Developing Programmers' Talent through Indonesia's First Ruby Conference

A conference of Ruby, a programming language used in Quipper, Gojek, and BukaLapak, was held for the first time in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Oct. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time, Ruby Conference was held in Indonesia across two days, from 6-7 October 2017. This conference is an initiative of Ruby programmers to gather and support the Ruby community in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Ruby itself is a programming language that has already been used by numbers of leading technology companies including AirBnB, Kickstarter, Github, and Bloomberg. In Indonesia, Ruby is used by BukaLapak, GO-JEK, and Quipper, a leading technology education company.

The First Ever RubyConf in Indonesia

Ruby was designed and developed by software programmer Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto to make programming easier and less complicated so that programmers can enjoy the art of the programming itself, rather than struggling with a complicated syntax. Matz believes that it is important for programmers to be able to enjoy their work. Its simplicity and effectivity has made Ruby one of the most used programming languages in Japan, Europe and the United States, enabling large scale businesses to forward software development.

"Indonesia is one of the biggest markets of Asia with rapid growth in the information technology industry, especially in the startup sector. Concurrently, the number of Rubyists has increased significantly over the last few years, resulting with many technology companies to develop products with Ruby," explained Matz, who is also an advisor at Quipper.

Also a protagonist of Ruby, Quipper participated in the Ruby Conference to support and encourage the growth of Indonesia's IT industry, especially in human resource development.

Takuya Homma, Country Manager of Quipper Indonesia commented on the involvement of Quipper in the conference, "It's very important for us to support events like this as a company that believes in leveraging technology to provide universal access to education.We want to support young talents and contribute to enhance the IT ecosystem of Indonesia."

Ruby's international delegates from different parts of the world, including Matz himself, and some local talents shared their own experiences of building their products with Ruby at the conference. Members of Quipper's global product team from Tokyo, Manila, and Jakarta were also present to share the company's products and discuss the technology behind. The company opens doors to young and talented Indonesian programmers to join its team.

"We hope with this event, the IT professionals in Indonesia will gain more knowledge about the industry, be open to collaboration, enhance skills, and encourage Indonesia to be the future leader in technology," closed Takuya.

About Quipper

Quipper is a global leading education technology company that aims to bring the best education to all corners of the world. We believe every child deserves an opportunity to learn - an opportunity to create the future they aspire to. At Quipper, we harness technology to achieve just this.

Quipper services empower educators and learners alike by breaking down barriers in learning to help learners realize their full potential.

Globally, over 4 million people have registered for Quipper services including 350,000 teachers. Quipper has more than 600 employees across five countries: United Kingdom, Japan, Philippines, Mexico and Indonesia.

As part of Quipper's commitment and spirit to empower the educational ecosystem in Indonesia, Quipper will continue to work with all stakeholders including schools, Provincial and District Education Offices (Dinas Pendidikan) throughout Indonesia, Teachers and Educators' Offices, Primary and Secondary Education Offices, Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI), and Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMOLEC)

To date, Quipper offers Quipper School, Quipper Video, and Quipper Campus in Indonesia, and are being used by more than 2.5 million students and teachers.

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