TSOT Events
Events
TSOT Inc. Ruby on Rails Project Night #4
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On April 8th, TSOT hosted their fourth Ruby on Rails Project Night for Toronto’s tech scene. The event was sponsored by Morph eXchange :: Software as a Service.
Launched in January, TSOT's Ruby on Rails Project Night has seen a great response from local developers. April’s event continued in the spirit of innovative programming, bringing ideas from both Java and Ruby on Rails together in the night’s presentations.
Mike Bowler, president of GargoyleSoftware.com , gave his third presentation in a series which, following last month's lead, looks at meta-programming. Looking at "Date.once" , Mike explored more method dispatch and the notion of freezing objects.
Kristan ‘Krispy’ Uccello of Domainer.com , joined us to introduce a little Java into the evening, and to explain "Web Development Demons: Why it can be hard to do something simple" . Using Domainer.com , as an example, he looked at the challenge in building a new application that hosts and manages other web applications.
Luke Galea, past presenter and Technical Lead at mdlogix.com , returned to the TSOT stage to revisit the past and look at difficulties in using active resource. Luke was kind enough to re-address the migration number issue from his February presentation "CRMS: Clinical Research Management System" , and then demonstrated his recent project to replace active_record with active_resource in "RESTful Patient Registry using ActiveResource: A Case Study".
TSOT’s next Ruby on Rails Project Night will take place Tuesday May 13th, 2008. The event is free but space is limited! Email corina.newby@tsotinc.com to reserve a spot, or to inquire about becoming a presenter or sponsor.
With the growing success of the TSOT Ruby on Rails Project Night, TSOT has been invited to join the IT360 Conference being held in Toronto on April 7-9, 2008 as an “offsite” event.
The TSOT Ruby on Rails Project Night will be held on Tuesday April 8th at the usual spot, the TSOT development office located at 151 Bloor Street West. However we are also pleased to offer two Ruby on Rails workshops hosted by Obie Fernandez, taking place at the IT360 Conference on Monday April 7th. As a 'loyal patron' of the TSOT Ruby on Rails Project Night, you will receive a 25% discounted rate for both the Obie Fernandez Ruby workshops, as well as the entire IT360 conference. Please click the IT360 logo or visit www.IT360.ca to learn more about this great opportunity.
Note: You must register with IT360 using TSOT’s discount Code: EB25. Early bird rates have been extended for TSOT fans until April 6, 2008.
TSOT Inc. Ruby on Rails Project Night #3
This month’s TSOT Ruby on Rails Project Night welcomed a host of presentations from various Toronto developers, including both fun and functional applications being built in Ruby on Rails.
Mike Bowler, president of Gargoyle Software and previous presenter, returned to share his technical wisdom on "Exploring the magic behind dynamic finders: diving into ActiveRecord::Base.method_missing."
Local developers Robin Ward and Mike Drach brought their unique sense of internet humour to the table with a look at "RJS: a love and hate affair" in their work with the online RPG Forumwarz.
Feature presenter for the evening Ilya Grigorik, Chief Architect at aideRSS, Inc., demonstrated the challenges involved in "Taming the RSS Beast" related to the launch of www.aideRSS.com.
Given the balance between technical expertise and innovative ideas, the evening’s presentations struck a very positive chord with audience members eager to take the opportunity to ask questions, share solutions, and discuss the challenges associated with each of these dynamic Ruby on Rails projects. This monthly event takes place on the second Tuesday of every month, returning on April 8th, 2008 to the TSOT development office at 151 Bloor Street West, Toronto.
TSOT Inc. Ruby on Rails Project Night #2
In spite of the snowstorm, we welcomed an audience of over 30 to the second TSOT Ruby on Rails Project Night, featuring presentations from top Ruby and Ruby on Rails developers. A round of thanks to our feature presenters: Rowan Hick, Mike Bowler, and Luke Galea for their indepth demonstrations, as well as their answers to audience inquiries. The 'open discussion' atmosphere yielded some great results, and we look forward to more collective problem solving during future events. Stay tuned for our announcement of the March 12, 2008 schedule - our Third TSOT Ruby on Rails Project Night promises to be another great opportunity to network with Toronto’s tech community!
Email corina.newby@tsotinc.com for information on getting involved in TSOT events.
TSOT Inc. Ruby on Rails Project Night #1
TSOT, Inc. celebrated the successful launch of their new Ruby on Rails Project Night on Tuesday January 8th, 2008, helping to establish the event within Toronto's programming community. Over 50 members of Toronto' 'tech elite' joined us for the first of these monthly events aimed at the Ruby on Rails community. TSOT’s own Joey deVilla acted as MC, along with presenters Andrew Burke, discussing his new project www.shindigital.com; Hampton Caitlin who demonstrated www.ZipLocal.com; and Mike Ferrier who reviewed his work on The Score's iphone.thescore.com. TSOT’s Ruby on Rails Project Night is held every second Tuesday of the month.
TSOT Inc.’s Office Opening Gala: "Puttin' on the Ritz"
TSOT, Inc. proudly celebrated the opening of their new developer space on January 11th, 2008 with an office opening Gala: "Puttin' on Ritz". The Gala featured the re-launch of www.tsotinc.com, including the personality, mission statement and core values embodied by this progressive company. Guests enjoyed a lavish evening looking out over the entire city of Toronto from the new 151 Bloor Street West office space, and TSOT was pleased to have so many family, friends and community members to help celebrate its success.
