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    ### 2025 Philadelphia

    #### John Dewsnap
    *Video Not Available*
    [YouTube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOweZ0vFcVk)

    #### Aji Slater
    *Video Not Available*
    [YouTube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-lqK2SR8vk)

    #### Railsconf World Champion Aaron Patterson
    *Video Not Available*
    [YouTube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxIvWG85Nlk)

    ## Hit List

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    [Vimeo Link](https://vimeo.com/25958308)<br>
    The recording is not from Railsconf, but since it's a scripted piece, it's likely the same or similar enough.

    #### Dan Melton
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrjUts20bsU&t=6s)

    #### Corey Haines
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OFxsarfSxI&list=PL379EA9290474C86C&index=5)

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    - [2014: Yehuda Katz](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9naDS3r4MbY)
    - [2011: Glenn Vanderburg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlTiMUzLMgM)
    - [2016: Nick Means](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggPE-JHzfAM))
    - [2016: Nick Means](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggPE-JHzfAM)
    - [2018: Sarah Mei](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI77oMKr5EY&t=670s)
    - [2016: Paul Lamere](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7XN3RuDzmc)
    - [2014: Farrah Bostic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgoYBNj5xk0)
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    *Video Not Available*

    #### Tim Bray
    *Video Not Available*
    *Video Not Available*<br>
    All I had for this one was an email message from Tim Bray:<br>
    > I remember the content, there were 3 strong messages.
    >
    > 1. I was working for Sun at the time; Sun was a co-sponsor of the conference, and I explained why; Sun was very Web-centric and at that time Rails was on an explosive growth trajectory and we wanted to sell the computers to support all those Rails websites.  I got a big laugh by saying “If Ruby isn’t the world’s most efficient programming runtime, from our point of view that’s not 100% bad.”
    > 2. The Ruby & Rails community really needed to get their act together about supporting Unicode.  At the same time, I made speeches at both RubyConf and RubyKaigi about this subject, had a couple of long talks with Matz and I claim a small piece of the credit for convincing the Ruby people to take Unicode seriously.
    > 3. I pointed out that the audience was almost all men, very few women, and asked them if they were OK with that and, if not, what they were going to do about it.
    #### Jarkko Laine
    *Video Not Available*
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    ### 2006 (The First One) Chicago

    #### David Heinemeier Hansson<br>
    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    "Resources on Rails"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFhoSMD6idk)

    @@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
    *Video Not Available*

    #### Why the Lucky Stiff & The Thirsty Cups
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD0A7skVEA8)
    <br>railsconf.org schedules from the internet archive do not refer to this as a keynote. Blogs and youtube description does. This was mentioned but not included in the Keynote of Keynotes talk.
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD0A7skVEA8)<br>
    railsconf.org schedules from the internet archive do not refer to this as a keynote. Blogs and youtube description does. This was mentioned but not included in the Keynote of Keynotes talk.

    ### 2007 Portland

    @@ -64,13 +64,13 @@
    *Video Not Available*

    #### Jamis Buck & Michael Koziarski
    "The Rails Way"
    "The Rails Way"<br>
    *Video Not Available*

    ### 2008 Portland

    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    "The Great Surplus"
    "The Great Surplus"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PVViBjukAE)

    #### Joel Spolsky
    @@ -88,19 +88,19 @@
    ### 2009 Las Vegas

    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    "Rails 3 and the real secret to high productivity"
    "Rails 3 and the real secret to high productivity"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up0kiOJvUpI&list=PL05342C7F3513E477&index=2&pp=iAQB)

    #### Women in Rails Panel
    Speakers: Desi McAdam, Sarah Mei, Lori Olson
    Speakers: Desi McAdam, Sarah Mei, Lori Olson<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC0H7_6Rcr0&list=PL05342C7F3513E477&index=1)

    #### Rails Core Panel
    Speakers: Jeremy Daer, Rick Olson, Michael Koziarski, Yehuda Katz, DHH
    Speakers: Jeremy Daer, Rick Olson, Michael Koziarski, Yehuda Katz, DHH<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jvHRPPCjgs&list=PL05342C7F3513E477&index=9)

    #### Robert Martin
    "What killed smalltalk could kill Ruby too"
    "What killed smalltalk could kill Ruby too"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX3iRjKj7C0)

    ### 2010 Baltimore
    @@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ Speakers: Jeremy Daer, Rick Olson, Michael Koziarski, Yehuda Katz, DHH
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGdCI2HhfAU)

    #### Richard Gabriel & Guy Steele
    "50 in 50"
    [Vimeo Link](https://vimeo.com/25958308)
    "50 in 50"<br>
    [Vimeo Link](https://vimeo.com/25958308)<br>
    The recording is not from Railsconf, but since it's a scripted piece, it's likely the same or similar enough.

    #### Corey Haines
    @@ -134,52 +134,52 @@ The recording is not from Railsconf, but since it's a scripted piece, it's likel
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-WLTQa4pGo&list=PL379EA9290474C86C&index=9)

    #### Aaron Patterson
    "Double Dream Hands"
    "Double Dream Hands"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWOAHIpmLAI&list=PL379EA9290474C86C&index=3&pp=iAQB)

    #### Eric Ries
    "Lessons Learned"
    "Lessons Learned"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVBVZGfzkVM)

    #### Glenn Vanderburg
    "Craft, Engineering and the Essence of Programming"
    "Craft, Engineering and the Essence of Programming"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlTiMUzLMgM&list=PL379EA9290474C86C&index=8)

    ### 2012 Austin

    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    "Progress"
    "Progress"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOFTop3AMZ8&pp=ygUYInJhaWxzY29uZiAyMDEzIiBrZXlub3Rl)

    #### Rich Hickey
    "Simplicity Matters"
    "Simplicity Matters"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI8tNMsozo0&list=PLF16D2F3A8469021E&index=53)

    #### Aaron Patterson
    "I've made a huge mistake"
    "I've made a huge mistake"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kSfGgiFk48&list=PLF16D2F3A8469021E&index=52)

    #### David Cohen
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok7YH8_48pc&list=PLF16D2F3A8469021E&index=50)

    #### Ruby Rogues Live Recording
    Speakers: James Edward Gray, Charles Max Wood, Josh Susser, David Brady and Avdi Grim
    Speakers: James Edward Gray, Charles Max Wood, Josh Susser, David Brady and Avdi Grim<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM_ak1KsBKI&list=PLF16D2F3A8469021E&index=1)

    ### 2013 Portland

    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    "Patterns of Basecamp's Application Architecture"
    "Patterns of Basecamp's Application Architecture"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhseQP52yIY)

    #### Michael Lopp
    "Stables and Volatiles"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTvPPOYOARQ)
    "Stables and Volatiles"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTvPPOYOARQ)<br>
    This recording is not from Railsconf, but as far as I can tell the content is the same or incredibly close. He seems to have given this talk multiple times.

    #### Yehuda Katz
    *Video Not Available*
    All that I could find from this was a DM to Yehuda with the reply:
    *Video Not Available*<br>
    All that I could find from this was a DM to Yehuda with the reply:<br>
    > I think that's the one where I ripped up my entire talk overnight to deliver a rebuttal to DHH on Javascript. I haven't ever been able to find it, sadly.
    #### James Duncan Davidson
    @@ -194,23 +194,23 @@ All that I could find from this was a DM to Yehuda with the reply:
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LfmrkyP81M&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyZ5jfnbS_osIoWzK_FrwKz5)

    #### Farrah Bostic
    "What happens to everyone when everyone learns to code?"
    "What happens to everyone when everyone learns to code?"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgoYBNj5xk0&list=PLTwRP8L3o1wqBQRdFe6YtIbmpYCnjt8fR&index=9)

    #### Yehuda Katz
    "Ten Years!"
    "Ten Years!"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9naDS3r4MbY&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyZ5jfnbS_osIoWzK_FrwKz5&index=17)

    #### Baratunde Thurston
    "Humor in the Code"
    "Humor in the Code"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oax1R1S6LI4&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyZ5jfnbS_osIoWzK_FrwKz5&index=36)

    #### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTTygyxuGj8)

    #### Sandi Metz (Not a keynote)
    "All the Little Things"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bZh5LMaSmE)
    "All the Little Things"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bZh5LMaSmE)<br>
    This talk wasn't a keynote but is generally regarded to be one of the best talks about Ruby & OO given at Railsconf, if not *the best*.

    ### 2015 Atlanta
    @@ -222,14 +222,14 @@ This talk wasn't a keynote but is generally regarded to be one of the best talks
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OOZfod2rC4)

    #### Rails Core Panel
    Speakers: Aaron Patterson, Santiago Pastorino, Godfrey Chan, Jeremy Daer, Guillermo Iguaran, and Andrew White. Hosted by Evan Phoenix.
    Speakers: Aaron Patterson, Santiago Pastorino, Godfrey Chan, Jeremy Daer, Guillermo Iguaran, and Andrew White. Hosted by Evan Phoenix.<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdUj8HoH_eA)

    #### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3gYklsN9uc)

    #### Kent Beck
    "The Aaron Patterson Memorial Keynote"
    "The Aaron Patterson Memorial Keynote"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aApmOZwdPqA)

    ### 2016 Kansas City
    @@ -272,15 +272,15 @@ Speakers: Aaron Patterson, Santiago Pastorino, Godfrey Chan, Jeremy Daer, Guille
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKyv-IGvgGE&list=PLjWx86NM5QtLwvWE-PuE4fcJJSmbPHZM6&index=2&pp=iAQB)

    #### Mark Imbriaco
    "Rails Doesn't Scale"
    "Rails Doesn't Scale"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2MdBtXonew)

    #### Eileen Uchitelle
    "The Future of Rails 6: Scalable by Default"
    "The Future of Rails 6: Scalable by Default"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8evXWvM4oXM)

    #### Sarah Mei
    "Livable Code"
    "Livable Code"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI77oMKr5EY&t=670s)

    #### Aaron Patterson
    @@ -292,15 +292,15 @@ Speakers: Aaron Patterson, Santiago Pastorino, Godfrey Chan, Jeremy Daer, Guille
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBwWbFpkltg&list=PLjWx86NM5QtLwvWE-PuE4fcJJSmbPHZM6&index=1)

    #### Bari A Williams
    "Ethical Issues in the Law and Tech"
    "Ethical Issues in the Law and Tech"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBAra5J5c90&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMTkga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    #### Ariel Caplan
    "The Stories We Tell Our Children"
    "The Stories We Tell Our Children"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKqvtAxGQOs&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMTkga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    #### Brady Kriss
    "How we make good"
    "How we make good"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyUa6_4cX-w&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMTkga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    #### Aaron Patterson
    @@ -309,32 +309,32 @@ Speakers: Aaron Patterson, Santiago Pastorino, Godfrey Chan, Jeremy Daer, Guille
    ### 2020 Your Couch

