Just over 7 hours left to submit to @blueridgeruby.com!
I want to read your talk proposal this week! 📖👀
blueridgeruby.com/cfp/

Vibecoded a little Stimulus countdown timer for the @blueridgeruby.com CFP page.
github.com/jeremysmithc...

Good self-destructing example: boringrails.com/articles/sel...

Oh and btw, 2 more days. 👀👇

Alright, my second Behind the Scenes video for @blueridgeruby.com is out!

In this one, I chat with my friend @adrianthedev.com about Ruby Passports (the origin story, how to setup an embassy, and future possibilities).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeUD...

Hey, psst… 🤫 Don't tell anybody, but you've got less than a week left to submit your talk to Blue Ridge Ruby. 🤐 Seriously, mum's the word. And whatever you do, don't share this link… 😶‍🌫️
blueridgeruby.com/cfp/

After several days of PaperCall's submission form being broken with no response from their support, we've migrated our talk submission process back to good ole Google Forms. Sorry for the trouble! Please resume sending your amazing talks! 🙏
blueridgeruby.com/cfp/

This week, Jeremy went on @codingcoders.bsky.social to talk about the upcoming conference with @drbragg.dev. Check it out here! podcast.drbragg.dev/episodes/epi...

We've had two reports of issues submitting talk proposals through PaperCall today. We've reached out to their support and are still waiting on a response. Sorry for the trouble if you've been trying to submit! We'll post an announcement when things are back working.

We’re excited to announce our first Emerald sponsor of 2026! @judoscale.com is a dedicated autoscaler for Heroku, Render, and AWS. judoscale.com

Thanks so much for your support! 🙏

I'm going to be making some Behind the Scenes videos leading up to @blueridgeruby.com this spring. This first one is some background on our CFP process and my advice on submitting talk proposals to Blue Ridge and other conferences.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAy7...

We've just updated the website with our hotel recommendations. There are lots of hotel and AirBnB options near the venue and while there's no official conference hotel, we wanted to highlight some good options. blueridgeruby.com#stay

Yesterday we were able to finalize details with our first sponsor for 2026! This individual wishes to remain anonymous, but we still want to say thanks publicly. ☺️ Your support and encouragement means the world to our team. Thank you so much! 🙏

I can't tell you how encouraging it is to see the first two week's of initial ticket sales, talk proposals, and sponsorship inquiries for Blue Ridge. And during the holidays, when everyone is busy! So pumped for spring in Asheville. ☺️

Alright friends, today’s the big day…we’re opening up tickets and CFP for Blue Ridge 2026! 🎉 We’re going to be at the YMI Cultural Center in downtown Asheville, NC on April 30 & May 1. We’d love to have you join us this spring in our favorite mountain town. ⛰️

Hey, random question, but…what are you doing April 30 and May 1? 👀

Hey Ruby friends! 👋 Keep an eye out, we are hoping to make an announcement here in the next couple days. 🫢😊

Do you ever miss the mountains? ⛰️