[SoCoSA/discuss] Meeting Tue, 3/6: Ruby on Rails

[Christopher Wagner]

I approved this for posting to the SoCoSA Notify list without error
checking it first.

*hangs head in shame*

'When' is NOT Tuesday, February 6th @ 7pm. 
'When' IS Tuesday, March 6th @ 7pm.

Obviously it's not in February, but my bad for not checking it first.
Sorry for the mistake folks!

Look forward to seeing you all there!

- Chris Wagner

Eric Eisenhart wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Social/pizza hour starts at 6pm and the speaker starts at 7pm.  Show up by
> 6:10pm if you want to get in on a pizza order.
>
>    WHAT: Ruby on Rails
>    WHEN: Tuesday, February 6th; 7pm (6pm for pizza/food/chatting)
>   WHERE: O'Reilly in Sebastopol; 1005 Gravenstein Hwy. N; behind rightmost
>          building
>     WHO: Rob Orsini; author of Ruby on Rails
>    MORE: http://socosa.org/node/200
>
> Rob will give a 1 hour overview of Rails including server setup, admin
> issues and templating.
>
> What is Ruby on Rails? "Rails is a full-stack framework for developing
> database-backed web applications according to the Model-View-Control
> pattern." What that means, basically, is that it lets programmers write
> applications without needing to worry too much about the boring details.
> Alternately: it's a a new, very popular way to create dynamic websites
> quickly and easily.  Even if you're not a programmer you'll likely
> eventually want to deploy a Rails application, and maybe even customize it a
> little for your site's needs.
>
> Who's Rob Orsini? In addition to being the author of O'Reilly's recently
> released Rails Cookbook, Rob is an open source developer living in northern
> California. He's currently working for O'Reilly Media, in their production
> software group. Previously, Rob was the webmaster at Industrial Light &
> Magic, where he developed applications in support of the special effects
> industry. Rob has been programming the web since 1998, and upon discovering
> Rails, hopes to continue for many more years to come.
>
> Location:
>    O'Reilly Media Inc.; Tarsier meeting room; go between buildings on right
>                         (towards lawn) and turn right
>    1005 Gravenstein Hwy North
>    Sebastopol, CA  95472
>
> Google Map Link: http://xrl.us/u6vz
>