From mtstalker at gmail.com Sat Sep 1 18:48:33 2012 From: mtstalker at gmail.com (Michael Stalker) Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 14:48:33 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Ways for a Rails newbie to work with more experienced people In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: You may want to listen to the Ruby Rogues podcast on getting started with open source: http://rubyrogues.com/051-rr-getting-started-with-open-source/. I'd also suggest checking out local Ruby hack nights: http://www.meetup.com/raleighrb/ -Michael -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From martin.streicher at gmail.com Sat Sep 1 18:59:13 2012 From: martin.streicher at gmail.com (Martin Streicher) Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 14:59:13 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Aeron chair for sale Message-ID: I still have my Aeron chair for sale. It's black, size C and loaded with features. Bought new, the chair is $600-$800. Best offer takes the chair. Martin From mtstalker at gmail.com Sat Sep 1 19:49:08 2012 From: mtstalker at gmail.com (Michael Stalker) Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 15:49:08 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] We need a meeting location Message-ID: Thanks, everyone who responded to the location poll! Now, can anyone offer a place to meet? We're not just looking for suggestions, but rather for people who can say, "You can meet here at my company." Here's what we're looking for: * 40-50 seats * A projector * Free parking Here are some things that would be very nice to have, but aren't mandatory: * WiFi * Somewhere that doesn't require us to rearrange the room * Parking right next to the building * Somewhere that makes it easy to get into the building * Audio/video equipment * Availability every month for the next year We have a couple of possibilities so far, and we'd like to make a decision in the next week or so, so let us know as soon as you can. Travis Williams is helping me coordinate a location, so just email him at raleighrb-organizers at googlegroups.com if your location will be a good fit. Thank you! -Michael From info at lojic.com Sat Sep 1 20:12:12 2012 From: info at lojic.com (Brian Adkins) Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 16:12:12 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] We need a meeting location In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: What was the result of the poll? Thanks, Brian On Sep 1, 2012, at 3:49 PM, Michael Stalker wrote: > Thanks, everyone who responded to the location poll! From ben at equityshack.com Sat Sep 1 20:15:24 2012 From: ben at equityshack.com (Benjamin Syzek) Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 16:15:24 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Ways for a Rails newbie to work with more experienced people In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks for directing me to the podcast! I'll definitely be listening to it this weekend. Also, you can bet that I'll be at the upcoming hack nights. Unfortunately can't make the one this week, but after that I'll be there. Ben On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Michael Stalker wrote: > You may want to listen to the Ruby Rogues podcast on getting started with > open source: > http://rubyrogues.com/051-rr-getting-started-with-open-source/. I'd also > suggest checking out local Ruby hack nights: > http://www.meetup.com/raleighrb/ > > -Michael > > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > -- Benjamin Syzek Co-founder of EquityShack Phone: 408-775-5508 Twitter: @equityshack Like EquityShack on Facebook -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mtstalker at gmail.com Sat Sep 1 20:29:16 2012 From: mtstalker at gmail.com (Michael Stalker) Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 16:29:16 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] We need a meeting location In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Here were the poll results: Downtown Raleigh: 28 RTP: 30 I-40 between 540 and 440: 22 South Durham: 23 Downtown Durham: 24 On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Brian Adkins wrote: > What was the result of the poll? > > Thanks, > Brian > > On Sep 1, 2012, at 3:49 PM, Michael Stalker wrote: > >> Thanks, everyone who responded to the location poll! > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members From javery at infozerk.com Mon Sep 3 18:45:56 2012 From: javery at infozerk.com (James Avery) Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 14:45:56 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Epic Durham Hack Day In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1E459166-E6BA-4C25-8C82-6B8D3D59A699@infozerk.com> I wanted a good excuse to get together and hack on fun projects without the pressure of "starting a company" like a Startup Weekend. (I have Startup Weekday!). The idea is to blend a hack night with a bar camp and enjoy free beer, pizza, and the chance to work with people you might not normally work with. It's THIS SATURDAY the 6th in Durham at the American Underground (under Cuban Revolution at the American Tobacco Campus). You can signup here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4190640318 Hope to see you there. James Avery Adzerk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bemathis at gmail.com Mon Sep 3 18:54:42 2012 From: bemathis at gmail.com (Brandon Mathis) Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 14:54:42 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Epic Durham Hack Day In-Reply-To: <1E459166-E6BA-4C25-8C82-6B8D3D59A699@infozerk.com> References: <1E459166-E6BA-4C25-8C82-6B8D3D59A699@infozerk.com> Message-ID: Sounds pretty awesome! On Monday, September 3, 2012, James Avery wrote: > I wanted a good excuse to get together and hack on fun projects without > the pressure of "starting a company" like a Startup Weekend. (I have > Startup Weekday!). > > The idea is to blend a hack night with a bar camp and enjoy free beer, > pizza, and the chance to work with people you might not normally work with. > > It's THIS SATURDAY the 6th in Durham at the American Underground (under > Cuban Revolution at the American Tobacco Campus). > > You can signup here: > > http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4190640318 > > Hope to see you there. > > James Avery > Adzerk > -- *Brandon Mathis* *Keyset Technical Solutions* *Founder/Software Developer* *Business: 919-809-7547 * *Skype: BeMathis87* *brandonmathis.me* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thomas at ravinggenius.com Mon Sep 3 19:55:15 2012 From: thomas at ravinggenius.com (Thomas Ingram) Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 15:55:15 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Epic Durham Hack Day In-Reply-To: <1E459166-E6BA-4C25-8C82-6B8D3D59A699@infozerk.com> References: <1E459166-E6BA-4C25-8C82-6B8D3D59A699@infozerk.com> Message-ID: Sounds great! I just signed up. On Sep 3, 2012 2:53 PM, "James Avery" wrote: > I