Genadi Samokovarov
@gsamokovarov.bsky.social
Father of two, one with LAMA2. Software developer and organizer of @balkanruby, @rubybanitsa, and others.
Balkan Ruby 2026 is ready to roll. 🪨 We're done with the safe talks, bring on your hot takes on 15-16 of May, 2026! The theme is hot, the venue is set in stone, and tickets are moving on.
So tell us, what's your take?
balkanruby.com
So tell us, what's your take?
balkanruby.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Balkan Ruby 2026 is ready to roll. 🪨 We're done with the safe talks, bring on your hot takes on 15-16 of May, 2026! The theme is hot, the venue is set in stone, and tickets are moving on.
So tell us, what's your take?
balkanruby.com
So tell us, what's your take?
balkanruby.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:05 AM
MRI stands for MORE RUBY IVENTS, right?
The @balticruby.bsky.social venue is super rad 🤩 And they have a band on stage. And long boards. Mochi and I are so pumped!
June 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
MRI stands for MORE RUBY IVENTS, right?
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We recorded an episode of the Bulgarian ГИТИ podcast about Balkan Ruby, Ruby Banitsa, the Bulgarian Ruby community, and the benefits of contributing to open-source software (OSS).
Thank you, Radoslav Georgiev, for this conversation. youtu.be/6i4lhD7IWU0?...
Thank you, Radoslav Georgiev, for this conversation. youtu.be/6i4lhD7IWU0?...
Ruby общността в България с Генади Самоковаров | Гласът на IT индустрията (ГИТИ)
YouTube video by HackBulgaria
youtu.be
June 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
We recorded an episode of the Bulgarian ГИТИ podcast about Balkan Ruby, Ruby Banitsa, the Bulgarian Ruby community, and the benefits of contributing to open-source software (OSS).
Thank you, Radoslav Georgiev, for this conversation. youtu.be/6i4lhD7IWU0?...
Thank you, Radoslav Georgiev, for this conversation. youtu.be/6i4lhD7IWU0?...
За мен беше огромно удоволствие да си поговоря с Radoslav Georgiev от HackSoft за българската Ruby и Ruby on Rails общност, софтуер със свободен код и локалните събития, които организирам в Гласът на IT индустрията. Чуйте ни на youtu.be/6i4lhD7IWU0.
Ruby общността в България с Генади Самоковаров | Гласът на IT индустрията (ГИТИ)
YouTube video by HackBulgaria
youtu.be
June 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
За мен беше огромно удоволствие да си поговоря с Radoslav Georgiev от HackSoft за българската Ruby и Ruby on Rails общност, софтуер със свободен код и локалните събития, които организирам в Гласът на IT индустрията. Чуйте ни на youtu.be/6i4lhD7IWU0.
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I loved this talk when I saw it at Balkan Ruby, and this thread about Jeremy’s process to create it and how to approach talk preparation is just fantastic 🙇🏻♀️ I strongly recommend both. I really look up to him, his talks are some of the clearest, best structured, conducted and delivered I’ve seen! 🤩
It was a pleasure getting to put together a brand new talk for Balkan Ruby. I'm thankful for the opportunity!
This one is about the incremental process of making complex changes to software systems in use.
📺 Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=weIb...
🖥️ Slides: speakerdeck.com/jeremysmithc...
This one is about the incremental process of making complex changes to software systems in use.
📺 Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=weIb...
🖥️ Slides: speakerdeck.com/jeremysmithc...
Jeremy Smith – In Limbo: Managing Transitional States
YouTube video by Balkan Ruby
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May 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I loved this talk when I saw it at Balkan Ruby, and this thread about Jeremy’s process to create it and how to approach talk preparation is just fantastic 🙇🏻♀️ I strongly recommend both. I really look up to him, his talks are some of the clearest, best structured, conducted and delivered I’ve seen! 🤩
Balkan Ruby 2025 was a blast. Enjoy the videos for the first day. We're working on the second day.
Reflecting on Balkan Ruby 2025, we can only be thankful to all of you for attending, sponsoring, and supporting the event. 🙇♂️
Relive our first day through our videos, now available on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Relive our first day through our videos, now available on YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Balkan Ruby 2025 - YouTube
Balkan Ruby was about the long term
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May 4, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Balkan Ruby 2025 was a blast. Enjoy the videos for the first day. We're working on the second day.
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It's only been a few days, but I'm already missing Sofia and @balkanruby.bsky.social. 🥲 New friends, quality presentations, beautiful city, leisurely meals, long walks, deep discussions, eye-opening history, vibrant parties, great conference. ❤️
May 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
It's only been a few days, but I'm already missing Sofia and @balkanruby.bsky.social. 🥲 New friends, quality presentations, beautiful city, leisurely meals, long walks, deep discussions, eye-opening history, vibrant parties, great conference. ❤️
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I had an incredible time at @balkanruby.bsky.social 🥰 It's a conference where you can really connect with attendees and speakers. I had so many great conversations and met super interesting people. 12/10! I love, love this conference ❤️🇧🇬 Thanks to @gsamokovarov.bsky.social and the team 🏆
April 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I had an incredible time at @balkanruby.bsky.social 🥰 It's a conference where you can really connect with attendees and speakers. I had so many great conversations and met super interesting people. 12/10! I love, love this conference ❤️🇧🇬 Thanks to @gsamokovarov.bsky.social and the team 🏆
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@batsov.net @jeremysmith.co @gsamokovarov.bsky.social @julialopez.dev @en.sitnik.ru at Balkan Ruby 🇧🇬
April 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
@batsov.net @jeremysmith.co @gsamokovarov.bsky.social @julialopez.dev @en.sitnik.ru at Balkan Ruby 🇧🇬
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I think I should make this my new profile photo. 😁
Big thanks to @rosa.codes for capturing that moment!
