Aug 27: Rails 101: Persistence Night

Gray Herter — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:09:00 -0400

Title: Rails 101: Persistence Night

When: Aug 27, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Abstract: We have had several requests for some beginner topics lately, so I figured it was time for another Newbie event. This time we will concentrate on Rails persistence. We have three talks arranged. Additional short Rails persistence-related topics are welcomed if you want to propose one. It doesn't have to be strictly about the ActiveRecord.

First, Gray Herter will demonstrate creating a small, but complete and (relatively) realistic database-backed domain model using ActiveRecord.

Second, for an intermediate topic, Arild Shirazi will present an ActiveRecord replacement framework he recently created to wrap a legacy Java-based persistence component. It includes most of the expected ActiveRecord methods providing saves, finds, and validations.

And third, David Keener will present "Rails Tips and Best Practices," a compendium of Rails beginner tips, covering some query optimizations, some migration tactics, a few typical gotchas to watch out for, etc.

Any short topic that you think might pique the interest of someone curious about Rails persistence is fair game.

And don't forget to bring your Rails Newbie friends.

Bios: Gray Herter is a Project Manager leading a JRuby on Rails project for the US State Dept supporting international export control. Gray has worked with Rails since 2007, and also produces the RubyNation conference. Arild Shirazi is a software engineer at CodeSherpas with a background in Java EE and Rails, and former protein biochemist. David Keener speaks frequently at the NovaRUG. He is currently working on a Rails project for the US State Dept supporting video-based contests.

Where:

FGM, Inc
12021 Sunset Hills Rd, Suite 400
Reston, VA 20175

Call 703 727-1307 to get in (the outside door is locked after 6 PM).

NovaRUG: Aug 27: Rails 101: Persistence Night

Aug 27: Rails 101: Persistence Night