[Boulder Ruby Group] Greetings!

[Kevin Marvin]

Josh (et al):

Thanks for the reply.  I am thinking of driving out to the area the  
weekend after next to get a 'lay of the land' and perhaps meet some of  
the locals.   If I do come out, perhaps we can muster a beer-meet and  
get some of the Rubyists out for beers.  Of all of the things in the  
world we have in common, there is always beer.

I am considering the area between Boulder and Denver as a starting  
point in my search.  Anyone have any thoughts on that general vicinity??

Thanks,

- Kevin


p.s.:  My tag line is one of my favorite sayings :P

On Aug 22, 2008, at 11:01 AM, Josh Carter wrote:

> Kevin,
>
> Love your .sig. :) I think you'll find a good Ruby community here,  
> the BRG meetings are usually quite packed and many of the attendees  
> are very seriously good. It's a great group of folks that are  
> friendly, mostly ego-free, and love technology.
>
> As for the Ruby job market, there's definitely stuff going on here.  
> I brought Ruby into my own company and now we've got about half a  
> dozen guys skilled with it. I've passed up several other jobs with  
> Ruby shops, too. Keep in mind that I'm not saying Rails shops  
> specifically. A lot of folks have a Rails web front end, but a lot  
> of other "Ruby stuff" going on behind the scenes, too. If you can do  
> both, great.
>
> As for Boulder in general, it's a cool place. I've been out here 8  
> years. I also lived in Dallas 8 years, and at least for me, I'm  
> sticking with Boulder. :) It's got a good balance of technology and  
> outdoor life. Cost of living is probably higher than where you're  
> at, but pay might be higher too.
>
> If you wind up out here, let me know, we can catch lunch some day  
> and chat.
>
> Best regards,
> Josh
>
>
> On Aug 21, 2008, at 3:03 PM, Kevin Marvin wrote:
>
>> Greetings!
>>
>> I joined your mailing list to get some info on the area Rubyists,  
>> etc.  I am considering a move from Dallas to Denver / Boulder in  
>> the near future, and wanted to get some feedback on what folks are  
>> doing out there, what the market is like for Rails coders, etc.
>>
>> Any thoughts, feedback, etc would be hugely appreciated!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Kevin Marvin
>> activ8
>>
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