Hey Charley - not sure if the Pivotal project is intended for instructors or students (and I would be the latter), but please add me if it's appropriate.
Jeff - looks like that Dropbox link is dead. Thanks, Kelly Here's my full contact info as well: [email protected] AIM: ioutfitter (usually on) Skype: internetoutfitters Twitter: @ioutfitter On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 11:38 PM, <[email protected]>wrote: > Send Bdrg-members mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bdrg-members > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Bdrg-members digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Community Ruby Training (Jefferey Sutherland) > 2. Mongo Boulder, Jan 21, Call for presenters (Justin Smestad) > 3. Upcoming Riak talk @pivotalboulder (Mike Gehard) > 4. Zerista Job Posting (Charlie Savage) > 5. Anyone available to pair on PPP Monday or Tuesday? > (Prakash N Murthy) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:05:23 -0600 > From: Jefferey Sutherland <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Boulder Ruby Group] Community Ruby Training > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Here it is on Dropbox. It's read-only and a really rough brainstorm. I > can't seem to find a place to upload files in Pivotal Tracker. > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11413259/Ruby%20Training%20Ideas.odt > > If you're interested in this project, don't forget to let Charley know so > he > can add you to the tracker. > > - Jeff > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Charley Baker <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Looks like it's still TOS'd out for some reason. From what I saw > > that's a good initial start. I've also set up a project on Pivotal, > > and added you as well. If there's anyone else who wants to be added to > > the project on Pivotal, let me know your email and I'll add you. I've > > kept the project name generic as rubytraining, instead of customizing > > for the Boulder/Denver areas, since there are other cities and people > > that may be interested at some point. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Charley > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 12:17 PM, Jefferey Sutherland > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Google tells me that someone somewhere flagged it as inappropriate. > ??? > > I > > > requested a review. If that falls through, I'll share on Dropbox. Not > > sure > > > why Ruby Training would be a violation of terms of service. > > > - Jeff > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 11:58 AM, John Noble <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> > > >> Hi Jeff, > > >> I can't seem to access the doc, google says: > > >> We're sorry. You can't access this document because it is in violation > > of > > >> our Terms of Service. > > >> > > >> Is this possibly and edit link or something? > > >> odd > > >> -John > > >> > > >> John Noble > > >> Software Consulting | Web Development | Technologist > > >> O: 303-800-4494 M: 720-289-0275 > > >> > > >> > > >> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 8:03 PM, Jefferey Sutherland > > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> I started some brainstorming. Here's the Google Doc. Let me know if > > you > > >>> want edit access for your ideas and I'll open it up. > > >>> > > >>> > > > https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=10-FMdb9rwrT00E-2KROjA3oV3bz0A4kZxX9zBCVuMQ0&hl=en&authkey=CPDHp6gM > > >>> - Jeff > > >>> > > >>> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 7:14 PM, Jefferey Sutherland > > >>> <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> It seems there's a demand for structured learning as well as the > > >>>> unstructured apprenticeship learning. There is more than one > learning > > >>>> style. Some people need the structure of a class to get started, > > others > > >>>> just need to dive in. These two approaches can be combined to make > a > > great > > >>>> boot camp. In the army, recruits spend time both in the classroom > and > > >>>> practicing under the guidance of DIs. > > >>>> Since this is an open effort, here's my contact info. > > >>>> irc.freenode.net: drpentode (rarely on, but I can start) > > >>>> [email protected] (IM on AIM and GTalk as well) > > >>>> Skype: jefferey.sutherland > > >>>> Twitter: @drpentode > > >>>> I'd be happy to register a domain, and if we don't have a pivotal > > >>>> account, start with a backpack or campfire free account, or even > > Google > > >>>> docs. I'm pretty open to different methods of task tracking. > > >>>> - Jeff > > >>>> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Charley Baker < > > [email protected]> > > >>>> wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Thanks for the followup. :) I honestly can't do Weds or Friday this > > >>>>> week. Depending on interest and availability is always challenging. > > >>>>> I'd say next steps would be to get a few people to "run" the > effort, > > I > > >>>>> can definitely be one, come up with some ideas and illicit feedback > > >>>>> and start socializing the idea at meetups. I would love to see this > > >>>>> take off in this area. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> It's an open effort if anyone else want to chime in get involved. > My > > >>>>> contact info is: > > >>>>> > > >>>>> irc.freenode.net: charleyb > > >>>>> [email protected] (im as well) > > >>>>> I'm also on skype: charley.baker > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Marty, does bdrg have a pivotal account, and if so, do you want to > > add > > >>>>> a training project? I think that's the best way to start setting up > > >>>>> tasks. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Cheers, > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Charley > > >>>>> > > >>>>> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Jefferey Sutherland > > >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>> > It looks like there is a lot of interest in doing a community > ruby > > >>>>> > training > > >>>>> > (or more). Would anyone be available to meet next week to talk > > about > > >>>>> > this > > >>>>> > and get it off the ground? I'm available Wednesday or Friday > > >>>>> > evening. We > > >>>>> > could meet in Boulder or somewhere in the North Metro area based > on > > >>>>> > where > > >>>>> > people are located. > > >>>>> > - Jeff Sutherland > > >>>>> > _______________________________________________ > > >>>>> > Bdrg-members mailing list > > >>>>> > [email protected] > > >>>>> > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bdrg-members > > >>>>> > > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> Bdrg-members mailing list > > >>> [email protected] > > >>> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bdrg-members > > >> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Bdrg-members mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bdrg-members > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/bdrg-members/attachments/20101025/cd0e5561/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:59:16 -0600 > From: Justin Smestad <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Subject: [Boulder Ruby Group] Mongo Boulder, Jan 21, Call for > presenters > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I am helping organize the Mongo Boulder single day conference tentatively > scheduled for January 21 (may change depending on the chosen venue). We > wanted to get the ball rolling on a call for proposals. > > The topics obviously revolve around MongoDB and can range from "Intro to > MongoDB" & "learn from my mistakes" to more advanced topics like "MongoDB > with Hadoop" & "Sharding Internals". Please email me if you are interested. > > > Regards, > Justin Smestad > ------------------------------ > [email protected] > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/bdrg-members/attachments/20101026/2e37fd33/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:07:28 -0600 > From: Mike Gehard <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Cc: Mark Phillips <[email protected]>, David Smith <[email protected]>, > [email protected], Jon Meredith <[email protected]> > Subject: [Boulder Ruby Group] Upcoming Riak talk @pivotalboulder > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Good evening all, > > Pivotal Boulder is happy to host a 2 hour talk on Riak( > https://wiki.basho.com/display/RIAK/Riak) by two of the Basho developers. > Please join us on November 10th from 7-9pm at the Pivotal Boulder office > (1701 Pearl Street) for pizza, beers and geek talk. > > Here is an outline of the talk: > > 1) Riak from a High Level > > Riak is a fault tolerant, highly-scalable key/value store being used by > companies like Mozilla, Mochi Media, Comcast and Vibrant Media > for applications that generate revenue. This talk will focus on the origins > of Riak, the high level design decisions, its architecture, and how it fits > into the overall database space. > > 2) Schema Design in Riak > > Using a non-relation key/value store for your application can be > very powerful in many ways. But wrapping your head around how to model > your data can, at first, be a bit daunting. This talk with cover what > to consider when constructing your data model and will examine what > features > Riak offers and how they compare to those that you might be used to when > working with your data in a relational world. > > Please use this link to RSVP for the talk so we know about how many people > are coming: > http://plancast.com/p/2rtv > > Please spread the word to Rubyist and non-Rubyists alike... > > Mike > > -- > Mike Gehard > Pivotal Labs Boulder > (970) 471-9835 | (303) 857-5980 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/bdrg-members/attachments/20101026/aa39c1b1/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:24:07 -0600 > From: Charlie Savage <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Boulder Ruby Group] Zerista Job Posting > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > Hi everyone, > > We are looking to hire a Rails developer in Denver. I've attached the > job description below for anyone interested. > > Thanks, > > Charlie > CTO Zerista > http://www.zerista.com > > > ---------------------------- > > Zerista (www.zerista.com) is a funded Colorado startup that provides > cutting-edge social event software for consumers, conferences and trade > shows. We have a product in the marketplace and satisfied, paying > customers. This is a unique opportunity to work on an innovative social > media platform at a rapidly growing, well-positioned startup. > > We are looking for a Rails software engineer who will immediately become > a key member of our team. You'll play a major role in the continued > development of our core application as we add new features and grow our > customer base. Upon joining the company, you will be expected to > contribute to design decisions and produce simple and elegant working code. > > You must have excellent design skills, strong object oriented > programming skills, experience with Ruby on Rails and in-depth knowledge > of relational databases (preferably PostgreSQL). You should be > well-versed in source control management systems, such as Subversion or > Git. Experience with iPhone and/or Android development would be > considered a major plus. > > You must like working on small teams, having lots of responsibility and > thrive on tight deadlines. The position will start as a one month, > on-site trial-contractor job that will then turn into a full-time > position. Last, you must live in or near Denver, Colorado. > Required Skills: > > * Bachelor?s or Master?s degree in computer science > * Excellent design skills ? you?ll be responsible for building > important parts of our product > * Strong object oriented programming skills > * Significant experience with Ruby on Rails > * In-depth knowledge of relational databases (preferably PostgreSQL) > * Well-versed in source control management systems, such as > Subversion or Git. > * Must live in or near Denver, Colorado > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:38:19 -0700 (PDT) > From: Prakash N Murthy <[email protected]> > To: Boulder Ruby <[email protected]> > Subject: [Boulder Ruby Group] Anyone available to pair on PPP Monday > or Tuesday? > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Anytime works. Remote pairing OK too. Let me know.? > The app is coming along fine so far, with awesome contributions from many > in the Boulder Ruby Community! Do check out the website.? > The progress has been much slower than what I had originally thought of - > but thats OK because its been an incredible learning experience for all > involved!? > While it is attractive to have the web-site up and running in quick time by > having a couple of Rails experienced folks work on it for a couple of days, > I think it is better that the process of building the web-site help people > learn stuff at the same time. After all, the website's aim is to promote > learning through paired programming.? > In that context, I invite the experienced Ruby and Rails professionals in > the community to contribute to the project by pairing with someone else - > preferably someone who is a beginner in Ruby / Rails. The steps to > contribute to the project are documented on the github repository page.? > I am immensely thankful to Mike Gehard, Patrick Reagan, Elliot Winkler, Ben > Brinkerhoff, Ryan Angilly & Dave Kapp for spending many hours pairing with > me over the last week to get the site to where it is now, and to allow me to > learn from their experience. Also, thankful to Ben Atkin, Sean Luckett, > Craig Anderson and Marty Haught for their inputs.? > No matter what stage the app is at, I am planning to demo it as part of a > lightning talk at the Ruby Conf next week :-) > Thanks! > Prakash N Murthy > > (347) 228 3993 > > http://twitter.com/_prakash > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://rubyforge.org/pipermail/bdrg-members/attachments/20101031/e3b89df9/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Bdrg-members mailing list > [email protected] > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/bdrg-members > > End of Bdrg-members Digest, Vol 49, Issue 1 > ******************************************* >
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