[NBLUG/talk] [OT] SoCoSA Meeting Tue, 3/6: Ruby on Rails

[Eric Eisenhart]

Hey, thought some of you NBLUG folks might be interested in this talk for
the sysadmin group.  Same location as NBLUG, but a little earlier.

Ruby on Rails is quite Linux friendly, and Rob Orsini's been involved with
NBLUG for years.  You could kinda think of Ruby on Rails as an alternative
to the P in LAMP that simplifies development significantly.

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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
-- 
Eric Eisenhart
NBLUG Co-Founder
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