👏 Let's welcome SwissCRM as our Exhibiting sponsor!

SwissCRM is a fast-growing, all-in-one CRM platform and they are in a search for a 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 so make sure to check them out and meet them in Sofia to learn more:
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Give it up for this year’s MCs — @batsov.net and @apotonick.bsky.social! 🎤
This powerhouse duo is ready to take the stage for seamless and unforgettable experience.
📆 15-16 May 2026
📍 "Earth and Man" National Museum, Sofia
🎫 balkanruby.com/checkouts

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Stephen Margheim – How (and why) to run SQLite in production Stephen is an American expat living in Berlin with his wife and two dogs. He is a contributor to Ruby on Rails, sqlite3-ruby gem, and the maintainer of a handful of gems aimed at making Ruby and…

Things to check till Balkan Ruby:
🎥@fractaledmind's 2024 talk on value of running SQLite in production - buff.ly/ifEEbhi
📖Rails + SQLite beginner's course - High Leverage Rails - buff.ly/i992Yug
🎟️Tickets - buff.ly/LQS6hdz
See you at the museum!

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Final counter for 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀!
Secure your spot now at the lower price—no tricks this time, we promise!

📆 15-16 May 2026
🏦 "Earth and Man" National Museum, Sofia
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Having ticket issues? Don’t @ us—@ bАI Ivan
Ask him about the discount!
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🚀 Welcome Studio Raketa as our 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿!
𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗥𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗮 builds scalable content management platforms that grow with your business and empower marketing teams to succeed in new markets.

Check them out! 👉 balkanruby.com/sponsors/14

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🎤Welcome @wojtodzio.bsky.social!
Lead Developer & Mentor, in May Wojtek will share with us a real-world migration story.
🔗https://balkanruby.com/talks/42
Have you got your ticket?
📆15–16 May 2026
🎫https://balkanruby.com/checkouts
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🎤Welcome @oinak.com to the lineup! Fernando will share his insights on Ruby Off Rails enhanced by 20+ years of experience.
Don't miss his talk in Sofia! balkanruby.com/talks/41
📆 15-16 May 2026
📍 "Earth and Man" National Museum, Sofia

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🎤 Meet and greet Giovanni Panasiti in Sofia this May!
Dare to ask him why you don't need microservices or a team of ten, but engines. 👉️ balkanruby.com/talks/38

📆 𝟭𝟱-𝟭𝟲 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
📍 "𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻" 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺
🎟️ 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗿𝘂𝗯𝘆.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀

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🎤 Opening the week beautifully with Galia Kraicheva.
Rails Girl and a natural data scientist, Galia would argue that understanding your data is more valuable than any hyperparameter search strategy.
Don't miss it!
📆 15-16 May 2026
👉️ balkanruby.com/talks/39
#RubySpeaker #RubyCommunity #RubyConference

🎤Our next speaker is a long-term Ruby developer and Software Architect, the author of 𝗥𝗮𝗴𝗲-the real-time Ruby framework. That's right-𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘃!
Reserve your spot!
📆 15-16 May 2026
📍 "Earth and Man" National Museum, Sofia
🎫 balkanruby.com/talks/37

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🎤"Hello!" to our first lady speaker this year - Tsvetelina Borisova. In May she will not talk about tools in tech, but people! Don't miss it!
📆 15-16 May 2026
📍 "Earth and Man" National Museum, Sofia
👉️ balkanruby.com/talks/36
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Our organizer, Genadi, is getting older, but absolutely not wiser. Get 37% off any ticket purchases today with code: GENADI37. At some point, we'll get too grumpy and too cheap to do this every year. But not this year, enjoy!

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🎤 Meet @bantab.bsky.social -Co-founder of Finplus Group, Chairman of the African Ruby Community and a passionate engineer, dedicated to drive meaningful change worldwide through technology.
📆 15-16 May 2026
📍 Sofia, Bulgaria
🎟️ balkanruby.com/talks/35
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Check out the 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝘂𝗽 before introducing the rest or our inspiring and engaging speakers. You won’t want to miss what’s coming next!

Secure your ticket now!
📆 15-16 May 2026
📍 "Earth and Man" National Museum, Sofia
🎫 balkanruby.com

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Let's welcome @hansschnedlitz.bsky.social Experienced Ruby developer and organizer of the Vienna.rb, Hans is going to show how some well-known gems can be distilled down to a single file you can simply copy-paste into any new project.
👉️ balkanruby.com/talks/34
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🚨 Last call to lock in your sweet spot at 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝘆 with discount!
Next week we’re dropping the 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗽 and the Early Bird tickets disappear.
N𝗼𝘄’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 to join!
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Virtual tour Earth and Man National Museum Sofia, Bulgaria

Get to know the venue! 🏦
Take a virtual tour of the Earth and Man National Museum, the remarkable venue that will host our technical gems this year: buff.ly/re86SCv
Reserve your seat: buff.ly/g0NaxhN
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Full lineup is stacking up and the early bird tickets won’t last much longer!
Wait and pay more later - or lock it in now!
👉️ balkanruby.com/checkouts

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Dear diary,
The lineup for Balkan Ruby is almost ready, and the "precious gems" hunt game at the museum is cooking! This Wednesday could be better only if a few companies reach out to sponsor us. What a beautiful day that would be!

#RubySponsor #RubyConference #RubyCommunity

Did you know that the 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 feature is built-in to 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲? Just provide your LLM API Keys and Typesense converts users' queries into a structured search parameters?
📃Read more: buff.ly/QvozZzW

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@appsignal.com is joining us!📣
Simple setup, clear insights - AppSignal gives developers everything they need to monitor their apps. Ranked as a top tool of choice in the 2024 Ruby on Rails Community Survey.
👉 balkanruby.com/sponsors#app...

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Relive highlights and talks from past editions on our YouTube, then grab one of our sweet ticket deals — and make your Tuesday count!
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Huge thanks to all the amazing speakers who submitted talks to our CFP, and to the wonderful community supporting us 💎
While we review the submissions, we want to hear from you — WHAT is your HOT TAKE?
Drop it in the comments and let the conversation begin!

#RubyConference #RubyCommunity #HOTtakes

My take is that you should submit your @balkanruby.bsky.social proposal TODAY. We are closing the applications at 23:59 Sofia time TODAY. Oh, and you should stick to the HOT TAKES theme. 😁

Mornings are wiser than evenings, they say. Well… here you can’t go wrong 😉
Apply now to be a Balkan Ruby speaker — tomorrow might be too late!
balkanruby.com

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Roses are red, violets are blue —
the application form is waiting for YOU,
CFP closes in two! 😁
balkanruby.com/apply

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The heart and face of Balkan Ruby — @gsamokovarov.bsky.social — is checking in to say hello and remind you that our CFP is closing soon 💎
Don’t wait any longer — submit your talk proposal here 👇
balkanruby.com
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HOT takes deserve a special setting ♦️
Dear speakers, this year you’ll share your tech gems from a stage among real giant crystals and precious gemstones! Inspiring, right?
You're not a speaker yet? Don't wait, CFP is closing soon!
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