Our host city got its name from a coin toss. Two founders, one penny, best two out of three. If it had landed the other way, it would be called Boston. Any detectives cracked it yet?

Time for the "when." Fire up irb and run: require "date" Date::MONTHNAMES.compact.find { |m| m.length == 3 } That's your month. The days are still classified. Bonus points if you cracked it without irb. What did you get?

Ok, zooming a bit more out from last week's clue... Our favorite language is named after a red gem. Our 2027 city is nicknamed after a famously red flower. Full-circle moment? We think so. Name that city.

Exhibit A. We're keeping this one zoomed in for now, but stay tuned for the "enhance" moment. What are you seeing?

Our 2027 host city is home to a park so small it holds a Guinness World Record. Blink and you'll walk right past it. Where do you think we're headed?

RubyConf 2027 has a city and a date. We know. You don't... Yet.🥸 Hint drops start next week, so sharpen your pencils (and your irb). Wild guesses welcome below.

Three days of Beautiful Ruby, Weird Ruby, and Living with the Robots @RubyConf. Lots of feelings about where Ruby is headed. YJIT. Ractors. AI that doesn't feel like a compromise. A generation who's never known life without Rails. What excites you most about Ruby's future?

The August 2026 README is here. We're behind the curtain this month: What's going on at Ruby Central, the engineering team shares updates on GSoC and security work, and much more. Read the full newsletter → buff.ly/qRXbGGy

This week: Reuter Regis (Rjort). "To this day, Ruby is the language with the most beautiful syntax and readability for me." A considered opinion from someone who has seen the alternatives. Ruby still wins. What's your Why I Ruby? We'd love to share it: buff.ly/meSu90d

Meet Shuveksha Tuladhar, one of our RubyConf 2026 Scholars! She gave her first-ever lightning talk, made new friends, and even got to meet Matz at her first RubyConf. Read her story: buff.ly/WxbO4Xr