    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    *Not a talk, interview*
    *Not a talk, interview*<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OltCr8AWpWw&pp=ygUScmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjAgZGho)

    #### Eileen Uchitelle
    "Technically a Talk"
    "Technically a Talk"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vebtTRXAznU&pp=ygUVcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjAgZWlsZWVu)

    #### Aaron Patterson
    "Aaron's Variety Show"
    "Aaron's Variety Show"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JEEabL90AA&pp=ygUUcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjAgYWFyb24%3D)

    ### 2021 Remote

    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    *Not a talk, interview*
    *Not a talk, interview*<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzK0iHyQR0k&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyan3isUPgB_fER4eM9Js6pA&index=2)

    #### Eileen Uchitelle
    "All the Things I Thought I Couldn't Do"
    "All the Things I Thought I Couldn't Do"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU9wz998-1k)

    #### Bryan Cantrill
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSE9fXgiqig&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyan3isUPgB_fER4eM9Js6pA&index=4)

    #### Bryan Liles
    "Little Ideas Are the Catalyst for Big Change"
    "Little Ideas Are the Catalyst for Big Change"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U87gelwdv_0&pp=ygUUcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjEgbGlsZXM%3D)

    #### Aaron Patterson
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    ### 2022 Portland

    #### Xavier Noria
    "The Journey to Zeitwerk"
    "The Journey to Zeitwerk"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzyGdOd_6-Y&pp=ygUVcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjIgeGF2aWVy)

    #### Eileen Uchitelle
    "The Success of Ruby on Rails"
    "The Success of Ruby on Rails"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p17xn05zc9c)

    #### Crystal Tia Martin
    "A Tech Gorl Origin Story"
    "A Tech Gorl Origin Story"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWJ63Qy8QII&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjIgY3J5c3RhbA%3D%3D)

    #### Vaidehi Joshi
    "Meditations on Software"
    "Meditations on Software"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWXo0PFYgIk&pp=ygUUcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjIgam9zaGnSBwkJTwkBhyohjO8%3D)

    #### Aaron Patterson
    @@ -370,15 +370,15 @@ Speakers: Aaron Patterson, Santiago Pastorino, Godfrey Chan, Jeremy Daer, Guille
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcDNedD-8mU&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjMga2V5bm90ZdIHCQlPCQGHKiGM7w%3D%3D)

    #### Rafael Mendonça França
    "Investing in the Ruby Community"
    "Investing in the Ruby Community"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XohX3nlVIdc&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjMga2V5bm90ZdIHCQlPCQGHKiGM7w%3D%3D)

    #### Gary Ware
    "The Power of Improv"
    "The Power of Improv"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6wrSpFFgmQ&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjMga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    #### Shani Boston
    "Leading Through Change"
    "Leading Through Change"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp18qfD2Oac&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjMga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ### 2024 Detroit
    @@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ Speakers: Aaron Patterson, Santiago Pastorino, Godfrey Chan, Jeremy Daer, Guille
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWi-cSHNr5s&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjQga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    #### Irina Nazarova
    "Startups on Rails"
    "Startups on Rails"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zikX4ioTE1o&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjQga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    #### John Hawthorn
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    ### 2006 (The First One) Chicago

    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    #### David Heinemeier Hansson<br>
    "Resources on Rails"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFhoSMD6idk)

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    ### 2006 (The First One) Chicago

    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    "Resources on Rails"
    "Resources on Rails"<br>
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFhoSMD6idk)

    #### Martin Fowler
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    *Video Not Available*

    #### Why the Lucky Stiff & The Thirsty Cups
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD0A7skVEA8) railsconf.org schedules from the internet archive do not refer to this as a keynote. Blogs and youtube description does. This was mentioned but not included in the Keynote of Keynotes talk.
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD0A7skVEA8)
    <br>railsconf.org schedules from the internet archive do not refer to this as a keynote. Blogs and youtube description does. This was mentioned but not included in the Keynote of Keynotes talk.

    ### 2007 Portland

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    - [2012 Austin](#2012-austin)
    - [2013 Portland](#2013-portland)
    - [2014 Chicago](#2014-chicago)
    - [2015 Atlanta}(#2015-atlanta)
    - [2015 Atlanta](#2015-atlanta)
    - [2016 Kansas City](#2016-kansas-city)
    - [2017 Phoenix](#2017-phoenix)
    - [2018 Pittsburgh](#2018-Pittsburgh)
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    - [2024 Detroit](#2024-detroit)
    - [2025 Philadelphia](#2025-philadelphia)

    ## 2006 (The First One) Chicago
    ## Keynotes

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    ### 2006 (The First One) Chicago

    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    "Resources on Rails"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFhoSMD6idk)

    ### Martin Fowler
    #### Martin Fowler
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Paul Graham
    #### Paul Graham
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Dave Thomas
    #### Dave Thomas
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Why the Lucky Stiff & The Thirsty Cups
    #### Why the Lucky Stiff & The Thirsty Cups
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD0A7skVEA8) railsconf.org schedules from the internet archive do not refer to this as a keynote. Blogs and youtube description does. This was mentioned but not included in the Keynote of Keynotes talk.

