Are you a Ruby developer working in the Triangle? Are you registered for the RubyRX conference next weekend? If not, hop over to the Terralien blog to find out why you should come, then get registered! The talk I’ll be giving at RubyRX is titled “Homesteading: The New Entrepreneurial Model.” … Continue reading
Raleigh’s first RubyCamp is coming to Red Hat on October 18th. This is a similar format to BarCamp in that the presentations are pitched the morning of the conference, and attendees self organize the remainder of the day. Relevance will be running their popular Refactotum workshop in the morning. The … Continue reading
BarCampRDU 2008 came and went. It was quite enjoyable. There wasn’t as much grub as last year, but I thought the topics were more interesting. I gave a talk on pair programming during the afternoon. It really became more of a group discussion, which was exactly what I was hoping … Continue reading
I’ll be speaking at the Agile ITX conference in Reston, Virginia on June 27th. My presentation is titled Pragmatic Pair Programming and is based on the many diverse pairing experiences I’ve had over the past six years. Mention pair programming in any crowd of programmers and you’ll get two responses: … Continue reading
You’ve got about a week left to get your proposals in for a talk at the Ruby Hoedown, the South’s regional Ruby conference. Speakers will receive free admission and an as of yet undetermined honorarium along with dinner the night before the conference. (C’mon, you can’t possibly pass up free … Continue reading
The Ruby Hoedown moves to Hunstville, Alabama this year. I’m filling Nathaniel’s place as co-organizer this go round, along with Jeremy McAnally who was the driving force behind the conference last year too. We’re cooking up a good mix of Ruby talks. It’s not too late to get your own … Continue reading
Registration for this year’s BarCampRDU is now open. This is an event I unfortunately had to miss last year due to a prior commitment. I’m really looking forward to attending this year. It’s shaping up to be a fantastic experience.
For those of you interested in a trip to sunny Austin, the Lone Star Ruby Conf is now accepting speaker proposals. LSRC is a regional conference similar to the Ruby Hoedown that’s coming to Raleigh in August. It’s great to see these regional conferences taking off.
For the homeschoolers who read my blog, I’ll be speaking at the North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE) state conference in Winston-Salem again this year. I’m giving my distance education talk on Saturday, May 26th, from 12:30 to 1:30 PM in South Main 3. A few of the points I’ll … Continue reading
For those who may have missed my talk at RailsConf, you can download the slides to get a better idea of what the talk was all about. I had a blast, by the way! The audience seemed to enjoy it, and I was pleasantly surprised at the number of questions … Continue reading