Quote of the Week: Handel H. Brown
“We cannot remind ourselves too often that it is not our believing in things that makes them true. We believe them because they are true.” — Handel H. Brown
Jason Rudolph talks Grails at the JUG next week
Jason Rudolph, local Groovy/Grails aficianado and Raleigh.rb regular, will be presenting at the RTP Java Users Group next Monday evening. Scott Davis “got Groovy” with the JUG in April. Now Jason will show us how Groovy’s deliciousness has been brought to bear on the world of web application frameworks. Grails … Continue reading
Automating file uploads with SSH and Ruby
Are you fairly new to Ruby programming? Do you want to learn more about how Ruby can be used as the “glue” to script various libraries into harmonious cooperation? Look no further… InfoQ recently published an article I wrote last year about how to automate file uploads to a web … Continue reading
Ken Auer at the Agile RTP meeting tonight
Ken Auer (of RoleModel Software and XP fame) will be speaking at the Agile RTP meeting here in Raleigh tonight. I used to work at RMS and am interested in hearing Ken’s take on agile methods once again. The year I spent at his studio was some of the best … Continue reading
Lone Star Ruby Conf now accepting proposals
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.
Getting started with Streamlined (part 1)
If you were one of the unfortunate souls who missed RailsConf this year, I’m sorry for you. If you happened to be at RailsConf but missed Justin Gehtland’s excellent Streamlined tutorial then you are truly of all people most pitiable. On a more serious note, the tutorial was very good … Continue reading
Speaking at NCHE again this year
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
Slides from my RailsConf talk
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
RailsConf ’07 wrap up
Portland is rapidly fading into the distance as I fly back towards Raleigh. I’ve enjoyed the past six days immensely. The Ruby/Rails community continues to surprise me with its passion, dedication, and downright uber-geekiness. The highlight of the conference for me was the time spent between talks and during meals, … Continue reading
Let the Conf begin
I just arrived in Portland a few hours ago for RailsConf ’07. I’m looking forward to attending the tutorial sessions tomorrow, not to mention watching presentations by fellow Rails geeks on Friday and Saturday. My own talk on homesteading and Teascript will be given on Saturday at 10:45 AM for … Continue reading