Chad Fowler

March Madness!

Okay, so maybe madness is a strong word, but March is here, and Ruby and Rails events are back in full swing! We’ll be all over the globe talking Ruby, Rails, and for a special treat, Cloud Computing. If you’ll be in any of the areas we’re visiting, be sure to get in touch—we’d love to meet you!

MountainWest RubyConf

March 11-12 | Salt Lake City, UT

Rails 3 Release Explored at RailsConf: RailsConf First Major Gathering to Follow Release

Sebastopol, CA, February 18, 2010 - This year’s RailsConf, offers the Rails community the opportunity to delve into the possibilities created by the Rails 3 release. O’Reilly Media and Ruby Central, Inc. have opened registration for RailsConf on June 7-10, 2010, at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD. To ensure that the program includes the most timely content possible, the call for participation remains open until March 17, 2010.

RailsConf Asks Ruby on Rails Community for Proposals: Call for Participation Now Open

Sebastopol, CA, October 27, 2009 - The Call for Participation has opened for RailsConf 2010, when the Ruby on Rails community will gather June 7-10, 2010, at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD. RailsConf, co-produced by Ruby Central, Inc. and O’Reilly Media, Inc., is the largest official conference dedicated to everything Rails. Program chair Chad Fowler invites proposals for conference sessions, workshops, and panels from Rubyists, hackers, web developers, system administrators, and anyone else with a passion for Rails.

Passionate Programmer Video Online

Aloha!

Thanks to Panopto and ThinkTech Hawaii, we are pleased to offer video streaming of nearly all of the Aloha on Rails sessions. We will release the videos about once a week, and will announce each video here on our blog.

12 Interesting Upcoming Ruby and Rails Events (That Aren’t Sold Out)

Wanted to go to JRubyConf or RubyConf this year? Tough - they're sold out already. Luckily, though, there are some interesting upcoming events that you can still get in to - some online, some in multiple cities, some held in youth centers, some in hotels, and even one on a tropical island. Whew!

(Update: Removed Aloha on Rails as it has sold out - thanks to Tammer Saleh for the note.)

Upcoming Late 2009 Ruby and Rails Events (With Tickets Ready To Buy)

Here's a list of some prominent forthcoming Ruby and Rails events scheduled through to the end of the year. Only events with tickets ready to buy right now are included - events which have already sold out are not included.

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Complete Lineup of Speakers and Sessions Announced

Aloha!

We’re incredibly honored and excited to announce that the complete lineup of speakers and sessions has been selected for Aloha on Rails 2009, the Hawaii Ruby on Rails Conference. We could not have asked for a more experienced, engaging, and interesting group of speakers and topics. We’ve worked with the presenters to create a schedule full of stories, wisdom, and knowledge sharing that spans all areas relevant to today’s web developer. At Aloha on Rails, you will learn about:

Finding or Keeping a Tech Job -- An interview with Andy Lester and Chad Fowler

Andy Lester (@theworkinggeek) and Chad Fowler (@chadfowler) the authors of Land the Tech Job You Love and The Passionate Programmer, respectively, agreed to do a joint interview with me. It was a lot of fun to talk with these guys, I hope you enjoy reading this interview as much as I did doing it.Your books look like great companions to each other. Did you interact at all when writing them?Chad

The Rails Conference 2009

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The Rails Conference 2009

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