Re-Building a “Dead” Tech Community
<p>In 2018 <a href="https://medium.com/le-wagon/yes-we-still-teach-ruby-19d3d9b163e" rel="noopener">I wrote a blog post</a> about learning and teaching Ruby long after the (local) tech world considered it a dead language. For all my love for Ruby and Rails, one thing that was sorely missing was an active, local community in Tel Aviv.</p>
<p>Fast forward to 2022, and a few weeks ago I attended the first in-person <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/272757750683415" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Israel.rb</a> meetup. There were 2 amazing talks, food and drinks at a gorgeous office, Ruby job openings, and 30+ very much alive Rubyists.</p>
<p>So what happened in-between? I helped build the community (with two amazing co-organizers!) that I so desperately wanted. So let’s celebrate this milestone with some thoughts, observations, and hopefully lessons for someone, somewhere.</p>
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