Big thanks to @rosa.codes for capturing that moment!
April 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I think I should make this my new profile photo. 😁
Big thanks to @rosa.codes for capturing that moment!
Big thanks to @rosa.codes for capturing that moment!
30 minutes of daddy chilling… ✂️👦
April 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
30 minutes of daddy chilling… ✂️👦
I can't be thankful enough to those folks, Balkan Ruby 2024 ran buttery smooth!
The fabulous video recording team of Digger Video is back! Thank you, Digger Video, for the smooth operations.🫡
April 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I can't be thankful enough to those folks, Balkan Ruby 2024 ran buttery smooth!
I hope you have the munchies! 🥐
Welcome Studio Raketa as our Banitsa sponsor! 🤗 Studio Raketa is a web agency that specializes in design systems and custom CMS development. Over the years, they’ve built platforms and tools that make work go smoother, faster, and smarter. 💪
Thank them for the munchies! 😋
Thank them for the munchies! 😋
April 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I hope you have the munchies! 🥐
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Кой ще идва на Balkan Ruby тази седмица? balkanruby.com Супер яко е че има такива добри събития в България и се надявам да видя много от вас там в петък и събота! До скоро!
Balkan Ruby is about the long term
Let's talk about the long term – setting up a project, running one, designing your architecture, organizing your team, your career, or your mindset. It's all about the long term.
balkanruby.com
April 23, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Кой ще идва на Balkan Ruby тази седмица? balkanruby.com Супер яко е че има такива добри събития в България и се надявам да видя много от вас там в петък и събота! До скоро!
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Need speed? Sidekiq joins us as a SOCKS5 sponsor for Balkan Ruby 2025! Used by thousands of Ruby applications, Sidekiq scales job processing up to billions of jobs per day. Their latest Sidekiq 8.0 is out now! #rubyfriends 🚀
April 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Need speed? Sidekiq joins us as a SOCKS5 sponsor for Balkan Ruby 2025! Used by thousands of Ruby applications, Sidekiq scales job processing up to billions of jobs per day. Their latest Sidekiq 8.0 is out now! #rubyfriends 🚀
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Our party wouldn't be possible without @avohq.io! This open-source framework helps developers build Internal Tools, CMSs, CRMs, and Business Apps at lightning speed—all with code. With 1600+ GitHub stars, they're truly developer-first! Join us at the Balkan Ruby party! 🎉
April 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Our party wouldn't be possible without @avohq.io! This open-source framework helps developers build Internal Tools, CMSs, CRMs, and Business Apps at lightning speed—all with code. With 1600+ GitHub stars, they're truly developer-first! Join us at the Balkan Ruby party! 🎉
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I just bought plane tickets for Balkan Ruby.
April 25-26, 2025 in Sofia, Bulgaria
Who's going?
balkanruby.com
April 25-26, 2025 in Sofia, Bulgaria
Who's going?
balkanruby.com
Balkan Ruby is about the long term
Let's talk about the long term – setting up a project, running one, designing your architecture, organizing your team, your career, or your mindset. It's all about the long term.
balkanruby.com
April 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I just bought plane tickets for Balkan Ruby.
April 25-26, 2025 in Sofia, Bulgaria
Who's going?
balkanruby.com
April 25-26, 2025 in Sofia, Bulgaria
Who's going?
balkanruby.com
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Say hello to Harvest, a Travel sponsor for Balkan Ruby 2025! Their time tracking solution helps professional services firms thrive with intuitive tools, powerful reporting, and seamless invoicing. Transform time-tracked into money! 💵
April 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Say hello to Harvest, a Travel sponsor for Balkan Ruby 2025! Their time tracking solution helps professional services firms thrive with intuitive tools, powerful reporting, and seamless invoicing. Transform time-tracked into money! 💵
Bluesky is nice and all, but this URL, goddamn...
April 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Bluesky is nice and all, but this URL, goddamn...
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Meet Visuality, our Travel sponsor for Balkan Ruby 2025! This Ruby on Rails agency from Poland specializes in web & mobile apps using Ruby and JavaScript. With 150+ applications delivered, they bring expertise and high ownership to every project! #rubyfriends
April 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Meet Visuality, our Travel sponsor for Balkan Ruby 2025! This Ruby on Rails agency from Poland specializes in web & mobile apps using Ruby and JavaScript. With 150+ applications delivered, they bring expertise and high ownership to every project! #rubyfriends
I'm the kind of guy who'll build an HTML banner system rather than learn a bit of Figma. 💪
April 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I'm the kind of guy who'll build an HTML banner system rather than learn a bit of Figma. 💪
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More conferences should have blogs, this is great!
March 23, 2025 at 5:37 PM
More conferences should have blogs, this is great!
To me, Balkan Ruby is more than a conference – it’s also a fun tech side project. Join me for a behind-the-scenes development story. Read the blog post in full at balkanruby.com/blogs/5.
March 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
To me, Balkan Ruby is more than a conference – it’s also a fun tech side project. Join me for a behind-the-scenes development story. Read the blog post in full at balkanruby.com/blogs/5.