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Final lineup update on FriendlyRB! September 10-12 in Bucharest 🇷🇴 Why you should come: ✨ Network with your Ruby community IRL 📚 Learn beyond just Ruby - SaaS, product, marketing 🏰 Enjoy beautiful Bucharest (aka "Little Paris") Thread and video below 👇

Video update: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfS...

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: @mjwhansen.com Co-founder of @geocodio & author of "Deploy Empathy" If you're doing customer interviews or stakeholder communication for your SaaS - her talk is a must-see! She'll be around all 3 days to chat 💬

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: @andrewculver.net @ClickFunnels CPO & @bullet_train author He's talking about Action Models - a powerful pattern from Bullet Train that you can use in your own Rails apps 🚄

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: @jot.is SaaS marketing expert I met at @railssaas Tons of knowledge about dev-focused marketing & sales. Not just Ruby - but everything around building products 📈

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: @inazarova.bsky.social @evilmartians.com CEO & Ruby superstar 🌟 Always delivers amazing talks with insights from her SF work with Ruby/Rails startups. Can't wait to see what she shares this year!

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Victor Motogna Head of Web Dev at @DigitalWolfpack "Building Performance Software Through Counter-Strike" - yes, you read that right! 🎮 CS was HUGE in Romania, can't wait for this unique perspective

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: @michaelkoper.com @Nusiiapp founder & Rails developer Talking about starting your own SaaS! First-ish conference talk from someone juggling job + family + foreign country + running a SaaS 🚀

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: @hola-soy-milk.online You know her from @euruko co-hosting & amazing dev-rel talks 🎭 Always brings incredible insights about developer relations and community building. Looking forward to her perspective!

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: @okuramasafumi.com Chief organizer of @kaigionrails "Why Ruby Doesn't Have Boolean Classes" - honestly, I've wondered about this too! Perfect topic for our curious Ruby minds 🤔

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: @obiefernandez.bsky.social Ruby AI expert (recent Shopify work + independent research) Covering the Ruby AI landscape - ruby-lm, openai gem, active agents & more. How to put it all together! 🤖✨

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Nicolas Erlichman CTO of @gogrow_dev coming all the way from Uruguay! 🇺🇾 "Polymorphic Table Inheritance" - STI, delegated types, and when to use what. If you've struggled with these, Nicolas is your guy!

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: Abiodun Olowode CTO of @MetriFox, first heard her at @helveticrb Talking abstractions - good or bad? Should we use them? Great general tech talk that goes beyond just Ruby 🏗️

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: @jan.dudulski.pl @wrocloverb co-organizer "Back to Simplicity" - DDD, patterns & abstractions. Plus he's great to hang with at the after party! 🍻

🎤 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT: @indirect.io RubyGems core team member 💎 "Rails on SQLite: Exciting New Ways to Cause Odd Outages" - timely talk given all the solid gems lately. Important conversation about the gotchas!

☕ SPECIAL ACTIVITY: Brew Your Own Coffee Corner Organized by @lucianghinda.com (coffee buff extraordinaire) Bring your coffee gear, trade beans, brew with fellow Rubyists! Perfect for those who take their caffeine seriously ☕✨

💻 SPECIAL ACTIVITY: SupeRails.com Hackspace @yarotheslav.bsky.social will have an official booth this year! Got Hotwire questions? SaaS problems? Podcasting issues? Come chat with Yaro and get hands-on help! 🛠️

🥑 SPECIAL ACTIVITY: Avo Dev Booth Paul will demo what @avohq.io actually does! Plus learn about our open source process, deployment, releases, marketing automations. All through the Avo lens! 👁️

🏰 FRIDAY MOUNTAIN TRIP (Sept 12) • 2-hour train to the mountains 🚂 • Visit a castle 🏰 • Food festival with local cuisine 🍽️ • Maybe hike up the mountain ⛰️ • Back to Bucharest in evening Full day connecting with peers in nature!

🙏 HUGE thanks to our sponsors/partners: @ClickFunnels @typesense @buzzsprout @appsignal @BitZesty These companies actively help our community & make events like this possible. Still looking for after-party sponsor! 🎉

🎭 INCREDIBLE VENUE Independent theater in Bucharest city center: • Plush seats • Amazing lighting & sound • Great stage • Club lounge area for community hangouts Right where you need to be! 🎪

🎫 TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE Early bird sold out, but general & supporter tiers open! Supporters get exclusive swag that only speakers usually get - and our unconditional gratitude ❤️ Get yours before VAT increases! 📈 friendlyrb.com/tickets

💰 Pro tip: VAT is 19% now, increasing to 21% soon due to politics Get your tickets NOW for the better price! Regular attendee or supporter - both welcome. Every ticket helps us create those IRL connections you can't get online 🤝