Monk: A Ruby Glue-Framework for Web Development

Send to friend

monkI recently came across the interesting-looking Monk framework. It allows you to specify a list of dependencies for technologies to use in your project (in the form of git repositories or gems), and it will take care of extracting them into your application's vendor folder.

With the default skeleton (for which you'll need a Redis key/value database installed), you'll get a Sinatra application with Haml, Rack, Contest, Stories, Webrat and Ohm. However, you can create your own skeleton with its own dependencies if you like.

You can install Monk with:

gem install monk

... and then initialize a project with the default skeleton:

monk init myapp

This will give you a familiar structure with helpers, models, routes, views, lib and vendor folders.

For more details, check out the Monk website.

Support from: New Bamboo - London's leading Ruby consultancy is looking for an experienced developer to join their team. Click here to learn more about the position.

Images: 
4 Upcoming Ruby and Rails Events To Check Out (in Berlin, London, Hawaii, and Washington) | Rails Fire

4 Upcoming Ruby and Rails Events To Check Out (in Berlin, London, Hawaii, and Washington)

Send to friend

rwc.png

RailsWayCon - Berlin, Germany, May 25-27, 2009

Overview: RailsWayCon is, in many ways, a logical replacement for RailsConf Europe this year. Taking place in Berlin, as RailsConf Europe did, there's a wide range of well known Ruby and Rails faces attending and a significant number of sessions organized into three tracks.

Well-known attendees/speakers: Amy Hoy, Yehuda Katz, Neal Ford, Thomas Fuchs, Michael Koziarski, Steven Bristol, Ola Bini, Stefan Tilkov, Jonathan Weiss

Registration: You can buy a ticket to the main conference for €699 for both days or €349 for a single day. Freelancers and students get significant discounts. Click on "Registration" on the official site to learn more.

runderground.png

Rails Underground - London, July 24-25, 2009

Overview: The Rails Underground conference was formed by British Rails developer Mark Coleman in response to the cancellation of RailsConf Europe this year. Rails Underground is set to be London's first major Rails conference and is taking place over July 24 and 25, 2009 in the Royal National Hotel located near Russell Square in London.

Well-known attendees/speakers: Yehuda Katz, Dr Nic Williams, Geoffrey Grosenbach, David Heinemeier Hansson (over video link)

Registration: Registration is still open and costs £240 ($366) for a standard ticket or £180 ($275) for an early bird ticket (if you book before June 25th).

aloha.png

Aloha On Rails - Hawaii, October 5-6, 2009

Overview: Aloha On Rails is a Waikiki (a suburb of Honolulu), Hawaii based Rails conference that bills itself as an "unforgettable conference in beautiful Hawaii." It takes place in the Marriott Waikiki. You can follow @alohaonrails on Twitter for updates and news.

Well-known attendees/speakers: Chad Fowler, Obie Fernandez, Gregg Pollack, Anthony Eden, Desi McAdam, Scott Chacon, Jon Crosby, Jeremy McAnally, Charles Nutter

Registration: Prior to June 30th, registration costs $199. After July 1st, it's $299, and after September 1st it's $399, which still isn't too bad.

rnation.png

RubyNation - Reston, Virginia, June 12-13, 2009

Overview: RubyNation is a two day Ruby conference (with a single tutorial day on June 11) taking place in Reston, Virginia, very close to Washington DC. So far, a wide selection of presentations have been announced and the event will mostly be following a two-track format.

Well-known attendees/speakers: Hal Fulton, David Keener, David Eisinger, Yehuda Katz, David A Black, Ben Scofield

Registration: You can currently register for $249 (plus a $6.23 booking fee). Students can get a $50 discount.

Images: