Topic: Introduction to Ruby on Rails Date: Thursday, January, 25, 2007 Time: 6:30pm to 8:30pm (Come a bit early for drinks and snacks) Cost: Free (Donations to OCLUG appreciated) Location: ExitCertified, 85 Albert St., Suite 1200, Ottawa. Map: http://tinyurl.com/cd6l WHAT IS IT? ~~~~~~~~~~~ This is one of a series of Linux/Open-Source Technology Seminars to be presented by the Ottawa Canada Linux Users Group (OCLUG) and ExitCertified. ExitCertified has generously made their classroom space available to OCLUG for these training sessions and other events. WHAT IS THIS MONTH'S TOPIC? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ruby on Rails, and similar MVC frameworks, have been one of the more exciting things to happen in web development in the last few years. These frameworks offer large boosts in productivity and developer satisfaction by abstracting the sordid details of the database back-end, and providing all of the conveniences that developers expect from a mature framework. While the presenter considers "framework" to be another "f"-word in general, he has been forced to make an exception in this case. This tutorial will offer a quick overview of Ruby on Rails that will hopefully get the student started on their own projects, so that they may make up their own minds about the technology. The tutorial will cover: - Installing Ruby & RoR, briefly, on Linux - An overview of the Rails MVC framework - Doing a simple project - Managing data in an sqlite3 backend - Adding users and forcing logins - Unit testing - Development tools - Deployment using Apache and Mongrel ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michael P. Soulier has been developing web applications for corporate intranets since 1998. He is currently employed by Mitel Corporation to work on a Perl-driven Linux platform with a web-based management interface. He assists in webmastering some public Internet websites, including his own, a Rails site for his sister's small business, and the OCLUG website for a time. He has worked in most popular web technologies, and has extensive experience with Perl and Python for a variety of uses. He collects programming languages for fun, and sadly, enjoys comparing them while debating with people who are, more sadly, fanatical about their favorite language. He assists the local community in talks on occasion, and fancies himself as being an engaging and humourous speaker. He would appreciate help in maintaining this fantasy. http://digitaltorque.ca REGISTRATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Registration for this class is on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are interested in attending, please email: tutorials [ at ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca with the subject line: January Tutorial. Please include your name and email address in the email. Your reservation will be confirmed via email. Please sign up ASAP, as there are only 20 seats available. These classes usually fill up very quickly! As seating is limited, please make every effort to attend if you sign up. If you must cancel, email tutorials [ at ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca so we can make the spot available to someone on the waiting list. FUTURE TECHNOLOGY COURSES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OCLUG and ExitCertified plan to continue this series of technology courses. We plan on holding one session per month, with various topics and skill levels covered. If you are interested in leading a training session, or have a good idea for one, please contact tutorials [ at ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca to arrange something. Volunteers are needed to teach these classes and ensure the sessions continue to be a part of OCLUG's regular schedule of events! ABOUT EXITCERTIFIED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ExitCertified is a certified provider of IT training in North America, authorized by Sun Microsystems, Symantec/Veritas, Oracle, IBM, Guru Labs/Linux, MySQL and No Magic. Current facilities are located in Ottawa, Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver, Calgary, Sacramento, and San Francisco with training provided globally. ExitCertified stands for Excellence in IT Certified Education, specializing in advanced fields such as system administration, programming, database administration, data protection, security, high availability, identity management, and project management. Being able to offer these education solutions with vendor certified instructors brings a tremendous amount of depth to the classroom experience. For course offerings and schedules, visit http://www.exitcertified.com/courses/ ABOUT OCLUG ~~~~~~~~~~~ The Ottawa Canada Linux Users Group promotes and supports the use of Linux at the local community level in Ottawa. Founded in March 1997, OCLUG holds monthly general meetings and other special events. Membership in OCLUG is diverse from newbies to the proverbial Gurus. OCLUG was created to help promote Linux in the Ottawa area and maintains several mailing lists to help accomplish this goal. For more information about the group and its activities, please visit our website located at: http://www.oclug.on.ca/ -- WebSig: http://www.jukie.net/~bart/sig/