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25 Apr 2025

There is no free lunch

There will be no free lunch today. We can recommend Farro pizza and the places around the Este building. There is also fancy coffee and icecream around, please try them: <iframe class="border-2 border-black rounded-md mx-auto w-full h...

Genadi Samokovarov

Organizer

25 Apr 2025

Party sponsored by Avo 🙌

The party today, April 25th, will be at Vitamin B. We'll have a selection of Free beers, Free non-alcoholic beer, and soft drinks. We'll start after 8 PM, 20:00.

Genadi Samokovarov

Organizer

23 Apr 2025

Welcome to Sofia

Hello, awesome 72 attendees. You're looking sharp today! 🤩 The rest of you can still buy tickets (even single day tickets) on our website. Balkan Ruby is just a few days away, and I want to welcome you to...

Genadi Samokovarov

Organizer

22 Mar 2025

Announcement, of sorts

Balkan Ruby, the website, is a Ruby on Rails app we started at the end of 2023 so we can sell the 2024 conference tickets ourselves. The marketing part (what you see) was a simple, static site powered by plain ERB HTML templates and data...

Genadi Samokovarov

Organizer

01 Mar 2025

Know thy lineup

Hey, Ruby friends! We're pumped to reveal our speaker lineup for Balkan Ruby 2025 in Sofia! This year, we're all about the long term – exploring how Ruby powers sustainable codebases, careers, and communities. Maintaining & Evo...

Genadi Samokovarov

Organizer

11 Feb 2025

Announcing the venue

We’re excited to announce that Balkan Ruby 2025 will take place at WTC Interpred in Sofia, Bulgaria, on April 25-26, 2025! Why WTC Interpred? WTC Interpred is one of Sofia’s most iconic business and conferenc...

Genadi Samokovarov

Organizer