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• ChicagoRuby: Elmhurst - How Do I Build... ?

  Sat, 19 Jan 2013, 16:30 - 19:30 in Chicago, United States

  The "How Do I Build...?" format is somewhere between a hack night and a presentation.The key question: "How do I build [X] in Ruby or Rails?" We might talk about the best shopping cart or calendar or whatever for Rails. We might talk about the best way to do database maintenance with Ruby, or the best tools for organizing Ruby or Rails development.Every ChicagoRuby member is invited to drive.

• ChicagoRuby: Downtown - Objective-C vs. RubyMotion

  Wed, 9 Jan 2013, 00:00 - 03:00 in Chicago, United States

  Objective-C vs. RubyMotionFrom its introduction in May 2012, RubyMotion has seemed like a dream come true. Finally, Rubyists can build real, native iPhone and iPad apps from the comfort of their favorite editor, without the pain and hassle of using (or even learning) the Objective-C language or Apple's Xcode IDE.

• ChicagoRuby: Elmhurst - How Do I Build... ?

  Sat, 15 Dec 2012, 16:30 - 19:30 in Chicago, United States

  The "How Do I Build...?" format is somewhere between a hack night and a presentation.The key question: "How do I build [X] in Ruby or Rails?" We might talk about the best shopping cart or calendar or whatever for Rails. We might talk about the best way to do database maintenance with Ruby, or the best tools for organizing Ruby or Rails development.Every ChicagoRuby member is invited to drive.

• ChicagoRuby: Downtown - Rails Security in the Wild

  Wed, 5 Dec 2012, 00:00 - 03:00 in Chicago, United States

  Rails applications can contain real security vulnerabilities. The presenters will show how to improve security in Rails apps, and they will introduce several tools that can be used to help to identify issues during development.  The evening will conclude with an abbreviated debate with audience participation: builder vs. breaker.About the SpeakersMatt Konda founded Jemurai to bridge the gap between developers and security experts.

• ChicagoRuby: Elmhurst - How Do I Build...?

  Sat, 17 Nov 2012, 16:30 - 19:30 in Chicago, United States

  The "How Do I Build...?" format is somewhere between a hack night and a presentation.The key question: "How do I build [X] in Ruby or Rails?"We might talk about the best shopping cart or calendar or whatever for Rails.We might talk about the best way to do database maintenance with Ruby, or the best tools for organizing Ruby or Rails development.Every ChicagoRuby member is invited to drive!

• ChicagoRuby: Downtown - Building APIs With the Faceted Gem

  Wed, 7 Nov 2012, 00:00 - 03:00 in Chicago, United States

  Rails as a framework is famous for helping you get your application up and running quickly, but the very paradigms that make it so easy at the start can lead to maintenance nightmares down the road. Successful applications grow rapidly larger, more complex, and harder to extend and maintain.One way to approach refactoring a monolithic application is dividing it up into a series of smaller applications that organize the work of the system through internal APIs.

• ChicagoRuby: Elmhurst - How Do I Build...?

  Sat, 20 Oct 2012, 15:30 - 18:30 in Chicago, United States

  The "How Do I Build...?" format is somewhere between a hack night and a presentation.The key question: "How do I build [X] in Ruby or Rails?"We might talk about the best shopping cart or calendar or whatever for Rails.We might talk about the best way to do database maintenance with Ruby, or the best tools for organizing Ruby or Rails development.Every ChicagoRuby member is invited to drive!

• ChicagoRuby: Downtown - Using Ampere for Super-Fast Data Caching Awesomeness

  2-3 Oct 2012 in Chicago, United States

  Building a team? Looking to join a team? Check out the ChicagoRuby Job Board: the realm of edgy new database technologies, Redis is the new kid on the block, but how to best use it for your app can be a daunting question. Redis excels at super-fast caching, but what if you need to cache something more complicated than just text?Enter Ampere, the Ruby ORM for Redis.

• ChicagoRuby: Elmhurst - How Do I... ?

