Thursday, August 02, 2007 from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (ET)
Dates - This class spans TWO dates:
Day 1 - August 2nd, 6pm-9pm
Day 2 - August 16th, 6pm-9pm
Agenda
On both days we will have FREE FOOD and networking from 6-7, followed by two, 55 minute sessions.
Day 1 - Introduction to Ruby and rails; install and configure Ruby
for your development environment (Windows, Mac, Linux); decide what we
want to build.
Day 2 - Build your first Ruby on Rails application
Requirements
• As we are going to be setting up a computer for using Ruby and Rails on day 1 and coding on day 2, you will want to bring a laptop. All operating systems are welcome
• A bright attitude - no haters please
• Come hungry - did we mention free food?
SPONSORS
Kforce Professional Staffing
http://www.kforce.com
Placing great people in the right positions is the key to achieving outstanding business and career development results. Backed by more than 2,000 staffing specialists, Kforce operates with 75 offices in 43 markets across the United States. Kforce has gained the respect of job seekers and employers alike by matching the right people with the right employers. And that means great results for all concerned.
Apress, Inc.
http://www.apress.com
Apress Inc., based in Berkeley, California, is the fastest-growing publisher of technical books in the world today. It is dedicated to meeting the needs of IT professionals, from novice to expert. Apress is dedicated to publishing titles of the highest quality and has compiled a team of authors that is a “Who’s Who” of the high-tech industry.
Blue Box Group
http://www.blueboxgrid.com
Blue Box Group, LLC has grown from its origins into a company that offers a vast array of services, focusing in the last three years on providing top-notch service that customers can depend upon. Staff members at Blue Box interact with their customers to provide service finely tailored to their needs. Web 2.0 Businesses choose Blue Box Group to host their mission rails applications because of our commitment to the success their business. From development on our VPS platform, to full-scale rails deployments utilizing 1 to more than 12 servers, we have what it takes to grow with you. Our support division eats, sleeps and breaths with the success of your business in mind. Try us today to find out what cutting edge technology and award winning support can do for you.
ELC Technologies
http://www.elctech.com
ELC Technologies is powering the hottest Ruby on Rails web
applications. From NASCAR to TuneCore to Live Nation, we are helping to
bring Ruby on Rails to great brands and start-ups. Our team has years
of technical experience and more than 25 years of Rails experience.
We’re Rails Studio Alumni, Scale with Rails Alumni, Advanced Rails
Studio Alumni, Enterprise Rails Studio Alumni, and a RailsConf Sponsor
in the US and Europe.
We offer a top Ruby on Rails team, tuned
in to the latest web technologies and aesthetics, with a broad palette
of agile processes and practices to help your project succeed.
O'Reilly
http://www.oreilly.com
O'Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books,
online services, magazine, and conferences. Since 1978, O'Reilly has
been a chronicler and catalyst of leading-edge development, homing in
on the technology trends that really matter and spurring their adoption
by amplifying "faint signals" from the alpha geeks who are creating the
future. An active participant in the technology community, the company
has a long history of advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism.
PeepCode Screencasts
http://www.peepcode.com
PeepCode Screencasts are a high-intensity way to learn Ruby on Rails website development. Experienced developers have said that PeepCode is "fantastic and the price is a steal." Designer/developers have said they are "exactly the type of instruction I need to pick up new things and understand how they work." Others have said they are "phenomenal", "quality" and "totally worth more to me than $9!" A new hour-long video screencast is released each month. The first part of a Rails-from-scratch series is dropping this week. Each attendee of the class will receive a FREE PeepCode screencast of their choice.
Atlantic Dominion Solutions
http://www.techcfl.com
Atlantic Dominion Solutions, the fastest growing web development firm in Central Florida, specializes in crafting innovative web sites and integrated marketing campaigns that deliver results. We believe that every piece should function effectively on its own and as a part of a greater system. As a full-service development firm, ADS specializes in Ruby on Rails development, data warehousing and data mining, Rails deployment on Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3), graphic and interactive design, business and technical consulting, and Internet marketing and advertising.
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