    ## 2007 Portland
    ### 2007 Portland

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Avi Bryant
    #### Avi Bryant
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Dave Thomas
    #### Dave Thomas
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Tim Bray
    #### Tim Bray
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Jarkko Laine
    #### Jarkko Laine
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Ze Frank
    #### Ze Frank
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Jamis Buck & Michael Koziarski
    #### Jamis Buck & Michael Koziarski
    "The Rails Way"
    *Video Not Available*

    ## 2008 Portland
    ### 2008 Portland

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    "The Great Surplus"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PVViBjukAE)

    ### Joel Spolsky
    #### Joel Spolsky
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNZt6BURJok&pp=ygUbam9lbCBzcG9sc2t5IHJhaWxzY29uZiAyMDA4)

    ### Charles Nutter
    #### Charles Nutter
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Jeremy Daer
    #### Jeremy Daer
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Kent Beck
    #### Kent Beck
    *Video Not Available*

    ## 2009 Las Vegas
    ### 2009 Las Vegas

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    "Rails 3 and the real secret to high productivity"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up0kiOJvUpI&list=PL05342C7F3513E477&index=2&pp=iAQB)

    ### Women in Rails Panel
    #### Women in Rails Panel
    Speakers: Desi McAdam, Sarah Mei, Lori Olson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC0H7_6Rcr0&list=PL05342C7F3513E477&index=1)

    ### Rails Core Panel
    #### Rails Core Panel
    Speakers: Jeremy Daer, Rick Olson, Michael Koziarski, Yehuda Katz, DHH
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jvHRPPCjgs&list=PL05342C7F3513E477&index=9)

    ### Robert Martin
    #### Robert Martin
    "What killed smalltalk could kill Ruby too"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX3iRjKj7C0)

    ## 2010 Baltimore
    ### 2010 Baltimore

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0iKYRKtAsA)

    ### Robert Martin
    #### Robert Martin
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mslMLp5bQD0&pp=ygUcamVyZW15IGtlbXBlciByYWlsc2NvbmYgMjAwOA%3D%3D)

    ### Gary Vaynerchuk
    #### Gary Vaynerchuk
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QWHkcCP3tA&list=PL05342C7F3513E477&index=11&pp=iAQB0gcJCU8JAYcqIYzv)

    ## 2011 Baltimore
    ### 2011 Baltimore

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGdCI2HhfAU)

    ### Richard Gabriel & Guy Steele
    #### Richard Gabriel & Guy Steele
    "50 in 50"
    [Vimeo Link](https://vimeo.com/25958308)
    The recording is not from Railsconf, but since it's a scripted piece, it's likely the same or similar enough.

    ### Corey Haines
    #### Corey Haines
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OFxsarfSxI&list=PL379EA9290474C86C&index=5)

    ### Chad Dickerson
    #### Chad Dickerson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22EECFEk9Xs&list=PL379EA9290474C86C&index=7&pp=iAQB)

    ### Aaron Batalion
    #### Aaron Batalion
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-WLTQa4pGo&list=PL379EA9290474C86C&index=9)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    #### Aaron Patterson
    "Double Dream Hands"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWOAHIpmLAI&list=PL379EA9290474C86C&index=3&pp=iAQB)

    ### Eric Ries
    #### Eric Ries
    "Lessons Learned"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVBVZGfzkVM)

    ### Glenn Vanderburg
    #### Glenn Vanderburg
    "Craft, Engineering and the Essence of Programming"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlTiMUzLMgM&list=PL379EA9290474C86C&index=8)

    ## 2012 Austin
    ### 2012 Austin

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    "Progress"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOFTop3AMZ8&pp=ygUYInJhaWxzY29uZiAyMDEzIiBrZXlub3Rl)

    ### Rich Hickey
    #### Rich Hickey
    "Simplicity Matters"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI8tNMsozo0&list=PLF16D2F3A8469021E&index=53)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    #### Aaron Patterson
    "I've made a huge mistake"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kSfGgiFk48&list=PLF16D2F3A8469021E&index=52)

    ### David Cohen
    #### David Cohen
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok7YH8_48pc&list=PLF16D2F3A8469021E&index=50)

    ### Ruby Rogues Live Recording
    #### Ruby Rogues Live Recording
    Speakers: James Edward Gray, Charles Max Wood, Josh Susser, David Brady and Avdi Grim
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM_ak1KsBKI&list=PLF16D2F3A8469021E&index=1)

    ## 2013 Portland
    ### 2013 Portland

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    "Patterns of Basecamp's Application Architecture"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhseQP52yIY)

    ### Michael Lopp
    #### Michael Lopp
    "Stables and Volatiles"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTvPPOYOARQ)
    This recording is not from Railsconf, but as far as I can tell the content is the same or incredibly close. He seems to have given this talk multiple times.

    ### Yehuda Katz
    #### Yehuda Katz
    *Video Not Available*
    All that I could find from this was a DM to Yehuda with the reply:
    > I think that's the one where I ripped up my entire talk overnight to deliver a rebuttal to DHH on Javascript. I haven't ever been able to find it, sadly.
    ### James Duncan Davidson
    #### James Duncan Davidson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOvWDlmufcw&list=PLE7tQUdRKcybxgqVTwuOA12wr5Gn2M2Pp&index=56&pp=iAQB)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    #### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kgUL_FfUZY)

    ## 2014 Chicago
    ### 2014 Chicago

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LfmrkyP81M&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyZ5jfnbS_osIoWzK_FrwKz5)

    ### Farrah Bostic
    #### Farrah Bostic
    "What happens to everyone when everyone learns to code?"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgoYBNj5xk0&list=PLTwRP8L3o1wqBQRdFe6YtIbmpYCnjt8fR&index=9)

    ### Yehuda Katz
    #### Yehuda Katz
    "Ten Years!"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9naDS3r4MbY&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyZ5jfnbS_osIoWzK_FrwKz5&index=17)

    ### Baratunde Thurston
    #### Baratunde Thurston
    "Humor in the Code"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oax1R1S6LI4&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyZ5jfnbS_osIoWzK_FrwKz5&index=36)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    #### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTTygyxuGj8)

    ### Sandi Metz (Not a keynote)
    #### Sandi Metz (Not a keynote)
    "All the Little Things"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bZh5LMaSmE)
    This talk wasn't a keynote but is generally regarded to be one of the best talks about Ruby & OO given at Railsconf, if not *the best*.

    ## 2015 Atlanta
    ### 2015 Atlanta

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJVTM7mE1Cc)

    ### Sarah Chipps
    #### Sarah Chipps
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OOZfod2rC4)

    ### Rails Core Panel
    #### Rails Core Panel
    Speakers: Aaron Patterson, Santiago Pastorino, Godfrey Chan, Jeremy Daer, Guillermo Iguaran, and Andrew White. Hosted by Evan Phoenix.
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdUj8HoH_eA)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    #### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3gYklsN9uc)

    ### Kent Beck
    #### Kent Beck
    "The Aaron Patterson Memorial Keynote"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aApmOZwdPqA)

    ## 2016 Kansas City
    ### 2016 Kansas City

    ### Jeremy Daer
    #### Jeremy Daer
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUVsZ4vS1Y8)

    ### Nickolas Means
    #### Nickolas Means
    [Youtube Link](https://youtu.be/ggPE-JHzfAM?feature=shared)

    ### Chanelle Henry
    #### Chanelle Henry
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3RcrToGIEQ&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyZGYLfj6oRQWPxB6ijg1YsC&index=6)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    #### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMFs9DTympQ&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyZGYLfj6oRQWPxB6ijg1YsC&index=32)

    ### Paul Lamere
    #### Paul Lamere
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7XN3RuDzmc&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyZGYLfj6oRQWPxB6ijg1YsC&index=87)

    ## 2017 Phoenix
    ### 2017 Phoenix

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx6aGMC6MjU&pp=ygUScmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMTcgZGho)

    ### Pamela Pavliscak
    #### Pamela Pavliscak
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN1nOTQgmCY&pp=ygUfcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMTcgcGFtZWxhIHBhdmxpc2Nhaw%3D%3D)

    ### Marco Rogers
    #### Marco Rogers
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6fBRwi6cqc&pp=ygUScmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMTcgZGho)

    ### Justin Searls
    #### Justin Searls
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4fnzHxHXMI)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    #### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnCJO8Ax1qg)

    ## 2018 Pittsburgh
    ### 2018 Pittsburgh

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKyv-IGvgGE&list=PLjWx86NM5QtLwvWE-PuE4fcJJSmbPHZM6&index=2&pp=iAQB)

    ### Mark Imbriaco
    #### Mark Imbriaco
    "Rails Doesn't Scale"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2MdBtXonew)

    ### Eileen Uchitelle
    #### Eileen Uchitelle
    "The Future of Rails 6: Scalable by Default"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8evXWvM4oXM)

    ### Sarah Mei
    #### Sarah Mei
    "Livable Code"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI77oMKr5EY&t=670s)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    #### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBFuZivrdT0)

    ## 2019 Minneapolis
    ### 2019 Minneapolis

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBwWbFpkltg&list=PLjWx86NM5QtLwvWE-PuE4fcJJSmbPHZM6&index=1)

    ### Bari A Williams
    #### Bari A Williams
    "Ethical Issues in the Law and Tech"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBAra5J5c90&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMTkga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ### Ariel Caplan
    #### Ariel Caplan
    "The Stories We Tell Our Children"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKqvtAxGQOs&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMTkga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ### Brady Kriss
    #### Brady Kriss
    "How we make good"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyUa6_4cX-w&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMTkga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    #### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dld5kFWGCc&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMTkga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ## 2020 Your Couch
    ### 2020 Your Couch

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    *Not a talk, interview*
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OltCr8AWpWw&pp=ygUScmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjAgZGho)

    ### Eileen Uchitelle
    #### Eileen Uchitelle
    "Technically a Talk"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vebtTRXAznU&pp=ygUVcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjAgZWlsZWVu)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    #### Aaron Patterson
    "Aaron's Variety Show"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JEEabL90AA&pp=ygUUcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjAgYWFyb24%3D)

    ## 2021 Remote
    ### 2021 Remote

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    #### David Heinemeier Hansson
    *Not a talk, interview*
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzK0iHyQR0k&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyan3isUPgB_fER4eM9Js6pA&index=2)

    ### Eileen Uchitelle
    #### Eileen Uchitelle
    "All the Things I Thought I Couldn't Do"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU9wz998-1k)

    ### Bryan Cantrill
    #### Bryan Cantrill
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSE9fXgiqig&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyan3isUPgB_fER4eM9Js6pA&index=4)

    ### Bryan Liles
    #### Bryan Liles
    "Little Ideas Are the Catalyst for Big Change"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U87gelwdv_0&pp=ygUUcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjEgbGlsZXM%3D)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    #### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgZ4YLO0pYE)

    ## 2022 Portland
    ### 2022 Portland

    ### Xavier Noria
    #### Xavier Noria
    "The Journey to Zeitwerk"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzyGdOd_6-Y&pp=ygUVcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjIgeGF2aWVy)

    ### Eileen Uchitelle
    #### Eileen Uchitelle
    "The Success of Ruby on Rails"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p17xn05zc9c)

    ### Crystal Tia Martin
    #### Crystal Tia Martin
    "A Tech Gorl Origin Story"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWJ63Qy8QII&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjIgY3J5c3RhbA%3D%3D)

    ### Vaidehi Joshi
    #### Vaidehi Joshi
    "Meditations on Software"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWXo0PFYgIk&pp=ygUUcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjIgam9zaGnSBwkJTwkBhyohjO8%3D)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    #### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqTFm2ZtRHg)

    ## 2023 Atlanta
    ### 2023 Atlanta

    ### Eileen Uchitelle
    #### Eileen Uchitelle
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgNb2_LSMMo)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    #### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcDNedD-8mU&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjMga2V5bm90ZdIHCQlPCQGHKiGM7w%3D%3D)

    ### Rafael Mendonça França
    #### Rafael Mendonça França
    "Investing in the Ruby Community"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XohX3nlVIdc&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjMga2V5bm90ZdIHCQlPCQGHKiGM7w%3D%3D)

    ### Gary Ware
    #### Gary Ware
    "The Power of Improv"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6wrSpFFgmQ&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjMga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ### Shani Boston
    #### Shani Boston
    "Leading Through Change"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp18qfD2Oac&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjMga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ## 2024 Detroit
    ### 2024 Detroit

    ### Nadia Odunayo
    #### Nadia Odunayo
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWi-cSHNr5s&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjQga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ### Irina Nazarova
    #### Irina Nazarova
    "Startups on Rails"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zikX4ioTE1o&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjQga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ### John Hawthorn
    #### John Hawthorn
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZkGmjRVICk&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjQga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    #### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRAhO8piBtw)

    ## 2025 Philadelphia
    ### 2025 Philadelphia

    #### John Dewsnap
    *Video Not Available*

    ### John Dewsnap
    #### Aji Slater
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Aji Slater
    #### Railsconf World Champion Aaron Patterson
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Railsconf World Champion Aaron Patterson
    *Video Not Available*
    ## Hit List

    If you're only going to watch a handful (and I do not recommend watching them all, by any means) make it some of these. They are in a vague priority order, but don't read too much into it.

    - [2014: Yehuda Katz](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9naDS3r4MbY)
    - [2011: Glenn Vanderburg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlTiMUzLMgM)
    - [2016: Nick Means](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggPE-JHzfAM))
    - [2018: Sarah Mei](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI77oMKr5EY&t=670s)
    - [2016: Paul Lamere](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7XN3RuDzmc)
    - [2014: Farrah Bostic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgoYBNj5xk0)
    - [2024: Nadia Odunayo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWi-cSHNr5s)
    - [2017: Justin Searls](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4fnzHxHXMI)
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    # Railsconf Keynotes
    ## Table of Contents

    - [2006 Chicago](#2006-the-first-one-chicago)
    - [2007 Portland](#2007-portland)
    - [2008 Portland](#2008-portalnd)
    - [2009 Las Vegas](#2009-las-vegas)
    - [2010 Baltimore](#2010-baltimore)
    - [2011 Baltimore](#2011-baltimore)
    - [2012 Austin](#2012-austin)
    - [2013 Portland](#2013-portland)
    - [2014 Chicago](#2014-chicago)
    - [2015 Atlanta}(#2015-atlanta)
    - [2016 Kansas City](#2016-kansas-city)
    - [2017 Phoenix](#2017-phoenix)
    - [2018 Pittsburgh](#2018-Pittsburgh)
    - [2019 Minneapolis](#2019-minneapolis)
    - [2020 Your Couch](#2020-your-couch)
    - [2021 Remote](#2021-remote)
    - [2022 Portland](#2022-portland)
    - [2023 Atlanta](#2023-atlanta)
    - [2024 Detroit](#2024-detroit)
    - [2025 Philadelphia](#2025-philadelphia)

    ## 2006 (The First One) Chicago

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    *Video Not Available*

    ### Why the Lucky Stiff & The Thirsty Cups
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD0A7skVEA8)
    railsconf.org schedules from the internet archive do not refer
    to this as a keynote. Blogs and youtube description does. This
    was mentioned but not included in the Keynote of Keynotes talk.
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD0A7skVEA8) railsconf.org schedules from the internet archive do not refer to this as a keynote. Blogs and youtube description does. This was mentioned but not included in the Keynote of Keynotes talk.

    ## 2007 Portland

    @@ -82,4 +101,304 @@ Speakers: Jeremy Daer, Rick Olson, Michael Koziarski, Yehuda Katz, DHH

    ## 2010 Baltimore

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0iKYRKtAsA)

    ### Robert Martin
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mslMLp5bQD0&pp=ygUcamVyZW15IGtlbXBlciByYWlsc2NvbmYgMjAwOA%3D%3D)

    ### Gary Vaynerchuk
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QWHkcCP3tA&list=PL05342C7F3513E477&index=11&pp=iAQB0gcJCU8JAYcqIYzv)

    ## 2011 Baltimore

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGdCI2HhfAU)

    ### Richard Gabriel & Guy Steele
    "50 in 50"
    [Vimeo Link](https://vimeo.com/25958308)
    The recording is not from Railsconf, but since it's a scripted piece, it's likely the same or similar enough.

