Comments for Vermont Ruby On Rails User Group http://vtrails.org Get on the Rails train with other Vermont developers Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:21:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Do we want to meet in the next month or so? by Adam http://vtrails.org/2009/09/14/do-we-want-to-meet-in-the-next-month-or-so/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Adam Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:21:15 +0000 http://vtrails.org/?p=24#comment-28 Sounds like Dan has some ideas for some topics. Using ActiveResource when your data source is a web API rather than a database... would be a nice topic somewhere between the realm of beginner and advanced. This group is welcome to use the conference room at Draker Laboratories in Burlington ( http://drakerlabs.com ), if some would prefer to meet in-person, and conference in others. Adam Sounds like Dan has some ideas for some topics. Using ActiveResource when your data source is a web API rather than a database… would be a nice topic somewhere between the realm of beginner and advanced.

This group is welcome to use the conference room at Draker Laboratories in Burlington ( http://drakerlabs.com ), if some would prefer to meet in-person, and conference in others.

Adam

]]> Comment on Do we want to meet in the next month or so? by gdoteof http://vtrails.org/2009/09/14/do-we-want-to-meet-in-the-next-month-or-so/comment-page-1/#comment-27 gdoteof Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:02:27 +0000 http://vtrails.org/?p=24#comment-27 I would also be interested in meeting. I have been developing php/drupal for about a year and have just been looking into RoR. I wouldn't have much to offer (except perhaps a space in Burlington to hold the meeting?) Geoff gdoteof_shift2_gmail.com 9098551071 I would also be interested in meeting. I have been developing php/drupal for about a year and have just been looking into RoR. I wouldn’t have much to offer (except perhaps a space in Burlington to hold the meeting?)

Geoff
gdoteof_shift2_gmail.com
9098551071

]]> Comment on Do we want to meet in the next month or so? by kevin.thorley http://vtrails.org/2009/09/14/do-we-want-to-meet-in-the-next-month-or-so/comment-page-1/#comment-26 kevin.thorley Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:09:08 +0000 http://vtrails.org/?p=24#comment-26 I am new to Ruby and Rails, but it seems like a great breath of fresh air after many years of Java(EE) programming. I am definitely interested in attending regular meetings. As for conferencing solutions, I was working on setting up a VoIP conferencing server for the VAGUE group last spring. Given a little time, I could do the same here. The benefit is that people could connect from land lines/cell phones, in the case where broadband isn't an option for Skype, etc. Just a thought. Looking forward to meeting all of you. I am new to Ruby and Rails, but it seems like a great breath of fresh air after many years of Java(EE) programming. I am definitely interested in attending regular meetings. As for conferencing solutions, I was working on setting up a VoIP conferencing server for the VAGUE group last spring. Given a little time, I could do the same here. The benefit is that people could connect from land lines/cell phones, in the case where broadband isn’t an option for Skype, etc. Just a thought. Looking forward to meeting all of you.

]]> Comment on Do we want to meet in the next month or so? by Sergei Serdyuk http://vtrails.org/2009/09/14/do-we-want-to-meet-in-the-next-month-or-so/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Sergei Serdyuk Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:06:18 +0000 http://vtrails.org/?p=24#comment-25 Thinking about topics, I think it is a good idea to have one advanced topic and one beginner topic per meeting. This way it is interesting to broader audience. Thinking about topics, I think it is a good idea to have one advanced topic and one beginner topic per meeting. This way it is interesting to broader audience.

]]> Comment on Do we want to meet in the next month or so? by Bradley Holt http://vtrails.org/2009/09/14/do-we-want-to-meet-in-the-next-month-or-so/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Bradley Holt Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:30:17 +0000 http://vtrails.org/?p=24#comment-24 @Sergei: I enjoyed your presentation at the VT Code Camp! @Alan: Already on it: http://groups.google.com/group/burlington-vt-php/browse_thread/thread/74c3b79fe7117434 @Sergei: I enjoyed your presentation at the VT Code Camp!

