[Sdruby] Presentations for November 2

[Doug Johnston]

Thanks for the excellent resources Chris...and that new site was just
announced a couple hours ago!  Timely find!  Sounds like the EXACT sort of
thing I was talking about.  I've now added Jamis' blog to my list of feeds
and I'll have to go look for some code to can send in for analysis!

On 10/31/06, Chris Abad <chris at integralimpressions.com> wrote:
>
> Couple quick notes, all relate to Jamis Buck's blog at
> http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/
> 1. He's done a series of recent articles covering the internal workings of
> routes as well as extending routes.
> 2. Along w/ Koz, he's recently started http://www.therailsway.com. Nothing
> there yet, but the purpose is to discuss doing things "The Rails Way."
>
> On Oct 31, 2006, at 2:17 PM, Doug Johnston wrote:
>
> Thanks for taking over Tom!  It's sad that we're losing Kevin, but it's
> great to have you stepping in to fill the need.  I'm really excited about
> this week's meeting and am hoping to come to Rock Bottom for the pregame
> festivities.  What time are people meeting there?
>
> As for talks, I'd have to echo Warren's thoughts that it would be nice to
> talk about how to use Rails in non-standard, but common ways.  I'd also love
> to see a mini talk about routes and how to use them efficiently.  I get my
> routes to do what I need, but I can't help thinking there's an easier way to
> accomplish what I want.  Sure, I can look up solutions to these issues
> online, but it's great to have an open discussion with real people!  In
> general, I think it would just be nice to see how people are using different
> elements of Rails to accomplish the job.  Does anyone use components?  What
> are different solutions to the pagination issues?  What's the best way to
> route nested controllers?  When should helpers be used?  When should they
> not be used?
>
> Basically, best practices for Rails.  Like other semi-newbies (and coming
> from a more procedural background), I can usually find ways to accomplish
> what I want, but I am rarely sure that I'm doing it in the most efficient,
> Ruby/Rails/OO way.  Knowing and using some of these best practices would
> help decrease refactoring time down the road.  Looking forward to Thursday!
>
> Doug
>
> On 10/31/06, Tom Werner <pubsub at rubyisawesome.com> wrote:
> >
> > As long as there's no problem parking near Rock Bottom for a few hours,
> > I'm happy to drive some people onto campus from the restaurant. I'll
> > have 3 extra seats.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > Phlip wrote:
> > > Patrick Crowley wrote:
> > >
> > >> > If there's interest, I'd like to make pre-presentation dinner at
> > >> > the Rock Bottom Brewery (just south of campus) a regular event.
> > >> > It's always great to get face time with fellow rubyists, and we
> > >> > never seem to have enough time to just talk at the end of the
> > >> > meetings.
> > >>
> > >> I second this. The last big dinner we had (with our friends from OC)
> > >> was a lot of fun.
> > >
> > > Can we park there, get a ride in, and save all the dumb parking fees?
> > >
> >
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