What we’re about
Montreal.rb YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdH1GtEMJi8&list=PLRAf4zt5oEjc2mqmEN9m_O0JovQCXxvxt
Montreal.rb is a community of Ruby/Rails Software Engineers who work in Montreal. Its focus is to facilitate knowledge exchange between various Montreal-based Ruby/Rails Software Shops, and to have Montreal Software Engineering professionals share Expert-level knowledge that helps other professionals with their jobs.
The group is organized by Andy Maleh, a 4-time RubyConf speaker and a 2-time RailsConf speaker. Andy also maintains many Ruby open-source gems, including award winning gems like Glimmer DSL for Web (Fukuoka Prefecture Future IT Initiative 2025 MoneyForward Award Winner) and Glimmer DSL for LibUI (Fukuoka Ruby 2022 Special Award Winner). He has an MS in Software Engineering from DePaul University, Chicago and a BS in Computer Science from McGill University, Montreal.
We meet every 3rd Wednesday of the month (except when that conflicts with a holiday; in which case, we either meet on a different day or cancel the event).
Even though this profile is written in English, most of us speak French. Presentations are sometimes bilingual. Bienvenue à vous chers amis francophones!
If you are a Software Engineer and have an idea for a talk that you would like to share with others, please contact (DM) the group organizer Andy Maleh. Keep in mind that giving talks is one of the best ways to improve your skills in Software Engineering, so it is both a process of giving and receiving at the same time.
This community is 100% a volunteer effort by the organizers and contributing speakers. A lot of hard work goes into organizing this community and preparing presentation material that must not be taken for granted. As such, it is expected that all members give back continuous support by attending regularly without discrimination against any speakers or topics (even if they knew a topic, attendees could contribute by sharing their experience and asking good questions).
We fully believe that Ruby is the best programming language today in high level dynamically typed languages such as JS, Python, PHP, Perl, and Elixir (unless that changes in the future with a newer language). This group is a comfortable space for Software Engineers to fully express their appreciation and love for Ruby in solving customer problems as a superior solution to other similar languages.
P.S. Please note that montrealrb.com is operated by a previous organizer of the group who is no longer with us, so its information is out of date and inaccurate. Please use this meetup group as the main reference for Montreal.rb.
Upcoming events
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Solid Queue: Rails ActiveJob DB-based Queuing Backend
Anticafe Montreal, 294 Rue Ste-Catherine O, Montréal, QC, CAThis event is planned without a speaker. You can volunteer to present this topic. If no volunteers come forward before the event date, it will be presented by the Montreal.rb group organizers.
(Event description is below the timeline. Click "Read more" to see it)
Event Timeline:
- 6:30pm - Pre-talk Networking Time - Anticafe Place Des Arts (294 Saint-Catherine St W, 3rd floor, Montreal, QC): this is a coworking space, so the event costs about $13 that covers drinks like coffee/tea and snacks like chips/pretzels/cookies; sign in on Anticafe's computer when you enter and pay Anticafe for your stay when you leave; after signing in, go to the 3rd floor*, turn left, and then walk to the presentation room with the projector screen*. The venue is a coworking space, so its employees might not know about the event. Contact the organizer, Andy Maleh, via DM if you get lost or have questions.
- 7pm - Talk - Anticafe Place Des Arts
- 8pm - Networking Time - NYKS Bar (1250 Rue de Bleury, Montréal, QC): Networking time continues at 8:00pm (if we don't find seats at NYKS Bar, we could meet at Benelux at 245 Sherbrooke St W instead).
Solid Queue: Rails ActiveJob DB-based Queuing Backend [1h] - ***Speaker(s) To Be Decided***
Solid Queue is a database-based queuing backend for Active Job that provides an alternative to Sidekiq/Resque for asynchronous background processing in Rails web applications. Instead of relying on Redis or an in-memory database, it uses a relational database such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite. This talk will provide an overview of Solid Queue and an example of using it in a Ruby on Rails web application.
