While events have always been a cornerstone of our work, Ruby Central also supports the critical infrastructure that Ruby developers rely on through our Open Source Program.
RubyGems, the package manager for Ruby, was first conceptualized at RubyConf in 2003 and officially launched in 2004. It quickly became the backbone of Ruby development, making it easier than ever to install and share gem libraries. In 2009, Bundler was introduced to help developers manage dependencies across projects, solving one of the most persistent challenges in software development.