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 The Rise of Ruby

Host: James Cox

The growth of acceptance and use of the Ruby language is nothing short of phenomenal. Developers have stopped asking "Why?" and are instead seeking to learn how to best take advantage of what Ruby has to offer. Meanwhile, Ruby on Rails is quickly maturing as it approaches version 2.0 and continues its march to dominance in web application development. Widespread adoption of REST principles are simply more fuel for Rails fire around the world. This track provides in-depth learning about programming innovations in Ruby and Rails, along with practical advice for organizations embracing Ruby as their development platform of choice
Schedule,
Friday
 The Rise of Ruby
08:30 - 09:00 Registration and Breakfast
09:00 - 09:15 Introduction: The Rise of Ruby
James Cox
Location: Abbey Room
09:15 - 09:30 Break
09:30 - 10:30 Executable User Stories with RSpec and BDD
Aslak Hellesøy
Location: Abbey Room
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10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:00 JRuby: Power on the JVM
Ola Bini
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12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 14:00 Under the Hood
David Chelimsky
Location: Abbey Room
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14:00 - 14:30 Break
14:30 - 15:30 Rails 2.0
Nic Williams
Location: Abbey Room
15:30 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 17:00 Panel: When is Rails an appropriate choice?
David Chelimsky & James Cox & Aslak Hellesøy & Nic Williams
Location: Abbey Room
17:00 - 17:15 Break
17:15 - 18:15 Ending Panel
Martin Fowler & Gregor Hohpe & Rod Johnson & Rebecca Parsons
Location: Fleming Room