Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If you've never met him, Akira is a great person to know! He is the lead organizer for both RubyKaigi (@rubykaigi4884) and Asakusa.rb, the premier Ruby weekly(!) meetup in Tokyo.
Over the past six years he's transformed Kaigi into a traveling conference that has introduced countless domestic and international Rubyists to new cities in Japan like Kyoto, Fukuoka, and now Matsumoto. While I couldn't get him to divulge the location of next year's conference (we'll have to wait for tomorrow), if you've ever been interested in coming to the conference, I hope you'll consider watching to understand his goals and priorities in the design of each event!
You can follow our ongoing RubyKaigi 2023 coverage at @TestDouble's blog here: blog.testdouble.com/field-reports/ruby-kaigi
If you've never met him, Akira is a great person to know! He is the lead organizer for both RubyKaigi (@rubykaigi4884) and Asakusa.rb, the premier Ruby weekly(!) meetup in Tokyo.
Over the past six years he's transformed Kaigi into a traveling conference that has introduced countless domestic and international Rubyists to new cities in Japan like Kyoto, Fukuoka, and now Matsumoto. While I couldn't get him to divulge the location of next year's conference (we'll have to wait for tomorrow), if you've ever been interested in coming to the conference, I hope you'll consider watching to understand his goals and priorities in the design of each event!
You can follow our ongoing RubyKaigi 2023 coverage at @TestDouble's blog here: blog.testdouble.com/field-reports/ruby-kaigi