wanted a good excuse to get together and hack on fun projects without > the pressure of "starting a company" like a Startup Weekend. (I have > Startup Weekday!). > > The idea is to blend a hack night with a bar camp and enjoy free beer, > pizza, and the chance to work with people you might not normally work with. > > It's THIS SATURDAY the 6th in Durham at the American Underground (under > Cuban Revolution at the American Tobacco Campus). > > You can signup here: > > http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4190640318 > > Hope to see you there. > > James Avery > Adzerk > > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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(I have Startup Weekday!). > > The idea is to blend a hack night with a bar camp and enjoy free beer, pizza, and the chance to work with people you might not normally work with. > > It's THIS SATURDAY the 6th in Durham at the American Underground (under Cuban Revolution at the American Tobacco Campus). > > You can signup here: > > http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4190640318 > > Hope to see you there. > > James Avery > Adzerk > > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Witthoeft - Principal *nForm Technology Solutions, LLC* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimmy at jimmythrasher.com Wed Sep 5 16:16:50 2012 From: jimmy at jimmythrasher.com (Jimmy Thrasher) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 12:16:50 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Job board? Message-ID: Since when did the mailing list become a job board? I'm guessing the issue lies in the fact that it takes time to manage a mailing list. I do appreciate our various volunteers, but I understand the constraints. A word to the recruiters: emailing this list might not be the best way to engender good will with the community. Jimmy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nathaniel at talbott.ws Wed Sep 5 20:47:19 2012 From: nathaniel at talbott.ws (Nathaniel Talbott) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 16:47:19 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Job board? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: It's tricky: we want folks to be able to learn about Ruby jobs, and whether we like it or not, a decent portion of those jobs come via recruiters. All of them have been asking first, so I've been sharing the guidelines (keep it short, keep it relevant, keep the volume reasonable), and they've been doing an OK job at keeping to those. The weird thing is that after a dry spell of months, there have been 4+ separate folks (not all recruiters) looking for Ruby devs within the space of a couple of weeks. I'm guessing it'll slow back down, but the good news is that we're apparently a hot commodity right now. Just know that this isn't a single recruiter spamming the list; this is a bunch of completely independent postings that happen to all be landing right at the same time. I'd love to hear from the group at large, especially lurkers: has anyone followed up on any of the jobs posted recently? Should we consider a "no jobs" policy, or is there enough value in them to make it worth wading through the occasional "high water mark"? I suppose if we get too many we could potentially have a separate jobs mailing list, but it's just so hard to get people to even know about the one list, I worry no one would know about the jobs, even if they could be helping them. Thoughts welcome, On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Jimmy Thrasher wrote: > Since when did the mailing list become a job board? I'm guessing the issue > lies in the fact that it takes time to manage a mailing list. I do > appreciate our various volunteers, but I understand the constraints. > > A word to the recruiters: emailing this list might not be the best way to > engender good will with the community. > > Jimmy > > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > -- Nathaniel Talbott <:((>< -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adam at thewilliams.ws Wed Sep 5 21:10:48 2012 From: adam at thewilliams.ws (Adam Williams) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 17:10:48 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Job board? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I am not offended by the posts that have come through so far. Thanks for asking/caring! On Sep 5, 2012, at 4:47 PM, Nathaniel Talbott wrote: > It's tricky: we want folks to be able to learn about Ruby jobs, and whether we like it or not, a decent portion of those jobs come via recruiters. All of them have been asking first, so I've been sharing the guidelines (keep it short, keep it relevant, keep the volume reasonable), and they've been doing an OK job at keeping to those. > > The weird thing is that after a dry spell of months, there have been 4+ separate folks (not all recruiters) looking for Ruby devs within the space of a couple of weeks. I'm guessing it'll slow back down, but the good news is that we're apparently a hot commodity right now. Just know that this isn't a single recruiter spamming the list; this is a bunch of completely independent postings that happen to all be landing right at the same time. > > I'd love to hear from the group at large, especially lurkers: has anyone followed up on any of the jobs posted recently? Should we consider a "no jobs" policy, or is there enough value in them to make it worth wading through the occasional "high water mark"? > > I suppose if we get too many we could potentially have a separate jobs mailing list, but it's just so hard to get people to even know about the one list, I worry no one would know about the jobs, even if they could be helping them. > > Thoughts welcome, > > > On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Jimmy Thrasher wrote: > Since when did the mailing list become a job board? I'm guessing the issue lies in the fact that it takes time to manage a mailing list. I do appreciate our various volunteers, but I understand the constraints. > > A word to the recruiters: emailing this list might not be the best way to engender good will with the community. > > Jimmy > > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > > > > -- > Nathaniel Talbott > <:((>< > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jimmy at jimmythrasher.com Wed Sep 5 21:19:09 2012 From: jimmy at jimmythrasher.com (Jimmy Thrasher) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 17:19:09 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Job board? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I will say I'm not offended by them either. I guess I'm more interested in keeping the focus of the mailing list (mailing list backchannel for Raleigh.rb meetup). It's not terribly high traffic, and if the content gets diluted I'd be more likely to drop it. However, I could probably go either way, and my opinion is merely one among many. :) Jimmy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nathan at wallscorp.us Wed Sep 5 21:23:19 2012 From: nathan at wallscorp.us (Nathan Walls) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 17:23:19 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Job board? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I'm fine with the job postings as they've been. I *am* surprised that some of them are coming in from well out of market. Cheers, Nathan -- Nathan L. Walls | http://wallscorp.us/ On Sep 5, 2012, at 4:47 PM, Nathaniel Talbott wrote: > It's tricky: we want folks to be able to learn about Ruby jobs, and whether we like it or not, a decent portion of those jobs come via recruiters. All of them have been asking first, so I've been sharing the guidelines (keep it short, keep it relevant, keep the volume reasonable), and they've been doing an OK job at keeping to those. > > The weird thing is that after a dry spell of months, there have been 4+ separate folks (not all recruiters) looking for Ruby devs within the space of a couple of weeks. I'm guessing it'll slow back down, but the good news is that we're apparently a hot commodity right now. Just know that this isn't a single recruiter spamming the list; this is a bunch of completely independent postings that happen to all be landing right at the same time. > > I'd love to hear from the group at large, especially lurkers: has anyone followed up on any of the jobs posted recently? Should we consider a "no jobs" policy, or is there enough value in them to make it worth wading through the occasional "high water mark"? > > I suppose if we get too many we could potentially have a separate jobs mailing list, but it's just so hard to get people to even know about the one list, I worry no one would know about the jobs, even if they could be helping them. > > Thoughts welcome, > > > On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Jimmy Thrasher wrote: > Since when did the mailing list become a job board? I'm guessing the issue lies in the fact that it takes time to manage a mailing list. I do appreciate our various volunteers, but I understand the constraints. > > A word to the recruiters: emailing this list might not be the best way to engender good will with the community. > > Jimmy > > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > > > > -- > Nathaniel Talbott > <:((>< > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From korebantic at gmail.com Thu Sep 6 02:06:53 2012 From: korebantic at gmail.com (korebantic) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 22:06:53 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Job board? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: There would have to be a lot more job posting than what this list gets before I would be bothered by it. In fact too many job postings would seem like a good problem to have ;-D On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Nathaniel Talbott wrote: > It's tricky: we want folks to be able to learn about Ruby jobs, and > whether we like it or not, a decent portion of those jobs come via > recruiters. All of them have been asking first, so I've been sharing the > guidelines (keep it short, keep it relevant, keep the volume reasonable), > and they've been doing an OK job at keeping to those. > > The weird thing is that after a dry spell of months, there have been 4+ > separate folks (not all recruiters) looking for Ruby devs within the space > of a couple of weeks. I'm guessing it'll slow back down, but the good news > is that we're apparently a hot commodity right now. Just know that this > isn't a single recruiter spamming the list; this is a bunch of completely > independent postings that happen to all be landing right at the same time. > > I'd love to hear from the group at large, especially lurkers: has anyone > followed up on any of the jobs posted recently? Should we consider a "no > jobs" policy, or is there enough value in them to make it worth wading > through the occasional "high water mark"? > > I suppose if we get too many we could potentially have a separate jobs > mailing list, but it's just so hard to get people to even know about the > one list, I worry no one would know about the jobs, even if they could be > helping them. > > Thoughts welcome, > > > On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Jimmy Thrasher wrote: > >> Since when did the mailing list become a job board? I'm guessing the >> issue lies in the fact that it takes time to manage a mailing list. I do >> appreciate our various volunteers, but I understand the constraints. >> >> A word to the recruiters: emailing this list might not be the best way to >> engender good will with the community. >> >> Jimmy >> >> _______________________________________________ >> raleigh-rb-members mailing list >> raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org >> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members >> > > > > -- > Nathaniel Talbott > <:((>< > > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chris at altonymous.com Wed Sep 5 21:09:36 2012 From: chris at altonymous.com (chris at altonymous.com) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 17:09:36 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Job board? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <135A3D3A-09AC-4CBA-B5C6-C7435C74408A@altonymous.com> Personally, I don't mind the few posting we've had. It's nice to see what sort of technologies people are working with and where the jobs are being created. As a former C# .NET developer who lucked into a great job where I could pick the technology I wanted to use, I was able to pick Rails/Ruby. However, if I had been looking for a job I wouldn't have known where to start. This mailing list has helped me keep up with the industry so to speak. On Sep 5, 2012, at 4:47 PM, Nathaniel Talbott wrote: > It's tricky: we want folks to be able to learn about Ruby jobs, and whether we like it or not, a decent portion of those jobs come via recruiters. All of them have been asking first, so I've been sharing the guidelines (keep it short, keep it relevant, keep the volume reasonable), and they've been doing an OK job at keeping to those. > > The weird thing is that after a dry spell of months, there have been 4+ separate folks (not all recruiters) looking for Ruby devs within the space of a couple of weeks. I'm guessing it'll slow back down, but the good news is that we're apparently a hot commodity right now. Just know that this isn't a single recruiter spamming the list; this is a bunch of completely independent postings that happen to all be landing right at the same time. > > I'd love to hear from the group at large, especially lurkers: has anyone followed up on any of the jobs posted recently? Should we consider a "no jobs" policy, or is there enough value in them to make it worth wading through the occasional "high water mark"? > > I suppose if we get too many we could potentially have a separate jobs mailing list, but it's just so hard to get people to even know about the one list, I worry no one would know about the jobs, even if they could be helping them. > > Thoughts welcome, > > > On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Jimmy Thrasher wrote: > Since when did the mailing list become a job board? I'm guessing the issue lies in the fact that it takes time to manage a mailing list. I do appreciate our various volunteers, but I understand the constraints. > > A word to the recruiters: emailing this list might not be the best way to engender good will with the community. > > Jimmy > > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > > > > -- > Nathaniel Talbott > <:((>< > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From kandrews at hirenetworks.com Fri Sep 7 17:47:23 2012 From: kandrews at hirenetworks.com (kandrews at hirenetworks.com) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2012 13:47:23 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Out of Office Message-ID: <55a701890d2d43bb8be37b9e333c999f@aef5c08b77bb4631ba2f51e337e31269> I am out of the office until Monday, September 10. I will be occasionally checking e-mail for urgent issues. Thank you, Kendra Andrews Director of Recruiting HireNetworks 919-981-6200 x313 kandrews at hirenetworks.com www.hirenetworks.com From chris at altonymous.com Fri Sep 7 18:11:50 2012 From: chris at altonymous.com (Chris Altman) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2012 14:11:50 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Job board? In-Reply-To: <135A3D3A-09AC-4CBA-B5C6-C7435C74408A@altonymous.com> References: <135A3D3A-09AC-4CBA-B5C6-C7435C74408A@altonymous.com> Message-ID: I should qualify my statement a bit more. I don't mind direct hire emails. It's annoying to see 3rd party recruiters posting on the list. On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 5:09 PM, wrote: > Personally, I don't mind the few posting we've had. It's nice to see what > sort of technologies people are working with and where the jobs are being > created. As a former C# .NET developer who lucked into a great job where I > could pick the technology I wanted to use, I was able to pick Rails/Ruby. > However, if I had been looking for a job I wouldn't have known where to > start. This mailing list has helped me keep up with the industry so to > speak. > > > > On Sep 5, 2012, at 4:47 PM, Nathaniel Talbott > wrote: > > It's tricky: we want folks to be able to learn about Ruby jobs, and > whether we like it or not, a decent portion of those jobs come via > recruiters. All of them have been asking first, so I've been sharing the > guidelines (keep it short, keep it relevant, keep the volume reasonable), > and they've been doing an OK job at keeping to those. > > The weird thing is that after a dry spell of months, there have been 4+ > separate folks (not all recruiters) looking for Ruby devs within the space > of a couple of weeks. I'm guessing it'll slow back down, but the good news > is that we're apparently a hot commodity right now. Just know that this > isn't a single recruiter spamming the list; this is a bunch of completely > independent postings that happen to all be landing right at the same time. > > I'd love to hear from the group at large, especially lurkers: has anyone > followed up on any of the jobs posted recently? Should we consider a "no > jobs" policy, or is there enough value in them to make it worth wading > through the occasional "high water mark"? > > I suppose if we get too many we could potentially have a separate jobs > mailing list, but it's just so hard to get people to even know about the > one list, I worry no one would know about the jobs, even if they could be > helping them. > > Thoughts welcome, > > > On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Jimmy Thrasher wrote: > >> Since when did the mailing list become a job board? I'm guessing the >> issue lies in the fact that it takes time to manage a mailing list. I do >> appreciate our various volunteers, but I understand the constraints. >> >> A word to the recruiters: emailing this list might not be the best way to >> engender good will with the community. >> >> Jimmy >> >> _______________________________________________ >> raleigh-rb-members mailing list >> raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org >> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members >> > > > > -- > Nathaniel Talbott > <:((>< > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bemathis at gmail.com Fri Sep 7 18:38:56 2012 From: bemathis at gmail.com (Brandon Mathis) Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2012 14:38:56 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Job board? In-Reply-To: References: <135A3D3A-09AC-4CBA-B5C6-C7435C74408A@altonymous.com> Message-ID: I hear ya there Chris but it's hard to muscle people out of the mailing list just because they are making job postings. We could have a "Terms of Use" for the mailing list that makes posting recruitment ads a banable offense but do we really need to go there? That just seems mean to me. This mailing list has always been open for anyone to post anything they want (within some barriers of course). If it was someone spamming with ads and products they are trying to sell they I could understand considering that 'spam' but I have a hard time seeing job postings as spam. Personally, I like knowing that ruby devs are so desired that employers are willings to send these recruiters looking for us! I know quite a few people who have gotten awesome ruby position through recruiters. I am sure that some people would love to have recruiters banging their door down with job offers. It can get old and a bit spammy but we do work in a highly desired field. I guess you take the good you take the bad. Right? :) On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Chris Altman wrote: > I should qualify my statement a bit more. I don't mind direct hire > emails. It's annoying to see 3rd party recruiters posting on the list. > > > On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 5:09 PM, wrote: > >> Personally, I don't mind the few posting we've had. It's nice to see >> what sort of technologies people are working with and where the jobs are >> being created. As a former C# .NET developer who lucked into a great job >> where I could pick the technology I wanted to use, I was able to pick >> Rails/Ruby. However, if I had been looking for a job I wouldn't have known >> where to start. This mailing list has helped me keep up with the industry >> so to speak. >> >> >> >> On Sep 5, 2012, at 4:47 PM, Nathaniel Talbott >> wrote: >> >> It's tricky: we want folks to be able to learn about Ruby jobs, and >> whether we like it or not, a decent portion of those jobs come via >> recruiters. All of them have been asking first, so I've been sharing the >> guidelines (keep it short, keep it relevant, keep the volume reasonable), >> and they've been doing an OK job at keeping to those. >> >> The weird thing is that after a dry spell of months, there have been 4+ >> separate folks (not all recruiters) looking for Ruby devs within the space >> of a couple of weeks. I'm guessing it'll slow back down, but the good news >> is that we're apparently a hot commodity right now. Just know that this >> isn't a single recruiter spamming the list; this is a bunch of completely >> independent postings that happen to all be landing right at the same time. >> >> I'd love to hear from the group at large, especially lurkers: has anyone >> followed up on any of the jobs posted recently? Should we consider a "no >> jobs" policy, or is there enough value in them to make it worth wading >> through the occasional "high water mark"? >> >> I suppose if we get too many we could potentially have a separate jobs >> mailing list, but it's just so hard to get people to even know about the >> one list, I worry no one would know about the jobs, even if they could be >> helping them. >> >> Thoughts welcome, >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Jimmy Thrasher wrote: >> >>> Since when did the mailing list become a job board? I'm guessing the >>> issue lies in the fact that it takes time to manage a mailing list. I do >>> appreciate our various volunteers, but I understand the constraints. >>> >>> A word to the recruiters: emailing this list might not be the best way >>> to engender good will with the community. >>> >>> Jimmy >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> raleigh-rb-members mailing list >>> raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org >>> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Nathaniel Talbott >> <:((>< >> _______________________________________________ >> raleigh-rb-members mailing list >> raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org >> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > -- *Brandon Mathis* *Keyset Technical Solutions* *Founder/Software Developer* *Business: 919-809-7547 * *Skype: BeMathis87* *brandonmathis.me* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From nathaniel at talbott.ws Tue Sep 11 16:02:00 2012 From: nathaniel at talbott.ws (Nathaniel Talbott) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:02:00 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Job Posting Guidelines Message-ID: Michael and I have been backchanneling a bunch on this, and he dug up the NYC.rb job posting guidelines, which have some great ideas (http://www.meetup.com/NYC-rb/). We've hammered them into something we think is a good fit for Raleigh.rb for now: ``` The Raleigh.rb mailing list welcomes on-topic job postings that are targeted specifically to our eclectic audience. Postings from professional recruiters are held to a VERY high standard of relevancy, while postings from regular group participants are given wide leeway. In general: keep it short, keep it relevant, and keep the volume reasonable. Those violating this policy will be warned once, then removed from the list. Finally, please put [JOB] in the subject line of all job postings to help others filter them out if they'd like. ``` Eventually we may also add the requirement that the employer always be stated, but we've decided to wait on that for the time being (though it's still appreciated!) I've added these guidelines to the welcome email that new members get upon first subscribe, so hopefully that will help make sure everyone knows the rules of the road. Definitely open to feedback, and mega-thanks to everyone who participated in the discussion! -- Nathaniel Talbott <:((>< From jimmy at jimmythrasher.com Tue Sep 11 16:11:49 2012 From: jimmy at jimmythrasher.com (Jimmy Thrasher) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:11:49 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Job Posting Guidelines In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Excellent compromise. Thanks for your work on this, guys! By the way.. anybody looking for PHP work? Jimmy On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 12:02 PM, Nathaniel Talbott wrote: > Michael and I have been backchanneling a bunch on this, and he dug up > the NYC.rb job posting guidelines, which have some great ideas > (http://www.meetup.com/NYC-rb/). We've hammered them into something we > think is a good fit for Raleigh.rb for now: > > ``` > The Raleigh.rb mailing list welcomes on-topic job postings that are > targeted specifically to our eclectic audience. Postings from > professional recruiters are held to a VERY high standard of relevancy, > while postings from regular group participants are given wide leeway. > > In general: keep it short, keep it relevant, and keep the volume > reasonable. Those violating this policy will be warned once, then > removed from the list. > > Finally, please put [JOB] in the subject line of all job postings to help > others filter them out if they'd like. > ``` > > Eventually we may also add the requirement that the employer always be > stated, but we've decided to wait on that for the time being (though > it's still appreciated!) > > I've added these guidelines to the welcome email that new members get > upon first subscribe, so hopefully that will help make sure everyone > knows the rules of the road. > > Definitely open to feedback, and mega-thanks to everyone who > participated in the discussion! > > > -- > Nathaniel Talbott > <:((>< > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > -- +1-919-627-7546 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Postings from >> professional recruiters are held to a VERY high standard of relevancy, >> while postings from regular group participants are given wide leeway. >> >> In general: keep it short, keep it relevant, and keep the volume >> reasonable. Those violating this policy will be warned once, then >> removed from the list. >> >> Finally, please put [JOB] in the subject line of all job postings to help >> others filter them out if they'd like. >> ``` >> >> Eventually we may also add the requirement that the employer always be >> stated, but we've decided to wait on that for the time being (though >> it's still appreciated!) >> >> I've added these guidelines to the welcome email that new members get >> upon first subscribe, so hopefully that will help make sure everyone >> knows the rules of the road. >> >> Definitely open to feedback, and mega-thanks to everyone who >> participated in the discussion! >> >> >> -- >> Nathaniel Talbott >> <:((>< >> _______________________________________________ >> raleigh-rb-members mailing list >> raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org >> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members >> > > > > -- > +1-919-627-7546 > > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > -- *Brandon Mathis* *Keyset Technical Solutions* *Founder/Software Developer* *Business: 919-809-7547 * *Skype: BeMathis87* *brandonmathis.me* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Postings from > professional recruiters are held to a VERY high standard of relevancy, > while postings from regular group participants are given wide leeway. > > In general: keep it short, keep it relevant, and keep the volume > reasonable. Those violating this policy will be warned once, then > removed from the list. > > Finally, please put [JOB] in the subject line of all job postings to help > others