# The Fellowship of Code: My Quest at Ruby for Good in Ghent

DevFeed: [The Fellowship of Code: My Quest at Ruby for Good in Ghent](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-fellowship-of-code-my-quest-at-ruby-for-good-in-ghent-30007.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://engineering.freeagent.com/2026/07/27/the-fellowship-of-code-my-quest-at-ruby-for-good-in-ghent/>)

Author: Fiona McLaren

Published: 2026-07-27T14:09:36Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [FreeAgent](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/freeagent.md>)

Topics: [Ruby](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ruby.md>), [Rails](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rails.md>), [Azure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/azure.md>), [Content Management System](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cms.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [azure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/azure.md>), [cms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cms.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [conferences](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/conferences.md>), [culture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/culture.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [open-source-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source-code.md>), [rails](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rails.md>), [ruby](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ruby.md>), [ruby-on-rails](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ruby-on-rails.md>)

## AI overview

A junior developer describes attending Ruby for Good in Ghent and contributing to SkillRX, a project providing medical education materials in low-resource areas. The team addressed inefficient Azure file-storage synchronization by planning Beacons that communicate directly with the health professionals' CMS.

## Source excerpt

It isn't very hard to pitch tech conferences. Offering a getaway from the usual desk work, a chance to pick up on new wisdoms from like-minded and genuinely inspiring folk, and room in the itinerary for sightseeing and socialising in the hip host city in between times? It's a no-brainer... well, for most. I had [...]