RailsConf 2009 timeline
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RailsConf 2009 Overview
Happening May 4-7, 2009 at the Las Vegas Hilton, RailsConf is the official event for the Ruby on Rails community. If you're passionate about Rails... Read more
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JRuby on Rails - RailsConf Tutorial
Ruby, the Ruby implementation that runs on the Java Virtual Machine, is a strong alternative for Rails development and deployment. Whether you... Read more
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A-Z Introduction to Ruby on Rails - RailsConf Tutorial
Many come to RailsConf without being in the Rails world for very long, and are looking for a simple introduction to get started. Attendees to this... Read more
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Running the Show: Configuration Management with Chef - RailsConf Tutorial
Few completed Rails apps are architecturally simple. As soon as you grow, you find yourself using multiple subsystems and machines to scale.... Read more
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Solving the Riddle of Search: Using Sphinx with Rails - RailsConf Tutorial
Working from the ground up, Pat Allan will give you a solid understanding of how searching with Sphinx works, covering the following... Read more
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Testing, Design, and Refactoring - RailsConf Tutorial
Everyone seems to be on the TDD/BDD bandwagon these days. We have gotten very good at the first two phases of the Red/Green/Refactor cycle. But in... Read more
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A Hat Full of Tricks with Sinatra - RailsConf Tutorial
Sinatra is Ruby’s most powerful and agile micro-framework. This small package packs a huge punch. Learn why you need this tool on your belt and how... Read more
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Don't Mock Yourself - RailsConf
Ask experienced Rails developers what they think about mock objects and some will say “absolutely awesome” while others “absolutely horrible.” The... Read more
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The Gilt Effect - RailsConf
Gilt Groupe is a fascinating e-commerce business, where luxury items are sold at a discount in “flash” sales that mimic the New York sample sale... Read more
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The GitHub Panel - RailsConf
Chris Wanstrath (GitHub), Tom Preston-Werner (GitHub), PJ Hyett (GitHub), Scott Chacon (GitHub), Jon Maddox (Mustache, Inc.) We plan to solicit... Read more
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The Even-Darker Art of Rails Engines - RailsConf
When I started talking about the idea of ‘Rails Engines’ a few years ago, everyone thought I was crazy. Some people said it was stupid, or just... Read more
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Rails Is from Mars, Ruby Is from Venus - RailsConf
Rails Is from Mars, Ruby Is from Venus Rails Has Opinions and Ruby Likes To Talk Ruby Loves You But Sometimes You Drive Her Crazy Ruby Likes It... Read more
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PWN Your Infrastructure: Behind Call of Duty: World at War - RailsConf
I’ve included the outline I’ve prepared for the talk below. In it, I cover two technologies (NFS and Monit) and how building our infrastructure... Read more
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Women In Rails - RailsConf Discussion Panel
A general question like “How do we get more women into technology?” isn’t actually useful for our community. Discussion usually devolves into... Read more
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In Praise of Non-Fixtured Data - RailsConf
This talk explores why fixtures are mostly bad, what can be done to “fix” the unmanageable miscreant that fixtures have evolved into, and... Read more
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UI Fundamentals for Programmers - RailsConf
Ryan will explain the key concepts you should understand to design and implement UI for your apps. He’ll cover screen-level details like language... Read more
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Writing Modular Applications - RailsConf
Many words of programming wisdom have been written to promote the idea of low coupling between modules. “Prefer delegation over inheritance”, “The... Read more
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The Future of Deployment - RailsConf Panel
The way we deploy ruby apps is changing. It’s getting better, faster, and smoother. This is happening because all the different pieces of the... Read more
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Building a Mini-Google: High-Performance Computing in Ruby - RailsConf
High-performance computing may not be Ruby’s strength on the surface, but there is a great number of gems and third party packages which are often... Read more
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JavaScript Testing in Rails - RailsConf
You wouldn’t consider developing a Rails application without having a solid test suite for your Ruby code, but you’ve somehow convinced yourself to... Read more
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Gov 2.0: Transparency, Collaboration, and Participation in Practice - RailsConf Panel
This panel will present views on how to improve civic life, protect democracy and hold politicians accountable using Web 2.0 technology. The... Read more
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Smacking Git Around - Advanced Git Tricks - RailsConf
This session will cover intermediate to advanced Git commands and usage that will save you time and money. You will not understand how you lived... Read more
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Below and Beneath TDD: Test Last Development and Other Real-World Test Patterns - RailsConf
Everybody knows about test/fail/code/refactor and red/green/clean. When testing in the wild, though, everybody slips and slides a little. This talk... Read more