@Alan: Already on it:
http://groups.google.com/group/burlington-vt-php/browse_thread/thread/74c3b79fe7117434

]]> Comment on Do we want to meet in the next month or so? by dancoutu http://vtrails.org/2009/09/14/do-we-want-to-meet-in-the-next-month-or-so/comment-page-1/#comment-23 dancoutu Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:27:24 +0000 http://vtrails.org/?p=24#comment-23 Hi! Seems that I should throw in my two cents here since Sergei mentioned my name earlier. I've been doing Rails development for the past 3 years after doing PHP development since 2001 after doing Perl web sites since 1994 (my Perl experience goes back to 1987 but there was no web then!) I've done some serious large scale Rails portals over the past few years. I'm happy to talk about what is involved in a wide variety of Rails areas that apply to web portals and similar sites. Key topic areas include: o Doing Internationalization (I18N) with various versions of Rails. What works well, what stinks, what to avoid. o Using ActiveResource when your data source is a web API rather than a database. o Implementing a pure Rails single-sign-on solution for an enterprise. o Managing web site accounts securely. o Making a Rails CLI utility. Yes, I said Rails rather than Ruby. There's probably more that I could come up with but I think that these are the more interesting topics. I've had good luck with using Yugma for web conferencing (it runs on Windows, Macs, and Linux systems so that everyone can participate.) Let's figure out how to work the technical logistics and get things going! Dan Hi! Seems that I should throw in my two cents here since Sergei mentioned my name earlier.

I’ve been doing Rails development for the past 3 years after doing PHP development since 2001 after doing Perl web sites since 1994 (my Perl experience goes back to 1987 but there was no web then!)

I’ve done some serious large scale Rails portals over the past few years. I’m happy to talk about what is involved in a wide variety of Rails areas that apply to web portals and similar sites. Key topic areas include:

o Doing Internationalization (I18N) with various versions of Rails. What works well, what stinks, what to avoid.

o Using ActiveResource when your data source is a web API rather than a database.

o Implementing a pure Rails single-sign-on solution for an enterprise.

o Managing web site accounts securely.

o Making a Rails CLI utility. Yes, I said Rails rather than Ruby.

There’s probably more that I could come up with but I think that these are the more interesting topics.

I’ve had good luck with using Yugma for web conferencing (it runs on Windows, Macs, and Linux systems so that everyone can participate.) Let’s figure out how to work the technical logistics and get things going!

Dan

]]> Comment on Do we want to meet in the next month or so? by Jan http://vtrails.org/2009/09/14/do-we-want-to-meet-in-the-next-month-or-so/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Jan Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:50:32 +0000 http://vtrails.org/?p=24#comment-22 I've developed a couple more RoR applications since our last meeting when I spoke about deployment. I'd plan on attending another meeting. What would be the content for the meeting? Does someone have an idea of what they would like to see presented? I’ve developed a couple more RoR applications since our last meeting when I spoke about deployment. I’d plan on attending another meeting.

What would be the content for the meeting? Does someone have an idea of what they would like to see presented?

]]> Comment on Do we want to meet in the next month or so? by Alan http://vtrails.org/2009/09/14/do-we-want-to-meet-in-the-next-month-or-so/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Alan Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:37:56 +0000 http://vtrails.org/?p=24#comment-21 Sorry I missed the presentation, sounds like it went well! I would most definitely be interested in getting the group started again and will pass the word around. Maybe we should contact the PHP group and put out the word there? Sorry I missed the presentation, sounds like it went well!

I would most definitely be interested in getting the group started again and will pass the word around.

Maybe we should contact the PHP group and put out the word there?

]]> Comment on Do we want to meet in the next month or so? by timmaah http://vtrails.org/2009/09/14/do-we-want-to-meet-in-the-next-month-or-so/comment-page-1/#comment-19 timmaah Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:59:33 +0000 http://vtrails.org/?p=24#comment-19 Count me as an active Rails developer in the Burlington area who would attend. I'd be willing to help out with organizing or anything else.. Count me as an active Rails developer in the Burlington area who would attend.

I’d be willing to help out with organizing or anything else..

]]> Comment on Presenting at Vermont Code Camp by Sergei Serdyuk http://vtrails.org/2009/08/20/presenting-at-vermont-code-camp/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Sergei Serdyuk Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:48:15 +0000 http://vtrails.org/?p=15#comment-18 I would like to thank you everybody who came to the presentation. You can download slides at http://vtrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/WhyRails.pdf I would like to thank you everybody who came to the presentation.
You can download slides at http://vtrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/WhyRails.pdf

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