  Sat, 18 Aug 2012, 15:30 - 18:30 in Chicago, United States

  The "How Do I...?" format is somewhere between a hack night and a presentation.The key question: "How do I do [X] in Ruby or Rails?"We might talk about the best shopping cart or calendar or whatever for Rails.We might talk about the best way to do database maintenance with Ruby, or the best tools for organizing Ruby or Rails development.Every ChicagoRuby member is invited to drive! Let the group know what you want to do, what you've tried, and what would be interesting to you.Yes.

• ChicagoRuby: Downtown - Renormalize - The Sequel to SQL

  7-8 Aug 2012 in Chicago, United States

  Relational databases and NoSQL document stores are generally considered to be at opposing extremes. Schemas and SQL are perceived to be at the core of the problem with relational databases. Akiban Server is an open source database that brings document stores and relational databases together. Developers get powerful document access and schema evolution capabilities alongside surprisingly powerful SQL.

• ChicagoRuby: Elmhurst - How Do I... ?

  Sat, 21 Jul 2012, 15:30 - 18:30 in Chicago, United States

  The "How Do I...?" format is somewhere between a hack night and a presentation.The key question: "How do I do [X] in Ruby or Rails?"We might talk about the best shopping cart or calendar or whatever for Rails.We might talk about the best way to do database maintenance with Ruby, or the best tools for organizing Ruby or Rails development.Every ChicagoRuby member is invited to drive!

• ChicagoRuby: Adventurous Topics

  10-11 Jul 2012 in Chicago, United States

  Feeling adventurous? Not sure which topic interests you? Come join the fun and go on an adventure with me! There are at least 10 different topics running about 5 to 10 minutes each. We won't have time to cover them all so you get to help decide what gets covered. As we go along, the audience is encouraged to ask questions.About Aaron KalinAaron is a geek that has been programming since age 11 and has been hooked ever since.

• ChicagoRuby: Elmhurst - How do I...?

  Sat, 16 Jun 2012, 15:30 - 18:30 in Chicago, United States

  The "How Do I...?" format is somewhere between a hack night and a presentation.The key question: "How do I do [X] in Ruby or Rails?"We might talk about the best shopping cart or calendar or whatever for Rails.We might talk about the best way to do database maintenance with Ruby, or the best tools for organizing Ruby or Rails development.Every ChicagoRuby member is invited to drive!

• ChicagoRuby: Downtown - Modern Cryptography

  5-6 Jun 2012 in Chicago, United States

  Once the realm of shadowy government organizations, cryptography now permeates computing. Unfortunately it is difficult to get correct and most developers know just enough to be harmful for their project. Together we'll go through the basics of modern cryptography and where things can go horribly wrong.Specific topics:* Cryptographic primatives* Subtle flaws that can leave you insecure* Why you should just use TLS/SSL and GPG insteadAbout the Presenter

• ChicagoRuby: Elmhurst - How do I...?

  Sat, 19 May 2012, 15:30 - 18:30 in Chicago, United States

  The "How Do I...?" format is somewhere between a hack night and a presentation.The key question: "How do I do [X] in Ruby or Rails?"We might talk about the best shopping cart or calendar or whatever for Rails.We might talk about the best way to do database maintenance with Ruby, or the best tools for organizing Ruby or Rails development.Every ChicagoRuby member is invited to drive!

• ChicagoRuby: Downtown - Lightning Talks!

  1-2 May 2012 in Chicago, United States

  It's been awhile since we held lightning talks downtown, so let's do it! Here's the format: *A lightning talk is a focused, five minute talk. Speakers will get to the point quickly! *Lightning topics can be Ruby-related. Some speakers may choose a non-Ruby topic that interests Ruby developers. *Take a risk and give a talk. Don't worry if your talk is bad. It's only five minutes! And we won't record video that evening. *If your talk is great, celebrate!

• ChicagoRuby: Elmhurst - How do I...?

  Sat, 21 Apr 2012, 15:30 - 17:30 in Chicago, United States

  The "How Do I...?" format is somewhere between a hack night and a presentation.The key question: "How do I do [X] in Ruby or Rails?"We might talk about the best shopping cart or calendar or whatever for Rails.We might talk about the best way to do database maintenance with Ruby, or the best tools for organizing Ruby or Rails development.Every ChicagoRuby member is invited to drive!

