@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ Dallas Ruby is the coolest place ever. We meet the first Tuesday of every month h2. Future Meetings -* July: TBD -* August: TBD +* August: Software Craftsmanship, Mentorship, and Coding Mentors +* September: TBD "Let us know if you would like to present":http://groups.google.com/group/dallasrb @@ -23,29 +23,25 @@ h2. Upcoming Meeting <dl> <dt>Who:</dt> - <dd>Wynn Netherland</dd> + <dd>B.J. Allen</dd> <dt>What:</dt> - <dd>Mongo DB</dd> + <dd>Ruby on the Desktop(s)</dd> <dt>When:</dt> - <dd>June 2, 7-9pm</dd> + <dd>July 7, 7-9pm</dd> <dt>Where:</dt> <dd><a href="http://www.improvingenterprises.com/">Improving Enterprises</a> 15950 Dallas Parkway Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75248 (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=15950+Dallas+Pkwy,+Dallas,+TX+75248,+USA&ie=UTF8&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1">map</a>)</dd> </dl> -h3. Mongo DB +h3. Ruby on the Desktop(s) -"MongoDB":http://www.mongodb.org - A document store for Ruby that doesn't rhyme with ouch +You yawn when you read about static languages adding dynamic features and frameworks adding Rails-like functionality, but developing desktop applications in Ruby has peaked your interest. Real Ruby solutions are coming to both the Mac and the PC. We'll look at an application built with both MacRuby and IronRuby to show the state of Ruby on the desktop. We'll compare the platforms, the UI tools, and the pros and cons of using Ruby in these environments. -* Document stores - A new way of thinking -* MongoDB features -* Ruby drivers and "MongoRecord":http://github.com/mongodb/mongo-activerecord-ruby/tree/master +h3. B.J. Allen -h3. Wynn Netherland - -Wynn Netherland is founder and Pixel Pusher at "Squeejee":http://squeejee.com/, an Addison-based Rails shop and makers of good clean fun. Their latest app, "Tweet Congress":http://tweetcongress.org/ recently won a "SXSW Web Award":http://mashable.com/2009/03/15/best-of-show-sxsw-2009/ for activism and uses "MongoDB":http://www.mongodb.org for much of its storage. +B.J. Allen is currently an application developer at "RD2, Inc":http://rd2inc.com/, where he works mainly on .NET web and desktop applications for a wide variety clients. While primarily using C# at work, he also began using Ruby in 2006 and takes every opportunity to bring Ruby into his work day. "Previous Meetings":/previous.html content/index.txt @@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ h1. <%= @page.title %> Back to "Home":/ +h2. July 7. 2009 + +h3. Ruby on the Desktop(s) + +You yawn when you read about static languages adding dynamic features and frameworks adding Rails-like functionality, but developing desktop applications in Ruby has peaked your interest. Real Ruby solutions are coming to both the Mac and the PC. We'll look at an application built with both MacRuby and IronRuby to show the state of Ruby on the desktop. We'll compare the platforms, the UI tools, and the pros and cons of using Ruby in these environments. + +h3. B.J. Allen + +B.J. Allen is currently an application developer at "RD2, Inc":http://rd2inc.com/, where he works mainly on .NET web and desktop applications for a wide variety clients. While primarily using C# at work, he also began using Ruby in 2006 and takes every opportunity to bring Ruby into his work day. + h2. June 2. 2009 h3. Mongo DB @@ -23,6 +33,8 @@ h3. Wynn Netherland Wynn Netherland is founder and Pixel Pusher at "Squeejee":http://squeejee.com/, an Addison-based Rails shop and makers of good clean fun. Their latest app, "Tweet Congress":http://tweetcongress.org/ recently won a "SXSW Web Award":http://mashable.com/2009/03/15/best-of-show-sxsw-2009/ for activism and uses "MongoDB":http://www.mongodb.org for much of its storage. +"Presentation slides":http://locomotivation.squeejee.com/post/117119353/mongodb-ruby-friendly-document-storage-that-doesnt-rhyme + h2. April 7, 2009 h3. Ruby Hacking. Again! content/previous.txt 3276d4d58edb3c2146c0b774a66261ab8248bb49 Geoffrey Dagley gdagley@gmail.com http://github.com/therealadam/dallasrb-website/commit/f09b010d4d26e2fb0c02a77f2f2857f06c7461fd f09b010d4d26e2fb0c02a77f2f2857f06c7461fd

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update for July meeting 9b2a496419db29afe96c4259492eba9161bcc9a4 Geoffrey Dagley gdagley@gmail.com