= OUR GOAL = We want to show people how awesome Ruby is -- without getting bogged down in configuring a full development environment on everyone's laptop.
We'll be doing a brief "Rails Starter" demo where we demonstrate how to create a basic Rails application, including routes, models, controllers, views, activerecord, gems, etc. Everyone who attends will be able to download a VMWare image and run the demo locally on their own laptop. = MEETING = At 7:30, we'll start installing and configuring systems. The demo will start at 8pm. If you want to download the image ahead of time, you can do so at http://www.sdruby.org/tutorial At that point we'll break into two groups. The first group will consist of everyone who installed the image successfully. If anyone is still struggling with installation issues, they'll join the second group and move out to the hallway so they can get help on a case-by-case base. The first group will get a brief tutorial and an extended Q&A session. We may also repeat the tutorial for the second group, as time allows. = HELP WANTED = To make this happen, we need your help! If you are experianced in Ruby or in setting up VMs, or you just want to help greet people, please try and come early (say 7 - 7:15). Thanks and Looking Forward To Seeing Everyone Tomorrow, Rob Kaufman -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby
