# Tropical.rb Conference and Rails Girls São Paulo

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Author: Doximity

Published: 2024-05-22T16:12:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Doximity](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/doximity.md>)

Topics: [Ruby on Rails](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ruby-on-rails.md>), [Ruby](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ruby.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-development.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>)

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## AI overview

Doximity sponsored the Tropical.rb Rails conference in São Paulo and the following Rails Girls São Paulo event. The events covered Ruby on Rails, its community and upcoming Rails 8 features, while Rails Girls participants collaborated on a mentoring app and received guidance toward advancing their software development skills.

## Source excerpt

On April 4th and 5th, 2024, Doximity sponsored Tropical.rb, also known as "The Latin America Rails Conference," in São Paulo, Brazil. This event gathered developers from across Latin America and beyond. It served as a dynamic platform for discussing Ruby on Rails, sharing knowledge, and networking among professionals in the field. The Doximity team at Tropical.rb Doximity has utilized Ruby on Rails since its founding, attributing significant success to the framework. The timing of the recent conference coincided with a resurgence in Rails' popularity, marked by new features and increased adoption among start-ups and new companies.The framework's robust foundation is evidenced by its daily use in major companies such as Doximity, Shopify, AppSignal, and 37Signals. The Tropical.rb conference featured keynotes from prominent Rails core team members Aaron Patterson and Eileen Uchitelle, who provided deep dives into the internals of Rails, explaining some of its magic. Rafael França shared insights on his experiences and the pivotal role of the Ruby on Rails community. The event highlighted numerous success stories of projects and companies built using Rails. Further excitement was generated by discussions on upcoming features in Rails 8, such as Propshaft, Kamal, and Thruster, detailed in Breno Gazzola's keynote. A central theme of the conference was Rails' suitability as a "one-person framework", with Rails 8 advancements reinforcing this concept. Rails Girls São Paulo The day after Tropical.rb, Doximity, in partnership with The Rails Foundation, sponsored the latest edition of Rails Girls São Paulo, a global non-profit initiative dedicated to introducing women of all ages to the world of software development. This edition of Rails Girls focused on empowering women with a programming background to improve their skills and guide them in their journey from junior to mid-level positions and beyond. Our SVP of Engineering, Bruno Miranda, attended the event, along with a fe