• ChicagoRuby: Downtown - On the Inception of the Ruby Object Model

  3-4 Apr 2012 in Chicago, United States

  Class, superclass, metaclass, singleton class, eigenclass, classAbout the presenterJustin Love is an assistant organizer of ChicagoRuby.  He has programmed everything from microcontrollers to SQL and FoxPro to C++, but stirring up Ruby, Javascript, and Smalltalk is where he really started to understand OOP.  Justin has been independent for over a year, talking at several user groups and conferences, including RubyConf.

• ChicagoRuby: Elmhurst - How do I...?

  Sat, 17 Mar 2012, 15:30 - 17:30 in Chicago, United States

  How Do I... ?It's official: The "How do I...?" format was well received at our last meeting, so the organizers have decided to make that the standard format for Elmhurst. What a powerful way to learn!In the spirit of "How do I",  Elmhurst organizers Dean & Tracie Pannell would like to share a lightning talk bit of how  git and Redmine have helped them to get control of their development process -- and prove that you really can do git without GitHub.

• ChicagoRuby: Downtown - Modular Apps and Internal APIs

  Wed, 7 Mar 2012, 00:00 - 02:00 in Chicago, United States

  Modular Apps and Internal APIsAs an application becomes more complex or needs to provide multiple services, breaking it into smaller applications can save you time in development, deployment and testing. A simple API between the apps can help keep them DRY. This talk will focus on how and why we employ these ideas at Lab42, and also provide some tips and gotchas.About the PresenterKabari Hendrick is the CTO at Lab42 Market Research and a generally spectacular guy.

• ChicagoRuby: Elmhurst - How do I... ?

  Sat, 18 Feb 2012, 16:30 - 18:30 in Chicago, United States

  How Do I... ?Elmhurst is a great place to do some meetings that are a somewhere in between a hack night and a presentation.The idea is this: "How do I do [X] in Ruby or Rails?"We might talk about the best shopping cart or calendar or whatever for Rails.We might talk about the best way to do database maintenance with Ruby, or the best tools for organizing Ruby or Rails development.Every ChicagoRuby member is invited to drive!

• ChicagoRuby: Downtown - Social Skills for Ruby Developers - with Neo4J

  Wed, 8 Feb 2012, 00:00 - 02:00 in Chicago, United States

  Ruby developers tend to be a lonely bunch. Slumped over a Mac in a dimly lit corner of a warehouse turned open-workspace. Unable to approach new people and introduce yourself. Unable to have a conversation that doesn't devolve into an opinionated debate. Social skills are limited to what you learned from Manga. Unfortunately, you can't use those in real life. Yet, one day, someone shows up and asks if you can build 'em a "social site" - you know, friends, activity feeds, jealousy.

• ChicagoRuby: Elmhurst - Business Model Generation

  Sat, 21 Jan 2012, 16:30 - 18:30 in Chicago, United States

  The Ruby language powers some of the most successful startups on the web. Products by 37signals, Groupon, Shopify, GitHub, and Twitter are among the best known. Of course, Ruby isn't the sole reason for the success of these ventures. Each is based on a sound business model.This presentation will feature an overview of Business Model Generation, one methodology for creating a business model that works.

• ChicagoRuby: Downtown - High Availability at Braintree

  Wed, 7 Dec 2011, 00:00 - 02:00 in Chicago, United States

  Have you seen the new ChicagoRuby Job Board? BraintreeUptime is important for any application, but it's absolutely critical for apayment gateway. At Braintree, our goal is zero downtime for our merchants. We tackle high availability in some unique ways using ruby as one of our main tools.Specifically, this talk will focus on:* Performing maintenance in small (30 second) windows* Suspending traffic during small maintenance windows to prevent downtime

• CANCELLED - ChicagoRuby: Elmhurst

  Sat, 19 Nov 2011, 16:30 - 18:30 in Chicago, United States

  Fellow Rubyists-Due to scheduling and other challenges, the 11/19/2011 meeting has been cancelled. I'm sorry for the late notice. Please continue to check Meetup for future events.Ray HightowerOrganizerChicagoRuby

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