filter them out if they'd like. > ``` > > Eventually we may also add the requirement that the employer always be > stated, but we've decided to wait on that for the time being (though > it's still appreciated!) > > I've added these guidelines to the welcome email that new members get > upon first subscribe, so hopefully that will help make sure everyone > knows the rules of the road. > > Definitely open to feedback, and mega-thanks to everyone who > participated in the discussion! > > > -- > Nathaniel Talbott > <:((>< > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members From chris at altonymous.com Tue Sep 11 18:26:22 2012 From: chris at altonymous.com (chris at altonymous.com) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:26:22 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Job Posting Guidelines In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <56E8D201-7AC7-49EC-9695-C7248610C644@altonymous.com> I agree great job! Thanks so much for following up on this and making a reasonable requirement that hopefully we can all work with. On Sep 11, 2012, at 12:02 PM, Nathaniel Talbott wrote: > Michael and I have been backchanneling a bunch on this, and he dug up > the NYC.rb job posting guidelines, which have some great ideas > (http://www.meetup.com/NYC-rb/). We've hammered them into something we > think is a good fit for Raleigh.rb for now: > > ``` > The Raleigh.rb mailing list welcomes on-topic job postings that are > targeted specifically to our eclectic audience. Postings from > professional recruiters are held to a VERY high standard of relevancy, > while postings from regular group participants are given wide leeway. > > In general: keep it short, keep it relevant, and keep the volume > reasonable. Those violating this policy will be warned once, then > removed from the list. > > Finally, please put [JOB] in the subject line of all job postings to help > others filter them out if they'd like. > ``` > > Eventually we may also add the requirement that the employer always be > stated, but we've decided to wait on that for the time being (though > it's still appreciated!) > > I've added these guidelines to the welcome email that new members get > upon first subscribe, so hopefully that will help make sure everyone > knows the rules of the road. > > Definitely open to feedback, and mega-thanks to everyone who > participated in the discussion! > > > -- > Nathaniel Talbott > <:((>< > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members From mtstalker at gmail.com Tue Sep 11 22:21:34 2012 From: mtstalker at gmail.com (Michael Stalker) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:21:34 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Almost ready... Message-ID: We're finalizing some details for the revitalized Ruby meetup! We have some great speakers and topics lined up, and we're excited about what's in store. Our first meeting will be in early October. Look out for an email with all the details in the next few days. -Michael From cjstingl at gmail.com Wed Sep 12 00:59:11 2012 From: cjstingl at gmail.com (Christopher Stingl) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 20:59:11 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Almost ready... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I'm really happy to see this happening. As a newer member I'm looking forward to a revitalized group. Cheers On Sep 11, 2012, at 6:21 PM, Michael Stalker wrote: > We're finalizing some details for the revitalized Ruby meetup! We have > some great speakers and topics lined up, and we're excited about > what's in store. Our first meeting will be in early October. Look out > for an email with all the details in the next few days. > > -Michael > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members From ken.auer at rolemodelsoftware.com Wed Sep 12 14:49:42 2012 From: ken.auer at rolemodelsoftware.com (Ken Auer) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:49:42 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Almost ready... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Michael, I'm back in the country and the saddle. I actually have a topic that a couple of the guys here could talk about related to testing APIs. Not sure if/when you have an opening for that. In His service, Ken On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 6:21 PM, Michael Stalker wrote: > We're finalizing some details for the revitalized Ruby meetup! We have > some great speakers and topics lined up, and we're excited about > what's in store. Our first meeting will be in early October. Look out > for an email with all the details in the next few days. > > -Michael > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > -- Ken Auer Software Craftsman RoleModel Software 919-557-7550 (v) 6720 RoleModel Way 626-544-2015 (f) Holly Springs, NC 27540 919-622-8315 (m) "Christianity is not a plug-in, it's an operating system" (see Mark 12:28-31) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bemathis at gmail.com Thu Sep 13 17:42:47 2012 From: bemathis at gmail.com (Brandon Mathis) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:42:47 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Almost ready... In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Ken, I'm organizing the speakers for the meetup now. I'll get in touch with you :) On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Ken Auer wrote: > Hi Michael, > > I'm back in the country and the saddle. > > I actually have a topic that a couple of the guys here could talk about > related to testing APIs. Not sure if/when you have an opening for that. > > In His service, > > Ken > > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 6:21 PM, Michael Stalker wrote: > >> We're finalizing some details for the revitalized Ruby meetup! We have >> some great speakers and topics lined up, and we're excited about >> what's in store. Our first meeting will be in early October. Look out >> for an email with all the details in the next few days. >> >> -Michael >> _______________________________________________ >> raleigh-rb-members mailing list >> raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org >> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members >> > > > > -- > Ken Auer > Software Craftsman > RoleModel Software 919-557-7550 (v) > 6720 RoleModel Way 626-544-2015 (f) > Holly Springs, NC 27540 919-622-8315 (m) > > "Christianity is not a plug-in, it's an operating system" (see Mark > 12:28-31) > > > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > -- *Brandon Mathis* *Keyset Technical Solutions* *Founder/Software Developer* *Business: 919-809-7547 * *Skype: BeMathis87* *brandonmathis.me* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Our first meeting will be in early October. Look out >>> for an email with all the details in the next few days. >>> >>> -Michael >>> _______________________________________________ >>> raleigh-rb-members mailing list >>> raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org >>> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Ken