Abstract
Something is stirring. Quietly, a new generation of founders is choosing Ruby for their most ambitious work: not out of loyalty, but out of pragmatism.
You'll meet them here: Y Combinator alumni, VC-backed teams, all asked the same questions: why Ruby, in 2026? What's great, and what's missing?
Their answers live on the frontier: agentic software development, AI workflows written in Ruby, modern frontends built the Rails way, the arc from prototype to real scale. Let's hear their stories: where Ruby gives them leverage, where the ecosystem still has room to grow, and the shape of what is emerging across the cohort.
Their success is Ruby's future. Let's talk about how each of us contributes: through open source, shared knowledge, and the experience we pass on. The next chapter of Ruby's story is being written right now. Let's write it together.
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