Last night’s meeting of the Raleigh-area Ruby Brigade set another record for attendance: 44 by Nathaniel’s count. This is 14 more than last month’s meeting. Incredible! This was another first for the group in that we were meeting at Red Hat’s headquarters on NC State’s centennial campus instead of our … Continue reading
July 22nd’s BarCamp RDU has come and gone, and wouldn’t you know I missed it? I was signed up to attend, but about a week prior to the event I learned I would be occupied that Saturday, and so I had to skip the most exciting geekfest to grace RDU … Continue reading
Last Thursday’s meeting of the Raleigh-area Ruby Brigade (also known as raleigh.rb, the Ruby Meetup, or the Ruby User’s Group… take your pick) was a huge success. A record-breaking 30 Rubyists were in attendance. Whether that was due to RailsConf or whether it was just a freak occurrence, I don’t … Continue reading
It’s mid-afternoon here in Chicago and RailsConf has just officially ended. There is a huge line of people out front of the hotel waiting to catch the next shuttle to O’Hare. I’ll need a few more days to properly digest the conference and write a more detailed overview of what … Continue reading
Tomorrow I fly to Chicago for the biggest Ruby bash so far this year: RailsConf 2006! Aside from getting to hear some wonderful keynote speakers and hang out with a herd of fellow Rubyists, many of my buddies from the Raleigh area (and elsewhere) will also be in attendance. It’ll … Continue reading
It was with mixed sadness and relief that NFJS 2006 came to a close last Sunday evening. Two and a half solid days of listening to some of the best technical speakers in the country can be draining, but the knowledge and enthusiasm one picks up is priceless. The highlights … Continue reading
It’s the morning of NFJS day 2 and I’m psyched about another day of listening to great speakers and hobnobbing with fellow members of geekdom. Yesterday’s kick-off was great. The first workshop I attended was Stuart Halloway’s intro to the Spring framework. This was mostly for review since I’ve used … Continue reading
I noticed today that the NFJS web site now has a podcast. One of the audio clips available is the entire Expert Panel session from the New England NFJS in March. I’ve started listening and it’s quite good. In fact, it’s making me hungry for more great discussion at the … Continue reading
Two acronyms in one title! How much wilder can it get? I’ll be attending the No Fluff, Just Stuff conference in RTP this coming weekend (June 9th, 10th, and 11th). I attended my first NFJS last year and it was a truly memorable experience. I’m seriously looking forward to attending … Continue reading