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WindyCityRails: Sat, Sept 11, 2010

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:42:05 GMT

WindyCityRails is our annual gathering for all who are passionate about Ruby on Rails.

WindyCityRails offers something for every level.

Novices will enjoy the “Getting Started with Ruby on Rails” tutorial led by Jeff Cohen, co-author of Rails for .Net Developers.
Advanced devs will gravitate toward “Testing in a Legacy Environment” led by Noel Rappin, author of Rails Test Prescriptions.
Everyone will have a chance to hone their skills in the Obtiva Coding Dojo.
Developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and investors all benefit from WindyCityRails.

We look forward to seeing you on Sat, Sept 11, 2010. Visit http://windycityrails.org for registration & details.

WindyCityDB: Thank You!

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:32:50 GMT

A hearty Thank You to everyone who helped make the first WindyCityDB successful. In particular, we would like to thank:

Kevin Zolkiewicz for design (site & iPhone), organization, and project management.
Ginny Hendry for creating & managing the Open Lab.
Stan Fisher, Mike Rubin, Jeff Cohen, Ryan Balla, and Justin Love for their work on the iPhone app dev team.
Adam Grandy for audio/video leadership, and David London for video & still photos.
Carl Jackson, Kermit Lattimore, Dave Giunta, Toby Tripp, Jarrod Boston, and Matt Polito for stepping up and helping on event day.

Of course, members of our team overlap in multiple areas because we’re just a dynamic bunch of folks!

Giving Back
WindyCityDB raised over one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the Greater Chicago Food Depository this year. The exact amount will be posted after the final conference bills have been tallied.

Next Year?
Based on early feedback from attendees, you can expect to see another WindyCityDB next year. Details will be announced sometime after WindyCityRails. Thank you for your participation and your continued encouragement!

WindyCityDB Ticket Sales End Friday (6/25) at 2pm

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:49:47 GMT

WindyCityDB will stop selling tickets at 2pm central on Friday, June 25, 2010. The cut-off date will maximize value for attendees by making things slightly more sane for the organizer team.

No tickets will be sold at the door.

All attendees will enjoy an outstanding line up of presenters and full-day access to the Open Lab.

A limited number of tickets are still available. Visit http://windycitydb.org to get yours today!

NoSQL Week in Chicago

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:37:08 GMT

Chicago is celebrating NoSQL this week with multiple events:

Monday, 6/21/2010 at 6:30pm: ChicagoDB meets at the Obtiva office.

Thursday, 6/24/2010, 4pm – 5:30pm: Kyle Banker of 10gen presents MongoDB at an event hosted by PEAK6 Investments. Email Morgan Johnson (mjohnson@peak6.com) for details and to RSVP.

Saturday, 6/26/2010, 8:30am – 5:00pm: WindyCityDB is for all who are excited about NoSQL databases. Learn more about MongoDB, CouchDB, Neo4j, Hadoop, Cassandra, and more through presentations and in the Open Lab. Use discount code CHICAGORUBY to save $30.00 on registration.

Yes… let’s celebrate NoSQL week in Chicago!

PEAK6 Hosted Tech Talk: MongoDB

Wed, 19 May 2010 14:45:36 GMT

Two days before WindyCityDB, Kyle Banker of 10gen will present an introduction to MongoDB. The event will be hosted by PEAK6 Investments on Thursday, June 24, 2010, 4pm-5:30pm, at the Chicago Board of Trade.

The talk is free but space is limited to the first 20 people. RSVPs required via email to Morgan Johnson (mjohnson@peak6.com).

WindyCityDB Registration is Now Open

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:13:48 GMT

WindyCityDB is for all who are excited about NoSQL databases. This event is not just for Ruby… WindyCityDB is relevant to projects written in Python, Java, Scala, C++, Erlang… any project that needs persistent storage. Details are available at http://windycitydb.org and on Twitter: @WindyCityDB.

SitePoint Offering JavaScript Class

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:59:33 GMT

Starting Monday (April 26, 2010) SitePoint is holding a 3-week JavaScript class for $10. Kevin Yank, the CTO of SitePoint, will be leading the 15-day course that consists of 12 structured lessons and 3 live Q&A sessions. If you end up taking the course, let us know how you liked it.

Note: ChicagoRuby is not affiliated with SitePoint and does not receive any benefits for sharing this information.

RailsConf2010 Discount Code

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:12:49 GMT

Planning to attend RailsConf this year? Members of ChicagoRuby get a 15% discount for using this code: RC10USRG. Enjoy!

Thank You Lukass Franklin

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:13:03 GMT

The Other Embedded Ruby
A strong “thank you” to Lukass Franklin for taking our group through The Other Embedded Ruby on Saturday, 3/20/2010. You can download a PDF of his talk at Lumatila.com.

Lightning Talks on April 6th
If you have something to say about Ruby and you can say it in five minutes or less, come on out for a round of lightning talks on Tue, April 6, 2010. Visit Meetup.com to RSVP. See you then!

Lightning Talks: Tue, April 6, 2010

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:48:31 GMT

What are you doing? Specifically, what are you doing with Ruby? If you’re ready to talk about it, then come on out and do a Lightning Talk!

Our 4/6/2010 meeting will feature a series of quick 5-minute presentations on Ruby, Rails, and related technologies. If you’d like to be on the agenda, send an email to organizers [at] chicagoruby [dot] org. Give us a title and a short description, and your name will be in lights!

Be sure to RSVP. The building security team requires it. See you there!