I’m spending today, the optional “tutorial sessions: day at RailsConf, in Dave Thomas’ and Mike Clark’s all-day Rails Guidebook tutorial, a whirlwind tour of both Ruby and Rails. This sesssion is normally worth hundreds of dollars, but Dave and Mike charged only US$75 per attendee, with all the proceeds going to charity (they’ve raised a total of over US$12,000 today).
Dave gave the funny line of the morning early in the session: “XML…the language of the Devil!”
Mike Clark and Dave Thomas at their “Rails Guidebook” tutorial.
Most of the morning was devoted to the Ruby programming language itself, with about an hour of the basics of Rails. We’re now in the afternoon half, which is devoted to a more in-depth look at what goes into a Rails app and what Rails gives you, the developer. “for free”.
Dave also gave the funny line of the afternoon: “If we sound bitter, it’s because we have customers.”
Mike Clark and Dave Thomas at their “Rails Guidebook” tutorial.