Balkan Ruby 2025 – Ruby Conference in Sofia

📅 Dates: April 25–26, 2025
📍 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
🌐 Website: balkanruby.com​

Balkan Ruby 2025 is an annual conference that brings together Ruby developers from Bulgaria, the Balkans, and across Europe. This year's focus is on sustainable project development, architecture, team collaboration, and long-term perspectives in the software industry.​

🎤 Speakers:

• Julia López – Beyond the Hype: Practical lessons in Long-Term Rails maintenance
• Bozhidar Batsov – Ruby Got it Right: Lessons in Innovation for Everyone
• Andrey Sitnik – Privacy-first architecture
• Stefan Kanev – The Joy and Agony of GraphQL
• Jeremy Smith – In Limbo: Managing Transitional States
• Denitsa Belogusheva – Adapting and Thriving: Insights from a 16-Year Project Journey
• Martin Verzilli – Sometimes you need to change to stay the same
• Michał Łęcicki – Shit Happens: Handling Mistakes 101
• Paweł Strzałkowski – Creativity: The only skill you need in the long term
• Franz Fischbach & Stanislav Vasilev – CodeTracer - A new way to debug Ruby
• Yaroslav Shmarov – Staying competitive
• Jasveen Sandral – The Long Game: Building for Forever in Ruby Core
• Tsvetelina Borisova – Master of Ceremonies​

🎟️ Tickets:

• Regular Ticket: €120
• Supporter Ticket: €200 (includes a hand-made gift from the organizers)​

Tickets can be purchased from the official website.