    ### Corey Haines
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OFxsarfSxI&list=PL379EA9290474C86C&index=5)

    ### Chad Dickerson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22EECFEk9Xs&list=PL379EA9290474C86C&index=7&pp=iAQB)

    ### Aaron Batalion
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-WLTQa4pGo&list=PL379EA9290474C86C&index=9)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    "Double Dream Hands"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWOAHIpmLAI&list=PL379EA9290474C86C&index=3&pp=iAQB)

    ### Eric Ries
    "Lessons Learned"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVBVZGfzkVM)

    ### Glenn Vanderburg
    "Craft, Engineering and the Essence of Programming"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlTiMUzLMgM&list=PL379EA9290474C86C&index=8)

    ## 2012 Austin

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    "Progress"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOFTop3AMZ8&pp=ygUYInJhaWxzY29uZiAyMDEzIiBrZXlub3Rl)

    ### Rich Hickey
    "Simplicity Matters"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI8tNMsozo0&list=PLF16D2F3A8469021E&index=53)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    "I've made a huge mistake"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kSfGgiFk48&list=PLF16D2F3A8469021E&index=52)

    ### David Cohen
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok7YH8_48pc&list=PLF16D2F3A8469021E&index=50)

    ### Ruby Rogues Live Recording
    Speakers: James Edward Gray, Charles Max Wood, Josh Susser, David Brady and Avdi Grim
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM_ak1KsBKI&list=PLF16D2F3A8469021E&index=1)

    ## 2013 Portland

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    "Patterns of Basecamp's Application Architecture"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhseQP52yIY)

    ### Michael Lopp
    "Stables and Volatiles"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTvPPOYOARQ)
    This recording is not from Railsconf, but as far as I can tell the content is the same or incredibly close. He seems to have given this talk multiple times.

    ### Yehuda Katz
    *Video Not Available*
    All that I could find from this was a DM to Yehuda with the reply:
    > I think that's the one where I ripped up my entire talk overnight to deliver a rebuttal to DHH on Javascript. I haven't ever been able to find it, sadly.
    ### James Duncan Davidson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOvWDlmufcw&list=PLE7tQUdRKcybxgqVTwuOA12wr5Gn2M2Pp&index=56&pp=iAQB)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kgUL_FfUZY)

    ## 2014 Chicago

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LfmrkyP81M&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyZ5jfnbS_osIoWzK_FrwKz5)

    ### Farrah Bostic
    "What happens to everyone when everyone learns to code?"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgoYBNj5xk0&list=PLTwRP8L3o1wqBQRdFe6YtIbmpYCnjt8fR&index=9)

    ### Yehuda Katz
    "Ten Years!"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9naDS3r4MbY&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyZ5jfnbS_osIoWzK_FrwKz5&index=17)

    ### Baratunde Thurston
    "Humor in the Code"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oax1R1S6LI4&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyZ5jfnbS_osIoWzK_FrwKz5&index=36)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTTygyxuGj8)

    ### Sandi Metz (Not a keynote)
    "All the Little Things"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bZh5LMaSmE)
    This talk wasn't a keynote but is generally regarded to be one of the best talks about Ruby & OO given at Railsconf, if not *the best*.

    ## 2015 Atlanta

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJVTM7mE1Cc)

    ### Sarah Chipps
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OOZfod2rC4)

    ### Rails Core Panel
    Speakers: Aaron Patterson, Santiago Pastorino, Godfrey Chan, Jeremy Daer, Guillermo Iguaran, and Andrew White. Hosted by Evan Phoenix.
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdUj8HoH_eA)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3gYklsN9uc)

    ### Kent Beck
    "The Aaron Patterson Memorial Keynote"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aApmOZwdPqA)

    ## 2016 Kansas City

    ### Jeremy Daer
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUVsZ4vS1Y8)

    ### Nickolas Means
    [Youtube Link](https://youtu.be/ggPE-JHzfAM?feature=shared)

    ### Chanelle Henry
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3RcrToGIEQ&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyZGYLfj6oRQWPxB6ijg1YsC&index=6)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMFs9DTympQ&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyZGYLfj6oRQWPxB6ijg1YsC&index=32)

    ### Paul Lamere
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7XN3RuDzmc&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyZGYLfj6oRQWPxB6ijg1YsC&index=87)

    ## 2017 Phoenix

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx6aGMC6MjU&pp=ygUScmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMTcgZGho)

    ### Pamela Pavliscak
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN1nOTQgmCY&pp=ygUfcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMTcgcGFtZWxhIHBhdmxpc2Nhaw%3D%3D)

    ### Marco Rogers
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6fBRwi6cqc&pp=ygUScmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMTcgZGho)

    ### Justin Searls
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4fnzHxHXMI)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnCJO8Ax1qg)

    ## 2018 Pittsburgh

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKyv-IGvgGE&list=PLjWx86NM5QtLwvWE-PuE4fcJJSmbPHZM6&index=2&pp=iAQB)

    ### Mark Imbriaco
    "Rails Doesn't Scale"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2MdBtXonew)

    ### Eileen Uchitelle
    "The Future of Rails 6: Scalable by Default"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8evXWvM4oXM)

    ### Sarah Mei
    "Livable Code"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI77oMKr5EY&t=670s)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBFuZivrdT0)

    ## 2019 Minneapolis

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBwWbFpkltg&list=PLjWx86NM5QtLwvWE-PuE4fcJJSmbPHZM6&index=1)

    ### Bari A Williams
    "Ethical Issues in the Law and Tech"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBAra5J5c90&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMTkga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ### Ariel Caplan
    "The Stories We Tell Our Children"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKqvtAxGQOs&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMTkga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ### Brady Kriss
    "How we make good"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyUa6_4cX-w&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMTkga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dld5kFWGCc&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMTkga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ## 2020 Your Couch

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    *Not a talk, interview*
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OltCr8AWpWw&pp=ygUScmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjAgZGho)

    ### Eileen Uchitelle
    "Technically a Talk"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vebtTRXAznU&pp=ygUVcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjAgZWlsZWVu)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    "Aaron's Variety Show"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JEEabL90AA&pp=ygUUcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjAgYWFyb24%3D)

    ## 2021 Remote

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    *Not a talk, interview*
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzK0iHyQR0k&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyan3isUPgB_fER4eM9Js6pA&index=2)

    ### Eileen Uchitelle
    "All the Things I Thought I Couldn't Do"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU9wz998-1k)

    ### Bryan Cantrill
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSE9fXgiqig&list=PLE7tQUdRKcyan3isUPgB_fER4eM9Js6pA&index=4)

    ### Bryan Liles
    "Little Ideas Are the Catalyst for Big Change"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U87gelwdv_0&pp=ygUUcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjEgbGlsZXM%3D)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgZ4YLO0pYE)

    ## 2022 Portland

    ### Xavier Noria
    "The Journey to Zeitwerk"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzyGdOd_6-Y&pp=ygUVcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjIgeGF2aWVy)

    ### Eileen Uchitelle
    "The Success of Ruby on Rails"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p17xn05zc9c)

    ### Crystal Tia Martin
    "A Tech Gorl Origin Story"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWJ63Qy8QII&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjIgY3J5c3RhbA%3D%3D)

    ### Vaidehi Joshi
    "Meditations on Software"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWXo0PFYgIk&pp=ygUUcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjIgam9zaGnSBwkJTwkBhyohjO8%3D)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqTFm2ZtRHg)

    ## 2023 Atlanta

    ### Eileen Uchitelle
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgNb2_LSMMo)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcDNedD-8mU&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjMga2V5bm90ZdIHCQlPCQGHKiGM7w%3D%3D)

    ### Rafael Mendonça França
    "Investing in the Ruby Community"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XohX3nlVIdc&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjMga2V5bm90ZdIHCQlPCQGHKiGM7w%3D%3D)

    ### Gary Ware
    "The Power of Improv"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6wrSpFFgmQ&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjMga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ### Shani Boston
    "Leading Through Change"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp18qfD2Oac&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjMga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ## 2024 Detroit

    ### Nadia Odunayo
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWi-cSHNr5s&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjQga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ### Irina Nazarova
    "Startups on Rails"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zikX4ioTE1o&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjQga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ### John Hawthorn
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZkGmjRVICk&pp=ygUWcmFpbHNjb25mIDIwMjQga2V5bm90ZQ%3D%3D)

    ### Aaron Patterson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRAhO8piBtw)

    ## 2025 Philadelphia

    ### John Dewsnap
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Aji Slater
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Railsconf World Champion Aaron Patterson
    *Video Not Available*
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    # Railsconf Keynotes

    ## 2006 (The First One) Chicago

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    "Resources on Rails"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFhoSMD6idk)

    ### Martin Fowler
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Paul Graham
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Dave Thomas
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Why the Lucky Stiff & The Thirsty Cups
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD0A7skVEA8)
    railsconf.org schedules from the internet archive do not refer
    to this as a keynote. Blogs and youtube description does. This
    was mentioned but not included in the Keynote of Keynotes talk.

    ## 2007 Portland

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Avi Bryant
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Dave Thomas

    ### Tim Bray
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Jarkko Laine
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Ze Frank
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Jamis Buck & Michael Koziarski
    "The Rails Way"
    *Video Not Available*

    ## 2008 Portland

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    "The Great Surplus"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PVViBjukAE)

    ### Joel Spolsky
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNZt6BURJok&pp=ygUbam9lbCBzcG9sc2t5IHJhaWxzY29uZiAyMDA4)

    ### Charles Nutter
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Jeremy Daer
    *Video Not Available*

    ### Kent Beck
    *Video Not Available*

    ## 2009 Las Vegas

    ### David Heinemeier Hansson
    "Rails 3 and the real secret to high productivity"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up0kiOJvUpI&list=PL05342C7F3513E477&index=2&pp=iAQB)

    ### Women in Rails Panel
    Speakers: Desi McAdam, Sarah Mei, Lori Olson
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC0H7_6Rcr0&list=PL05342C7F3513E477&index=1)

    ### Rails Core Panel
    Speakers: Jeremy Daer, Rick Olson, Michael Koziarski, Yehuda Katz, DHH
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jvHRPPCjgs&list=PL05342C7F3513E477&index=9)

    ### Robert Martin
    "What killed smalltalk could kill Ruby too"
    [Youtube Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX3iRjKj7C0)

    ## 2010 Baltimore