What we’re about
Montreal.rb YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdH1GtEMJi8&list=PLRAf4zt5oEjc2mqmEN9m_O0JovQCXxvxt
Montreal.rb is a community of Ruby/Rails Software Engineers who work in Montreal. Its focus is to facilitate knowledge exchange between various Montreal-based Ruby/Rails Software Shops, and to have Montreal Senior Software Engineers share Expert-level knowledge that helps other professionals with their jobs.
The group is organized by Andy Maleh, a 4-time RubyConf speaker and a 2-time RailsConf speaker. Andy is also an open-source maintainer of many Ruby gems, including one that won a Fukuoka Ruby 2022 Special Award from Matz, the creator of Ruby. He has an MS in Software Engineering from DePaul University, Chicago and a BS in Computer Science from McGill University, Montreal.
We meet every 3rd Wednesday of the month (except when that conflicts with a holiday; in which case, we either meet on a different day or cancel the event).
Even though this profile is written in English, most of us speak French. Presentations are sometimes bilingual. Bienvenue à vous chers amis francophones!
If you are a Senior Software Engineer (have 6+ years of Software Engineering experience) and have an idea for a talk that you would like to share with others, please contact (DM) the group organizer Andy Maleh. Keep in mind that giving talks is one of the best ways to improve your skills in Software Engineering, so it is both a process of giving and receiving at the same time.
This community is 100% a volunteer effort by the organizers and contributing speakers. A lot of hard work goes into organizing this community and preparing presentation material that must not be taken for granted. As such, it is expected that all members give back continuous support by attending regularly without discrimination against any speakers or topics (even if they knew a topic, attendees could contribute by sharing their experience and asking good questions).
We fully believe that Ruby is the best programming language today in high level dynamically typed languages such as JS, Python, PHP, Perl, and Elixir (unless that changes in the future with a newer language). This group is a comfortable space for Software Engineers to fully express their appreciation and love for Ruby in solving customer problems as a superior solution to other similar languages.
P.S. Please note that montrealrb.com is operated by a previous organizer of the group who is no longer with us, so its information is out of date and inaccurate. Please use this meetup group as the main reference for Montreal.rb.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Ruby To Rust BindingsNeeds location
Doors open at 6:30pm. Talk starts at 7:00pm. Networking time starts at 8:00pm.
Ruby To Rust Bindings [1h] - David Cornu - Staff Software Developer - Patch
This talk will cover how to create Ruby bindings to Rust libraries that include high performance implementations of algorithms, similar to C extensions.
Speaker Bio:
David is a staff software developer at Patch (a climate tech startup). He cracked open Why’s Poignant Guide to Ruby in 2009 and has been in and out of Rails apps since.
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If you have a Ruby talk idea you would like to present at a future Montreal.rb meetup, please contact the organizer (Andy Maleh) to get your talk scheduled in an available future meetup month (it is also possible to bump talks by organizers of the group into later months to take one of their month slots for your talk). You can also contact the organizer if your company is interested in hosting a future Montreal.rb meetup at their Montreal office. Note that speakers must present in-person in Montreal because the goal of the meetup is to encourage more in-person networking and socialization around Ruby Software Engineering topics with maximum communication bandwidth. Talks are recorded and posted on the @montreal-rb YouTube Channel if talk speakers agree. - **Montreal.rb Talk Topic To Be Decided***Needs location
Doors open at 6:00pm. Talk starts at 7:00pm. Networking time starts at 8:00pm.
**Montreal.rb Talk Topic To Be Decided*** [30m-1h] - ***Speaker(s) To Be Decided***
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If you have a Ruby talk idea you would like to present at a future Montreal.rb meetup, please contact the organizer (Andy Maleh) to get your talk scheduled in an available future meetup month (it is also possible to bump talks by organizers of the group into later months to take one of their month slots for your talk). You can also contact the organizer if your company is interested in hosting a future Montreal.rb meetup at their Montreal office. Note that speakers must present in-person in Montreal because the goal of the meetup is to encourage more in-person networking and socialization around Ruby Software Engineering topics with maximum communication bandwidth. Talks are recorded and posted on the @montreal-rb YouTube Channel if talk speakers agree. - **Montreal.rb Talk Topic To Be Decided***Needs location
Doors open at 6:00pm. Talk starts at 7:00pm. Networking time starts at 8:00pm.
**Montreal.rb Talk Topic To Be Decided*** [30m-1h] - ***Speaker(s) To Be Decided***
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If you have a Ruby talk idea you would like to present at a future Montreal.rb meetup, please contact the organizer (Andy Maleh) to get your talk scheduled in an available future meetup month (it is also possible to bump talks by organizers of the group into later months to take one of their month slots for your talk). You can also contact the organizer if your company is interested in hosting a future Montreal.rb meetup at their Montreal office. Note that speakers must present in-person in Montreal because the goal of the meetup is to encourage more in-person networking and socialization around Ruby Software Engineering topics with maximum communication bandwidth. Talks are recorded and posted on the @montreal-rb YouTube Channel if talk speakers agree. - **Montreal.rb Talk Topic To Be Decided***Needs location
Doors open at 6:00pm. Talk starts at 7:00pm. Networking time starts at 8:00pm.
**Montreal.rb Talk Topic To Be Decided*** [30m-1h] - ***Speaker(s) To Be Decided***
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If you have a Ruby talk idea you would like to present at a future Montreal.rb meetup, please contact the organizer (Andy Maleh) to get your talk scheduled in an available future meetup month (it is also possible to bump talks by organizers of the group into later months to take one of their month slots for your talk). You can also contact the organizer if your company is interested in hosting a future Montreal.rb meetup at their Montreal office. Note that speakers must present in-person in Montreal because the goal of the meetup is to encourage more in-person networking and socialization around Ruby Software Engineering topics with maximum communication bandwidth. Talks are recorded and posted on the @montreal-rb YouTube Channel if talk speakers agree.
