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On June 21, the European Ruby Conference (EuRuKo) welcomed several hundred Rubyists aboard the ss Rotterdam, a historic ship. The two-day, single-track event featured a keynote from Yukihiro “Matz” Matsumoto, the inventor of the Ruby language, ample networking opportunities, and more boat puns than anyone had prepared themselves for.

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