If you have a Ruby talk idea you would like to present at a future Montreal.rb meetup, please contact the organizer (Andy Maleh) to get your talk scheduled in an available future meetup month (it is also possible to bump talks by organizers of the group into later months to take one of their month slots for your talk). You can also contact the organizer if your company is interested in hosting a future Montreal.rb meetup at their Montreal office. Note that speakers must present in-person in Montreal because the goal of the meetup is to encourage more in-person networking and socialization around Ruby Software Engineering topics with maximum communication bandwidth. Talks are recorded and posted on the @montreal-rb YouTube Channel if talk speakers agree.
2 attendeesRuby Version Managers in 2025
Location not specified yetThis event is planned without a speaker. You can volunteer to present this topic. If no volunteers come forward before the event date, it will be presented by the Montreal.rb group organizers.
(Event description is below the timeline. Click read more to see it)
Event Timeline:
- 6:30pm - Pre-talk Networking Time - Anticafe Place Des Arts (294 Saint-Catherine St W, 3rd floor, Montreal, QC): this is a coworking space, so the event costs about $10 that covers drinks like coffee/tea and snacks like chips/pretzels/cookies; sign in on Anticafe's computer when you enter and pay Anticafe for your stay when you leave; after signing in, go to the 3rd floor*, turn left, and then walk to the presentation room with the projector screen*. The venue is a coworking space, so its employees might not know about the event. Contact the organizer, Andy Maleh, via DM if you get lost or have questions.
- 7pm - Talk - Anticafe Place Des Arts
- 8pm - Networking Time - NYKS Bar (1250 Rue de Bleury, Montréal, QC): Networking time continues at 8:00pm (if we don't find seats at NYKS Bar, we could meet at Benelux at 245 Sherbrooke St W instead).
Ruby Version Managers in 2025 [1h] - ***Speaker(s) To Be Decided***
It is often useful to install more than one Ruby version on one's machine, whether to explore newer Ruby versions before committing to them on a Rails project, or to support multiple Rails projects running on multiple Rubies. Additionally, being able to scope gems by a Ruby project can be very helpful in ensuring the safety of running a Ruby app in complete isolation from other Ruby apps. The Ruby ecosystem contains multiple Ruby Version Managers that help with installing Ruby and scoping Ruby gems by project. This talk will cover the common Ruby Version Manager options in 2025, such as RVM, RBENV, CHRUBY, and ASDF.
If you have a Ruby talk idea you would like to present at a future Montreal.rb meetup, please contact the organizer (Andy Maleh) to get your talk scheduled in an available future meetup month (it is also possible to bump talks by organizers of the group into later months to take one of their month slots for your talk). You can also contact the organizer if your company is interested in hosting a future Montreal.rb meetup at their Montreal office. Note that speakers must present in-person in Montreal because the goal of the meetup is to encourage more in-person networking and socialization around Ruby Software Engineering topics with maximum communication bandwidth. Talks are recorded and posted on the @montreal-rb YouTube Channel if talk speakers agree.
2 attendees**Montreal.rb Talk Topic To Be Decided***
Location not specified yetDoors open at 6:00pm. Talk starts at 7:00pm. Networking time starts at 8:00pm.
**Montreal.rb Talk Topic To Be Decided*** [30m-1h] - ***Speaker(s) To Be Decided***
If you have a Ruby talk idea you would like to present at a future Montreal.rb meetup, please contact the organizer (Andy Maleh) to get your talk scheduled in an available future meetup month (it is also possible to bump talks by organizers of the group into later months to take one of their month slots for your talk). You can also contact the organizer if your company is interested in hosting a future Montreal.rb meetup at their Montreal office. Note that speakers must present in-person in Montreal because the goal of the meetup is to encourage more in-person networking and socialization around Ruby Software Engineering topics with maximum communication bandwidth. Talks are recorded and posted on the @montreal-rb YouTube Channel if talk speakers agree.
2 attendees
Past events
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