Matt, Thanks for the presentation. We had an interesting meeting yesterday. I was intrigued to use Backpack. And today I saw this QuickTime movie (via...
Folks, this is definitely OT for a Ruby group, but since I have some idea who you are I'll take a chance. I think I need someone who knows what the heck is...
For those of you who haven't heard, the Pragmatic Programmers just made a "beta" version of this book available. I'm about 1/2 through and so far it's pretty...
Here're the details for our next meeting: Tuesday, June 27 6:00 p.m. The offices of EastMedia 148 W 37th Street, 14th Floor This is Matt Pelletier's workplace....
I would appreciate some help with SimpleDelegator. I used the class many times before, but now the delegated access does not work. Did that change in the...
Aw, crap. I'm always doing that. I meant to write _Monday_, June 27. (Tuesday I absolutely can't make it, but you guys could all meet without me.) Matt, does...
Hi everyone, here are the details for tomorrow's meeting: MONDAY, June 27 6:00 p.m. The offices of EastMedia 148 W 37th Street, 14th Floor Please note that the...
Hey everybody, In spite of having no focused agenda, last Monday's meeting was still well-attended and informative. With seven Rubyists in attendance, we had...
Well, the consensus appears to be that either Tuesday or Thursday will work best. I'm going to veto Monday 'cause, as Apoorva pointed out to me, that's when...
Okay then! By the power vested in me by, um, the Royal Ruby-NYC Charter, I hereby declare that starting this month, we will be meeting on the last Tuesday of...
Hey, who's going to RubyConf? Patrick and I already have plans to head out for it. If you've got plans to do so, you should make sure to reserve a hotel room...
I'm pre-registered, and am almost certainly going. The conference and hotel prices are pretty damned cheap. Who'll be the first to have a ruby tattoo? Why is...
... I'll be there. I'm staying with friends of friends. I'd love to meet up since I hate wandering around alone at these things. I wasn't able to make the...
... My opinion is that the East Coast has higher rent, so we're all busting our ass to pay the rent. Meanwhile our counterparts on the West coast are hanging...
Hey folks, As the newest member of ruby-nyc I just wanted to introduce myself. My name's Jason Reid, and I've been a programmer since I graduated college in...
... Hey, so do I; in fact, I think we just had a meeting together regarding addressing and DOB, DOF, etc.! Nice to know of another City employee interested in...
Ah, yes. That was me in the back of the room...the quiet one. That's funny us meeting each other like that just days before. It _is_ good to know that...
Hey everyone, here's a friendly reminder: The next Ruby-NYC meeting is this Tuesday. Details below: Tuesday, July 26 6:00 p.m. The offices of EastMedia 148 W...
... Actually, the reality is much more sinister: the widespread use of Java, COBOL, etc.. is all part of a massive government conspiracy to make its developers...
I wish I could make it this time, but I have a prior date with the Declaration of Independence at the NYPL this Tuesday (I think it's gone after Wednesday, so...
Hey everyone, Here are some links from the ~300 threads of discussion from last night. Paul Graham's "The Other Road Ahead" (web apps vs shrink-wrap) ...