Ruby Talks: Marty Haught on 20 Years of RailsConf Memories & Leading the Open Source Program

Ruby Central’s Marketing Director Rhiannon Payne chats with Marty Haught, Director of Open Source at Ruby Central, ahead of the final RailsConf in Philadelphia next week. The conversation covers: - What Marty’s excited about at RailsConf 2025 and how this final conference differs from others for him - The intentionality around reflecting on the past, present, and future of Rails - His experiences attending and helping organize RailsConf over the past 19 years - Favorite RailsConf memories from 2006, 2011, and 2013 - Leading Ruby Central’s Open Source Program, which oversees the maintenance and security of RubyGems, RubyGems.org, and Bundler - The “invisible work” that keeps this crucial infrastructure going - Sustainable open source and Ruby Central’s role in the ecosystem Learn more about Ruby Central's Open Source Program here: https://rubycentral.org/open-source/