Rubycon

Last Friday, Tiago and I traveled to Rimini, Italy, for the inaugural edition of Rubycon, a new addition to the Ruby conference circuit. Rubycon Rubycon is a small, single-track Ruby conference set right on the Adriatic coast. Held in early May literally at the seafront, it offers plenty of charm both inside and outside the conference. The organizers strategically picked a Friday for the event, hoping attendees would stick around for the weekend. Naturally, we obliged. MC Riccardo and André Arko of Bundler fame First, the conference itself. The name “Rubycon” is a clever play on the Rubicon, the nearby river that Julius Caesar famously crossed. Embracing the theme wholeheartedly, the conference leaned into Roman history with the tagline “alea iacta rest” and plenty of Roman references. Our MC, Riccardo Carlesso, even hosted the day in a toga, which set the perfect tone for the toga party on the beach later that evening. It was a memorable touch. Toga afterparty on the beach With…