Posts Tagged ‘ conferences ’

In which I talk a bit about RailsConf 2010. Duh.

In which I mention a conference you should definitely go to.

I’ve decided to travel less this year. Since my job involves a lot of travel, this mostly translates into going to less conferences.

So for 2010 I so far have only one conference on the agenda (other than those I’m co-organizing): RubyConf India.

I’m speaking at the event and also helping out on the proposal...
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Today we opened the RailsConf Call For Proposals. So we soon begin the several-month process of putting together the program for RailsConf 2010 (in Baltimore!).

I’m particularly excited to start the process this year, because we’ve made a very positive change to the team. We’re bringing on Ben Scofield as program co-chair this...
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I gave myself a little break this spring and early summer, but the pace is about to pick up again. The rest of the year is looking pretty busy. Here’s what the rest of this year looks like so far. If...
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Nothing like a busy day to cut down on my linking.URLAgg – Watch us work – Ever wonder what virtual pair programming looks like? Here’s a longish unscripted session from Jeff Schoolcraft and Istvan Hoka. WindyCityRails – Early bird pricing for this Chicago-based conference is ending in just a couple of days, time to make...
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The Ruby and Rails community is still growing strong and the sheer number of conferences coming up is proof of that. Below I’ve put together a list of all the conferences/events I could find before 2010 so you can hopefully make...
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I had a great time at Ruby Nation this weekend. After my presentation I got a number of questions asking about things I referenced during the talk. Here’s an attempt to point to some of them. If you weren’t there, you won’t have any context but feel free to follow the links anyway...
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Next month, I’ll be presenting at Ruby Nation in my home away from home, Northern Virginia (I seem to spend almost as much time there as I do in Colorado). The presentation will be something like this:

The Passionate Programmer

What should the career path of a programmer be? How do you know what...
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If you only have the budget to travel to one regional Rails conference this year, this might be a good choice:

...for obvious reasons.