RubyConf 2026 watch-along

Thursday 17th September 6:30pm at Colony, One Silk Street

This month at NWRUG we'll be catching up on one of the talks that happened at this year's RubyConf in Las Vegas: The Anatomy of an ERB Rendering Engine by Marco Roth.

Marco has been doing incredible work with Herb, his HTML-aware ERB Rendering Engine, which now looks like it will be appearing in the next version of Rails! This talk takes us on a whistle-stop tour of ERB rendering, before taking a look at the powerful features and efficiencies that Herb unlocks.

Schedule

  • 6:30pm — We gather for pre-talk pizza
  • 7:00pm — The watch-along starts
  • 8:00pm — We retire to The Crown & Kettle for refreshments and further Ruby chat

Registration

If you plan to attend, be sure to register so we can plan for numbers.

Thanks to our sponsors

Fatsoma and thoughtbot kindly sponsor NWRUG. Fatsoma cover the venue hire. thoughtbot covers the pizza and buys the first round of drinks afterwards ❤️

The location

Colony, One Silk Street 1 Silk Street, Ancoats, Manchester, Manchester, M4 6LZ.

About NWRUG events

Our events are free and open to anyone with an interest in Ruby, regardless of experience level. There is no need to register, just show up on the day! We want to keep NWRUG as welcoming and inclusive as possible so we ask that all attendies follow our Code of conduct. If you have any questions, get in touch.