Marco Roth
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Marco Roth joins us to discuss his journey in the Ruby and Rails ecosystem over the past decade, focusing on developer tooling and open-source contributions in the Hotwire ecosystem. We explore his new HTML-aware ERB parser called Herb, the future of the Ruby community beyond RailsConf, and practical advice for sustaining local Ruby meetups.
• Marco has been working with Ruby and Rails for about 10 years with a focus on the Hotwire ecosystem
• Herb is a new HTML-aware ERB parser designed for better developer tooling like editors, linters, and formatters
• Marco will present at RailsConf 2024 about how Herb could enable future view layer improvements in Rails
• RubyEvents.org preserves and catalogs Ruby conference talks, recordings, and artwork as a community resource
• Local Ruby meetups don't always need speakers - social gatherings, watching recorded talks, or collaborative coding can be effective
• Smaller regional Ruby conferences (100-150 people) offer more intimate community experiences than larger events
• Hack Day at Ruby Central events provides valuable face-to-face interaction with open-source maintainers
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Chapters
1. Sponsor Intro and Guest Welcome (00:00:00)
2. Marco's Ruby and Conference Background (00:01:15)
3. Herb: HTML-aware ERB Parser Project (00:04:20)
4. RubyEvents Platform and Community Building (00:06:25)
5. Alternative Activities for Ruby Meetups (00:11:00)
6. Future of Ruby Beyond RailsConf (00:14:45)
7. Hack Day and Open Source Contribution (00:18:15)
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