VanRuby: Derailing Our Application: How And Why We Are Decoupling Our Code From Rails

​Derailing Our Application: How And Why We Are Decoupling Our Code From Rails

​​​About the talk:

​Cisco Meraki is probably the largest Rails shop you’ve never heard of. Our 2 million line Rails monolith has been under continuous development since 2007. As with any large codebase, ours is not without challenges. In “Derailing Our Application,” we share how our architecture has evolved to decouple 800,000 lines of Ruby code from Rails constructs in order to enable us to scale our team to 1,000 engineers and beyond without losing the benefits of Rails. Join us on the track less traveled! All aboard!

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​About the Speaker:

​​Fito is a Staff Software Engineer @ Cisco Meraki. He is a SF Bay Area transplant from Asunción, Paraguay. He enjoys hiking, watching soccer, video games, and pair-programming.

​Alan is a passionate Rubyist and an empathetic leader at Cisco. He's also a fallible human who has written his fair share of flaky tests. For that he apologizes. In his spare time, Alan is a swell photographer and a rusty drummer. He also owns too many hats given he only has the one head.

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​Location:

​​Date: May 13th, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM PST to 9:00 PM PST
Location: Northeastern University, 1400 – 410 W Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 1Z3, Canada

​About our Sponsors:

​Northeastern University
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Located in the heart of downtown, the Vancouver campus offers a wide range of master’s-level tech degrees, including pathway programs that allow students with non-STEM backgrounds to pursue a graduate degree in tech.
https://vancouver.northeastern.edu/

​Clio
Clio is a legal technology company headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia. It offers law firms cloud-based software that handles various law practice management tasks including client intake, contact management, calendaring, document management, timekeeping, billing, and trust accounting.
https://clio.com