This was a RubyConf to remember. I finally went public about my move to Microsoft, and it felt so good to get that off my chest. RubyConf this year was in Denver, and we even got a nice dusting of snow!

I shot quite a few frames, and here are the best of the lot.

Tim Bray, who was quite the character:

Charles Nutter of JRuby fame:

Ryan Davis:

Glenn Vanderburg:

Laurent Sansonetti from Apple who was the other bridge implementer in the house:

Nathaniel Talbott, who gave his usual thought-provoking talk:

Ani Babaian, “the Microsoft gal” who took a lot of good-natured ribbing during the conference:

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Here’s a couple of pictures of Matz, who was his usual gracious self:

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Masayoshi Takahashi, the famous inventor of the famous Takahashi presentation method on the history of Ruby:

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And last but not least, Rich Kilmer:

and Chad Fowler, our most excellent hosts: