[ale] [ANNC] ALE-NW @ SPSU MTG. for Thurs., Mar 14, 7:30pm

[JD]

The next ALE-NW at SPSU meeting is being held Tuesday March 14th, 2013 at 7:30pm in
room J-266 of the Atrium (J) building on the SPSU campus.

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The feature presentation will be by Alan Hecht presenting on:

     Ruby on Rails for the Uninformed

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Abstract:

It's been a while since Ruby on Rails was the latest fad in programming. Since
that time Ruby on Rails has matured into a useful web application framework for
database backed web sites. This overview will show why you should learn Ruby on
Rails as well as when it is useful to use.

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Bio:

Alan has been a UNIX user since the days of BSD 4.3 and a Linux user since 1998.
Alan's career has spanned everything from commercial simulation software written
in Fortran on a VAX to Fortune 50 MIS applications running on UNIX minicomputers
to shrink-wrap Windows accounting software to commercial web sites written in
Ruby on Rails. By day, Alan is a lead developer at Primedia working on web
applications using Ruby along with dabbling in DevOps. Alan runs a bi-weekly
Ruby on Rails tutorial meetup sponsored by Primedia and the Atlanta Ruby Users
Group.


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If there is time remaining, a few lightning talks might be presented:
* Show and tell from the group (an R-Pi router would be nice)
* Media Library Organization for XBMC
* What Do Distro Support Cycles Mean?


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For a campus map and a link to directions please see
<http ://www.spsu.edu/visitspsu/campusmaps/index.htm>
or visit the ALE NW wiki page at
<http://tomshiro.org/twiki/view/ALE/AleNwOrg>
Parking in non-reserved spaces in the P60 deck is best.
Building J, the Atrium building, is a short distance east of the parking deck.
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ALE-NW at SPSU meetings are open events and we hope you will join us!  We generally
meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month, but always watch the ale.org email list
for specifics. Also remember that topic suggestions and presentation offers for
meetings can be emailed to [ jdp (at) algoloma ]