LA Ruby June Meetup

In June we'll continue our meetup on the first Thursday of the month, so as not to conflict with RailsConf the following week. In July we'll move back to our regular meeting day of the second Thursday. June's meetup will be at Border Stylo in Hollywood.

Schedule:

7:00-7:15 Open
7:15-7:30 Introductions
7:30-9:00 Presentations (3 30-minute slots)
9:00-10:00 Open

Parking:

Pull up to the gate and press the button on the intercom to get into the gated parking lot. If the parking lot is full, park on the street.

Presentations:

Rspec-ing your ViewsDaniel Dyba
A brief intro on using Rspec to test one's view pages in Rails.

REST != RoutesDavid Henner
Most Rails Developers have been using RESTful routes for the past year or two. However there are many things about REST and routes that are misunderstood. In this talk I will explain what REST is and is not. Then I will show how to use namespaces / base_controllers and your shared folder to keep your code clean and DRY.

Targeting Companies Hiring Ruby DevelopersStacey Broadwell
Ruby is growing in demand. Attendees of this 30 minute session will learn
what companies in LA are hiring for Ruby professionals. Focus will be on
how companies recruit, what channels they use, and how to get past HR and
in-front of the hiring managers.