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Showcasing RubyLearning’s Awesome Rubyists

Showcasing RubyLearning’s Awesome Rubyists

RubyLearning has been associated with some amazing, talented Rubyists these last 5 years. I am compiling a list (in alphabetical order) showcasing these awesome Rubyists who have either undergone some of the courses at RubyLearning or have been instrumental in taking RubyLearning to the next level.

RPCFN: Mazes (#5)

RubyLearning wishes all its readers and their friends and families a happy, healthy 2010. Thanks to everyone for the support and encouragement this year. It’s been a fun and rewarding year and we do appreciate all that you contribute to this site.

RPCFN: Average Arrival Time For A Flight (#2)

Ruby Programming Challenge For Newbies

RPCFN: Average Arrival Time For A Flight (#2)

By Chris Strom

Thank you for the very encouraging response to the first-ever “Ruby Programming Challenge For Newbies (RPCFN)“. The second Ruby challenge is from Chris Strom.

The CRTC tries to eliminate ISP competition in Canada

The CRTC is at it again. This time they want to allow Canadian phone companies to cut off their wholesale offering, essentially killing ISP competition in Canada. Please express your concerns here, where you can quickly email Industry Minister Tony Clement, Prime Minister Harper, the Opposition Leader (Michael Ignatieff) and your local MP. Let them know that you care about this important issue.

For more details, I’m attaching an informative email I received from TekSavvy:

Hello,

RPCFN: Shift Subtitle (#1)

Lessons Learned from Three Years of PeepCode

Today marks three years of PeepCode Screencasts and the beginning of the fourth. So we’re running a one-day sale!

Last week I recorded a presentation for the Oxente Rails where I pontificate on some of the things I’ve learned about business over the past few years. Here’s the presentation video (it’s about 30 minutes long):

Interview: Author Antonio Cangiano

Our Book Promotion: “Ruby on Rails for Microsoft Developers” has just started. Win one of four books to be given out for active participation. The coolest thing? Author Antonio Cangiano will be on site to answer questions! Click here for more details. Here, in this brief interview, Satish Talim of RubyLearning talks to Antonio Cangiano.

The Future of Ruby is Fail!

The Future of Ruby is Fail!

Preamble

Thanks to Ilya Grigorik for initiating the discussion in the Indian Ruby / Rails community around the premise “Future of Ruby is Fail” (yes, somewhat tongue in cheek, but also serious), trying to get a feel for the concerns in the community. The focus of this discussion would be on the Indian market / geographical area.

Interview: Author Dave Thomas

Our Book Promotion: “Programming Ruby 1.9” starts soon. Win one of four books to be given out for active participation. The coolest thing? Author Dave Thomas will be on site to answer questions! Click here for more details. Here, in this brief interview, Satish Talim of RubyLearning talks to Dave Thomas.

Dave Thomas

Interesting Ruby Tidbits That Don’t Need Separate Posts #24

Fixing Threads in Ruby 1.8: A 2-10x Performance Boost

Joe Damato has been on a roll lately, first with a 6 line EventMachine fix that yielded impressive results, then a configure.in fix to give 30% more performance, and now by getting a 2-10x performance boost with a fix to Ruby 1.8's threading.

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