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Tom, Julik and Kir talk through the second part of the day, with the NoRuKo hosts.

- Tom de Bruijn is a developer at AppSignal, writing in Ruby, Rust, Elixir and JavaScript. Tom writes novels in his free time, which he'll probably publish... one day. Tom helps organize the monthly Amsterdam Ruby meetup, Rails Girls Netherlands events, and previously the EuRuKo 2019 Rotterdam conference.
- Kir Shatrov is a platform engineer at Shopify where he works on scalability and reliability of one of the world’s largest ecommerce platforms. When not into working, Kir enjoys cooking, gastronomic tourism (he even has a GitHub repo with his favourite spots!) and exploring London on the bike.
- Julik Tarkhanov is a software developer at WeTransfer where he is responsible for the backend components of the Transfer product, enabling effortless transfer of creative ideas. Prior to WeTransfer he worked in the visual effects industry creating images that inspire and befuddle. On his free time he explores weird user interfaces and plays trumpet.

Welcome to the #NoRuKo conference. A virtual unconference organized by Stichting Ruby NL.

#NoRuKo playlist with all talks and panels: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9_A7olkztLlmJIAc567KQgKcMi7-qnjg

Recorded 21th of August, 2020.
NoRuKo website: https://noruko.org/
Stichting Ruby NL website: https://rubynl.org/

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The video features a panel discussion as part of the NoRuKo 2020 conference, hosted by Ramón Huidobro and Rayta van Rijswijk. The panelists include Kir Shatrov, Tom de Bruijn, and Julik Tarkhanov, who discuss various aspects of Ruby and share their insights on new features in Ruby 3. Key highlights from the discussion include:

- **Ruby 3 Highlights**: Kir expresses enthusiasm for the actor pattern and Ractor implementation, while Julik focuses on Samuel Williams' work on non-blocking I/O, which could significantly improve Ruby's performance with I/O-bound applications. Tom shares his interest in pattern matching becoming stable in Ruby 3.0 and the development of the Ractor model.

- **Personal Experiences with Programming**: Each panelist shares their journey into programming. Julik started with BASIC in high school and transitioned to Ruby around 12 years ago. Kir began programming at 13 with HTML and CSS, moving to PHP, then discovering Ruby on Rails about ten years back. Tom discusses his path starting with Visual Basic .NET and then switching to Ruby.

- **Development Tools**: The panelists share their favorite tools. Yulik uses Vim and appreciates dynamic languages like Ruby and JavaScript. Kir enjoys using Sorbet for type checking in Ruby and finds Nix helpful for managing dependencies. Tom expresses a preference for Vim as well and discusses his current interest in learning Rust.

- **Influential Talks**: Yulik mentions a talk by Sandimetz about equity and property's impact on generations, while Kir references a talk on communication and the practical side of development, reflecting on the influence of others' work during the pandemic.

- **Karaoke Fun and Community**: The hosts engage in light-hearted banter about karaoke, highlighting the community spirit fostered at the conference and the anticipation of the next event, EuRuKo.

The panel concludes with acknowledgments of the event's organizers and sponsors, encouraging attendees to participate in upcoming activities and discussions. The session provides valuable insights into the Ruby programming community and highlights the importance of collaboration and continuing education among developers.

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