--- title: The Scholars & Guides Program: Community, Mentorship,... description: Ruby Central's Scholars & Guides Program pairs newcomers from underrepresented communities with experienced Ruby developers to help them navigate RubyConf and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-scholars-guides-program-community-mentorship-and-the-spirit-of-ruby-uyeummcwp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Scholars & Guides Program: Community, Mentorship, and the Spirit of Ruby | daily.dev og:description: Ruby Central's Scholars & Guides Program pairs newcomers from underrepresented communities with experienced Ruby developers to help them navigate RubyConf and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-scholars-guides-program-community-mentorship-and-the-spirit-of-ruby-uyeummcwp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UyEUmmcwP.png og:image:alt: The Scholars & Guides Program: Community, Mentorship, and the Spirit of Ruby og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Scholars & Guides Program: Community, Mentorship, and the Spirit of Ruby **[RUBYLAND](https://daily.dev/sources/rubyla)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ruby Central's Scholars & Guides Program pairs newcomers from underrepresented communities with experienced Ruby developers to help them navigate RubyConf and grow professionally. Personal testimonials from Scholars and Guides describe how mentorship, informal hallway conversations, and community support shaped their careers and their attachment to Ruby. The piece closes with calls to apply as a Scholar or Guide and to support the program through tickets, donations, or sponsorship. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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