Auer >> Software Craftsman >> RoleModel Software 919-557-7550 (v) >> 6720 RoleModel Way 626-544-2015 (f) >> Holly Springs, NC 27540 919-622-8315 (m) >> >> "Christianity is not a plug-in, it's an operating system" (see Mark >> 12:28-31) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> raleigh-rb-members mailing list >> raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org >> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members >> > > > > -- > > *Brandon Mathis* > *Keyset Technical Solutions* > *Founder/Software Developer* > *Business: 919-809-7547 > * > *Skype: BeMathis87* > *brandonmathis.me* > > > > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > -- Ken Auer Software Craftsman RoleModel Software 919-557-7550 (v) 6720 RoleModel Way 626-544-2015 (f) Holly Springs, NC 27540 919-622-8315 (m) "Christianity is not a plug-in, it's an operating system" (see Mark 12:28-31) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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As long as service is something you do and think is important, we'd like to see you there! You can find more details and sign up at http://www.uservoice.com/customer-service-breakfast/ (or feel free to email me directly: evan at uservoice.com). Have a great week! -Evan Hamilton Head of Community, UserVoice PS: Thanks for letting me share this, Nathaniel! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mtstalker at gmail.com Tue Sep 18 00:57:31 2012 From: mtstalker at gmail.com (Michael Stalker) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 20:57:31 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Meeting details Message-ID: The short version ------------------------- 7pm, October 9 at WebAssign The long version ------------------------- Raleigh.rb is back as Triangle.rb! * When? Tuesday, 7:00pm on October 9. Come early to socialize at 6:45. Hang out at Sammy's after the meeting. * Where? WebAssign: 1791 Varsity Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC (it's on NCSU's Centennial campus, across the street from Red Hat) * What? Michael Stalker and Joseph Jaber from SciMed Solutions will talk about Ruby's powerful metaprogramming capabilities and how you can use them in your apps. Wikipedia says, "Metaprogramming is the writing of computer programs that write or manipulate other programs (or themselves) as their data...In some cases, this allows programmers to minimize the number of lines of code to express a solution (hence reducing development time), or it gives programs greater flexibility to efficiently handle new situations..." Come join us, and you'll learn how to use some of Ruby's metaprogramming capabilities. We'll give an overview of metaprogramming, as well as practical examples to illustrate the concepts. We'll also cover some pros and cons to using metaprogramming in your Ruby apps. * Why the name change? Triangle.rb covers the meetups and hack nights a bit better. The main meeting is in Raleigh. West End meets in Durham. We wanted a more comprehensive name. From bemathis at gmail.com Tue Sep 18 03:09:37 2012 From: bemathis at gmail.com (Brandon Mathis) Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:09:37 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Meeting details In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Looking forward to seeing everybody there! :) On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Michael Stalker wrote: > The short version > ------------------------- > 7pm, October 9 at WebAssign > > > The long version > ------------------------- > Raleigh.rb is back as Triangle.rb! > > * When? Tuesday, 7:00pm on October 9. Come early to socialize at 6:45. > Hang out at Sammy's after the meeting. > > * Where? WebAssign: 1791 Varsity Drive, Suite 200, Raleigh, NC > (it's on NCSU's Centennial campus, across the street from Red Hat) > > * What? Michael Stalker and Joseph Jaber from SciMed Solutions will talk > about > Ruby's powerful metaprogramming capabilities and how you can use them in > your apps. > > Wikipedia says, "Metaprogramming is the writing of computer programs that > write > or manipulate other programs (or themselves) as their data...In some cases, > this allows programmers to minimize the number of lines of code to express > a > solution (hence reducing development time), or it gives programs greater > flexibility to efficiently handle new situations..." > > Come join us, and you'll learn how to use some of Ruby's metaprogramming > capabilities. We'll give an overview of metaprogramming, as well as > practical > examples to illustrate the concepts. We'll also cover some pros and cons to > using metaprogramming in your Ruby apps. > > * Why the name change? Triangle.rb covers the meetups and hack nights a bit > better. The main meeting is in Raleigh. West End meets in Durham. We wanted > a more comprehensive name. > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > -- *Brandon Mathis* *Keyset Technical Solutions* *Founder/Software Developer* *Business: 919-809-7547 * *Skype: BeMathis87* *brandonmathis.me* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From daemianmack at gmail.com Fri Sep 28 16:16:32 2012 From: daemianmack at gmail.com (daemian mack) Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:16:32 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Launched triangle-rubyists.herokuapp.com -- add yourself! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hey all. I've gotten a chance to launch.. http://triangle-rubyists.herokuapp.com/ which I hope will be a fun and useful tool to keep track of what's going on with Ruby folk in the Triangle area. You should add yourself! Here's how... A. Add your Twitter handle here: https://github.com/daemianmack/triangle-rubyists/wiki/All-Triangle-Rubyists B. Email me the URL to your blog feed. C. Push a Ruby project to Github and make sure your profile location field contains some reasonable Triangle-area string (e.g., "RTP", "Raleigh", "Durham", etc.). Options A and C will enjoy a potential 10-minute lag until a search script runs on Heroku. Option B will have to await my manual intervention. :) Feel free to shoot me any thoughts for improvement or fork the repo. Top of my TODO list... - The domain name sure is ugly. - Tighten up steps to add yourself. Thanks to Relevance for Fridays[1] to get this set up, to Daniel Choi for the original codebase[2], and to Gabriel Horner for his critical Heroku improvements to same[3]. [1] http://thinkrelevance.com/jobs [2] https://github.com/danchoi/boston-rubyists [3] https://github.com/cldwalker/relevancers -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From adam at thewilliams.ws Fri Sep 28 16:41:51 2012 From: adam at thewilliams.ws (Adam Williams) Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:41:51 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Launched triangle-rubyists.herokuapp.com -- add yourself! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Excellent! Thanks for the work, and to all the contributors you've mentioned. On Sep 28, 2012, at 12:16 PM, daemian mack wrote: > Hey all. I've gotten a chance to launch.. > > http://triangle-rubyists.herokuapp.com/ > > which I hope will be a fun and useful tool to keep track of what's going on with Ruby folk in the Triangle area. You should add yourself! Here's how... > > A. Add your Twitter handle here: https://github.com/daemianmack/triangle-rubyists/wiki/All-Triangle-Rubyists > > B. Email me the URL to your blog feed. > > C. Push a Ruby project to Github and make sure your profile location field contains some reasonable Triangle-area string (e.g., "RTP", "Raleigh", "Durham", etc.). > > Options A and C will enjoy a potential 10-minute lag until a search script runs on Heroku. Option B will have to await my manual intervention. :) > > Feel free to shoot me any thoughts for improvement or fork the repo. Top of my TODO list... > > - The domain name sure is ugly. > > - Tighten up steps to add yourself. > > Thanks to Relevance for Fridays[1] to get this set up, to Daniel Choi for the original codebase[2], and to Gabriel Horner for his critical Heroku improvements to same[3]. > > [1] http://thinkrelevance.com/jobs > > [2] https://github.com/danchoi/boston-rubyists > > [3] https://github.com/cldwalker/relevancers > > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bemathis at gmail.com Fri Sep 28 22:59:52 2012 From: bemathis at gmail.com (Brandon Mathis) Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:59:52 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Launched triangle-rubyists.herokuapp.com -- add yourself! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dude! You are my HERO! On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Adam Williams wrote: > Excellent! Thanks for the work, and to all the contributors you've > mentioned. > > On Sep 28, 2012, at 12:16 PM, daemian mack wrote: > > Hey all. I've gotten a chance to launch.. > > http://triangle-rubyists.herokuapp.com/ > > which I hope will be a fun and useful tool to keep track of what's going > on with Ruby folk in the Triangle area. You should add yourself! Here's > how... > > A. Add your Twitter handle here: > https://github.com/daemianmack/triangle-rubyists/wiki/All-Triangle-Rubyists > > B. Email me the URL to your blog feed. > > C. Push a Ruby project to Github and make sure your profile location > field contains some reasonable Triangle-area string (e.g., "RTP", > "Raleigh", "Durham", etc.). > > Options A and C will enjoy a potential 10-minute lag until a search script > runs on Heroku. Option B will have to await my manual intervention. :) > > Feel free to shoot me any thoughts for improvement or fork the repo. Top > of my TODO list... > > - The domain name sure is ugly. > > - Tighten up steps to add yourself. > > Thanks to Relevance for Fridays[1] to get this set up, to Daniel Choi for > the original codebase[2], and to Gabriel Horner for his critical Heroku > improvements to same[3]. > > [1] http://thinkrelevance.com/jobs > > [2] https://github.com/danchoi/boston-rubyists > > [3] https://github.com/cldwalker/relevancers > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > > > > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > -- *Brandon Mathis* *Keyset Technical Solutions* *Founder/Software Developer* *Business: 919-809-7547 * *Skype: BeMathis87* *brandonmathis.me* -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sdball at gmail.com Fri Sep 28 23:30:08 2012 From: sdball at gmail.com (Stephen Ball) Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:30:08 -0400 Subject: [raleigh.rb] Launched triangle-rubyists.herokuapp.com -- add yourself! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8967313562644013427@unknownmsgid> Seriously. This is highly fantastic. -- Stephen (iPhone) On Sep 28, 2012, at 7:24 PM, Brandon Mathis wrote: Dude! You are my HERO! On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Adam Williams wrote: > Excellent! Thanks for the work, and to all the contributors you've > mentioned. > > On Sep 28, 2012, at 12:16 PM, daemian mack wrote: > > Hey all. I've gotten a chance to launch.. > > http://triangle-rubyists.herokuapp.com/ > > which I hope will be a fun and useful tool to keep track of what's going > on with Ruby folk in the Triangle area. You should add yourself! Here's > how... > > A. Add your Twitter handle here: > https://github.com/daemianmack/triangle-rubyists/wiki/All-Triangle-Rubyists > > B. Email me the URL to your blog feed. > > C. Push a Ruby project to Github and make sure your profile location > field contains some reasonable Triangle-area string (e.g., "RTP", > "Raleigh", "Durham", etc.). > > Options A and C will enjoy a potential 10-minute lag until a search script > runs on Heroku. Option B will have to await my manual intervention. :) > > Feel free to shoot me any thoughts for improvement or fork the repo. Top > of my TODO list... > > - The domain name sure is ugly. > > - Tighten up steps to add yourself. > > Thanks to Relevance for Fridays[1] to get this set up, to Daniel Choi for > the original codebase[2], and to Gabriel Horner for his critical Heroku > improvements to same[3]. > > [1] http://thinkrelevance.com/jobs > > [2] https://github.com/danchoi/boston-rubyists > > [3] https://github.com/cldwalker/relevancers > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > > > > _______________________________________________ > raleigh-rb-members mailing list > raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members > -- *Brandon Mathis* *Keyset Technical Solutions* *Founder/Software Developer* *Business: 919-809-7547 * *Skype: BeMathis87* *brandonmathis.me* _______________________________________________ raleigh-rb-members mailing list raleigh-rb-members at rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/raleigh-rb-members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ericksonsm at aol.com Sun Sep 30 22:21:15 2012 From: ericksonsm at aol.com (ericksonsm at aol.com) Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 18:21:15 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [raleigh.rb] Ruby on Rails Mentor? Message-ID: <8CF6D7109DE8B43-308-59B8F@webmail-d011.sysops.aol.com> My name is Eric, I am 25, and from Cary. I am a Ruby on Rails web developer. I have been programming in it for the past 2 years, but I jokingly consider that I really have no idea how to do any of it. I am looking for somebody who is willing to help me out with questions I have relating to Ruby on Rails. Javascript experience would be good. I am currently working on a web application hosted on Heroku. I am using Ruby 1.9.2 and Rails 2.3.14. Currently, I am having trouble with issues relating to the controller and view, and integration with Javascript UI. I think it would be easiest to explain the big picture to somebody, then point at certain things in the code and ask how to modify it to work a certain way. It would be good to have an ongoing commitment, but I won't email with every single small problem I run into. Is there anyone who is willing to help me out via email, internet chat, or in person? Thanks. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: