Okay, let's try out this bluesky thing. @gettalong.bsky.social /without/ the underscore :)

New version 2.5.0 of kramdown released! kramdown.gettalong.org/news.html

After some time off, we're back with the meetups! The venerable Hans Schnedlitz joins as a main organiser to help keep the momentum going! We'll be back with 3 wonderful talks on December 5th hosted by the lovelies at MindMeister. Be sure to join us! meetup.com/vienna-rb/even…

🎄 T-24 hours until #AdventOfCode 2024! 🎄

Get ready, it's this week! On Thursday 5th of December, join us at MindMeister to hear 3 talks on topics like monkey patches, migrations, HexaPDF and more! Special thanks to Hans Schnedlitz for getting this going. Plenty of spots, pals, see you there: meetup.com/vienna-rb/even…

Findet hier jemand den Marienkäfer auf dem Bild? 😅 Alles andere haben wir gefunden, nur den 🐞 nicht

ghostty.org 👻

New release of hexapdf-extras to make it compatible with HexaPDF 1.0. The API docs now also have a visual example of a Swiss QR bill - hexapdf-extras.gettalong.org/api/HexaPDF/Ex…

Coming with the next release to #HexaPDF: Line annotation appearance generation. Other annotation types will follow.

So, Ruby friends, how do I remove count number of trailing elements from an array *without* creating a new result array? There is Array#pop(count) but that creates an array I don't need or want ;-)

So I have been working on something lately, lightweight markup related. bsky.app/profile/gettal…

Save the date! The next Vienna.rb is happening on the 5th of June! 🏖️ We have a fantastic program with incredible speakers and a surprise prepared. More details to follow soon!

Mark your calendars! 📅 Vienna.rb #64 happens on June 5th. This time, we're hosted by our friends at PlanRadar! We have some amazing speakers and a special surprise too. Check it out: meetup.com/vienna-rb/even…

For those interested in lightweight markup languages in general and kramdown in particular: github.com/gettalong/vers… It is not yet finished and not polished etc. but already in a good state. This will be the basis for still more easily creating PDF documents with HexaPDF 😀

See you at Vienna.rb on Thursday!

Oh my... due to the different exchange rates, I get 10% less for US sales as compared to last year.

It's time for another Ruby Meetup! Save the date, September 4th at platogo. Rails World 2025 is happening at the same time. If you haven't managed to snag a ticket, join us to discuss what's new in Rails 🤗 meetup.com/vienna-rb/even…

Speaker Spotlight! 📣 Wolfgang Hotwagner is a Linux and Information Security enthusiast from Vienna. He's also an avid Rubyist! He'll demonstrate how to integrate security into your development process without expert knowledge, using a Ruby application as an example.