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I'm Attending!October 17, 2024October 18, 2024Rubyfuza & friends 2024UTCThe 2024 Rubyfuza & friends conference will be held on October 17 & 18 in Cape Town, South Africa. Started in 2011, Rubyfuza is still the premier Ruby language conference in Africa and has been attracting top local and international Ruby developers for ten years now. Rubyfuza does not only focus on experienced programmers, but also on educating and training new, young programmers, with RailsBridge and Coderetreat being amongst the events we’ve brought to South Africa for the first time. Rubyfuza is a great place to network with passionate software engineers, recruit top talent, and learn new and exciting techniques and technologies.
Rubyfuza has a history of attracting great international keynote speakers. In 2020 we welcomed Avdi Grimm, Ruby legend and Graceful.Dev maintainer. In 2019 we welcomed Piotr Solnica of dry-rb and rom-rb fame. In 2018 we traveled to space with Nate Berkopec. In 2017 we had Coraline Ada Ehmke, in 2016 Sarah Mei, in 2015 Charles Nutter and Aaron Patterson, all recipients of Ruby Hero awards. Rubyfuza is extremely proud to be the first conference where many speakers started their journey on stage. We encourage and welcome first time speakers to present to our warm and welcoming audience.
The event comprises of two days of single-track presentations (17 & 18 Oct). The organisers of Rubyfuza & friends 2024 are encouraging the submission of proposals for 25 minute presentations. Sessions may be geared towards non-expert audiences or focus on topics relevant to experienced developers.Cape Town, South Africa
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I'm Attending!June 20, 2020December 05, 2020Workshops for DevelopersUTCThe Commitment:
In-person at Devhub Toronto
4-6 hours on a Saturday is our regular scheduled time, though there is some flexibility
The Experience:
Workshops provide education in new and specialized areas in order to strengthen and diversify Canada’s developer community. Attendees often take their learning back to their workplace, apply it in building a side project, or add it to their resume to remain competitive in today’s market. While attendees may have different motivations, they all walk away having learned something exceptionally useful.
A combination of lecture and hands-on learning
Tutoring and mentorship
Code-alongs, projects, and application-focused learning
Prep-material beforehand is ideal for less experienced developers
The Audience:
1-5 year experienced developers who are are looking for hands-on application of a particular subject area
Desire to ramp up their career skills, either by upgrading an existing skill or learning something completely new that is highly relevant
Their employer may have asked them to attend in order to bring the learnings back to their workplace or enhance their skill set
An intimate workshop for ~10 attendees
Open to all who purchase a ticket
The Support:
We provide a classroom setting with a TV, whiteboard, and speaker podium
We survey the attendees for feedback and research
What We’re Looking For
Speaker Partner: A paid opportunity for an experienced developer with a passion for education and the desire the grow the developer community. Hosted as a ticketed community event, typically $100/ticket.
Toronto