All Member Comments

“ This has been one of the most active Ruby Groups I have seen. So much to learn, only one lifetime! :) ”

— Gautam Rege on Aug 16, 2009.

“ Great group of people. Made me feel very welcome. ”

— Sean Cashin on Jul 16, 2009.

“ Bosco is awesome ”

— A former member on Apr 30, 2008.

“ If you want to know where the ruby, and rails community are going in SF, and you want to meet peers to share/learn new ideas, this is the place. ”

— Ryan Bacon on Nov 13, 2009.

“ Fun place to talk about Ruby ”

— Curtis on Nov 12, 2009.

“ If they are serious about improving their trade, they should put themselves out there and learn from each other. ”

— Raj Raman on Nov 12, 2009.

“ Because, as frustrating as Ruby or Rails or Git or whatever can be, they should not be intimidating. Working through some coding problems with a room of supportive people makes a big difference. ”

— Melanie Archer on Sep 28, 2009.

“ This is a great group with a lot of activity and a welcoming atmosphere ”

— Jennifer Abe on Sep 27, 2009.

“ Have a great time talking to talented, involved and knowledgeable volunteers, help others with their questions, eat tasty food, get directions and inspiration to go further. The folks here are awesome and I learned a lot from the latest workshop. I like it so much so I plan on volunteering at the next one! :D ”

— Saliem Than on Sep 27, 2009.

“ It is a fabulous environment to learn new things and meet great people. ”

— Barbara Tallent on Sep 26, 2009.

“ Learn Ruby on Rails in a supportive enrivonment ”

— joyce on Sep 26, 2009.

“ Others should join this group if they want to get the best help with Ruby around! ”

— Miriam Salzer on Aug 24, 2009.

“ You want to learn Ruby. ”

— Michael Pope on Aug 24, 2009.

“ Still the best place in the Bay Area to learn what's emerging with Ruby. Rails is still the main focus, but increasingly it's all about the ecosystem emerging around Ruby. ”

— Anthony Cagle on Aug 14, 2009.

“ Great people and great content ”

— Asako Tsumagari on Aug 13, 2009.

“ Because it's awesome ”

— Alex Gutow on Aug 4, 2009.

“ For the Ruby and the community ”

— Kris Corzine on Aug 3, 2009.

“ Web developers, designers, developers, IT staff, students interested in technology who want to learn more about how to build applications using Ruby on Rails. ”

— Karen Zeller on Aug 2, 2009.

“ People are open minded and knowledgeable. It's a good place to share your thoughts and learn ruby on rails. ”

— wen on Aug 2, 2009.

“ To be able to participate in interesting & welcome events. ”

— erin on Aug 1, 2009.

“ If you want to learn about Ruby in a supportive atmosphere. ”

— jcdill on Jul 31, 2009.

“ If you want to understand programming or are an experienced programmer looking to learn RubyOnRails, this is what you need. ”

— Mary Trigiani on Jul 31, 2009.

“ This is a great group if you are interested in keeping up with Ruby development. Very knowledgeable active community that have probably faced problems you are working through now, and they are willing to help and share. ”

— Tom Voltz on Jul 15, 2009.

“ A very safe place meet other intelligent people who can share their knowledge. ”

— mee w. tam on Jul 15, 2009.

“ This was my first event with the SF Ruby group and I found the folks I met there very friendly and interested in meeting other people a good group to make connections in. ”

— stacie on Jun 17, 2009.

“ The people are really knowledgeable and really nice. They are very excited to get you on board. ”

— Ginger Kitty on Jun 15, 2009.

“ For a volunteer, this was a great opportunity to meet new people, see familiar faces, and discover what we really know. ”

— Carl Tanner on Jun 14, 2009.

“ Get with it! ”

— Jill McRae on Jun 13, 2009.

“ Awesome audience. Great mix of people, great questions. ”

— Wolfram Arnold on May 14, 2009.

“ Great people, food, and discussion. ”

— Jonathan on May 13, 2009.

“ The group is friendly, open to strangers, knowledgeable and interesting. ”

— blaine wishart on Mar 2, 2009.

“ If the meetups are like the first half of this one, I don't think others should join. ”

— John Choi on Jan 15, 2009.

“ Great way to find people who do what you do and are as passionnate as you are about coding and ruby. ”

— Allen Hammock on Jan 15, 2009.

“ Find out what all the excitement is about. ”

— HJS on Dec 12, 2008.

“ To learn more about ruby and related technologies ”

— Adam Blum on Dec 11, 2008.

“ Others might join to help them understand the technology better, and to network with others in the industry. Building out one's network is always helpful, even if you are employed stably and not in the position of hiring new candidates. ”

— Craig A. Cook on Nov 20, 2008.

“ Pizza. Beer. Ruby. What else do you need? ”

— Mark Wilden on Nov 19, 2008.

“ It's fun to meet the real people using Ruby. ”

— roger on Oct 16, 2008.

“ Great events, sharp people, community leaders ”

— A former member on Oct 16, 2008.

“ Because Ruby is awesome. ”

— Cristina Chow on Aug 21, 2008.

“ All in all it was great meeting. I loved the breadth of presentation and got a lot of inspiration out of it. Keep up the great job. Thank you, Alex ”

— A former member on Aug 10, 2008.

“ Great for people who have been using rails for a while already. ”

— Vincenzo Menanno on Aug 10, 2008.

“ Good ”

— Mark on Aug 9, 2008.

“ Folks were friendly, and if you asked for help it seemed there was a person to answer your question. Also, the host, and Marcus made a point to go around and ask about our projects and if there were any questions or problems. ”

— Ron B. on Jul 19, 2008.

“ It's edifying to hear other programmers talk about what they are up to and interested in. This smaller group format allows a good amount of dialog to occur. There is just entirely too much "stuff" that you can spend time focusing on, and there's no way to a grip on everything. This format gives you a kind of unique access to developers who have chosen to focus on things that you likely haven't had time to look at yet. ”

— Elliot Larson on Jul 8, 2008.

“ Good group to know if you're a member of the RoR community ”

— john W. Mount on Jul 8, 2008.

“ I think I left too soon. The socializing at the end is a big part of these events ”

— M. David Green on Apr 30, 2008.

“ It was a very good networking opportunity with a good mix of developers and people looking for developers. It was well organized and opportunity was provided for people to make announcements about development needs and opportunities. ”

— Tim Stephenson on Apr 30, 2008.

“ It is a great way to meet other Ruby folks. I love the social networking of the minds. The people at the meeting were terrific and the guest speakers were very interesting. ”

— Sandy on Mar 26, 2008.

“ maybe next time but, not at CastTV... ”

— Mike Nolan on Nov 27, 2007.

“ Very active motivated crowd. Excellent group. ”

— Ajay on Nov 27, 2007.

“ I enjoyed it. ”

— eeby on Oct 24, 2007.

“ I've generally been quite happy with this group. ”

— A former member on Sep 19, 2007.

“ Commuted from San Jose was awful and I could not make it in time :-( so I missed part of the first presentation. I would have loved to see it all since I am new to Ruby and I liked the idea of explaining how 'bad' code can be refactored and make more concise using the Ruby way. The Nu presentation was outstanding. I left after the Nu presentation. Jean-Michel ”

— jesnault on Sep 19, 2007.

“ very enthusiastic bunch. i think that once i get up and running, i can learn from some of these guys and hopefully be hired by one of them on some future project. ”

— ramon lazo on Aug 14, 2007.

“ I really liked the Monday night choice - works much better for me! ”

— JohnB on Aug 14, 2007.

“ i like it. ”

— A former member on Jun 11, 2007.

“ Love the group. I'm comin' back again and again. ”

— Jeff Smick on May 9, 2007.

“ It seems like a good group and I look forward to the next meetup. ”

— Philip on May 9, 2007.

“ Rawesome. ”

— A former member on Mar 22, 2007.

“ This was my first Ruby meetup and I didn't know what to expect. The people were great and incredibly inspiring! ”

— A former member on Mar 22, 2007.

“ Friendly knowledgeable group. ”

— Victor Grey on Nov 14, 2006.

“ very good group ”

— Nika on Oct 12, 2006.

“ i like the low-key nature of the presentations and people--thanks! (you might suggest that future speakers attend a few of the monthly talks in advance of their speaking engagements, if possible, so that they are addressing the needs of the audience--which they would better understand if they've seen previous talks and Q&A sessions!) ”

— Brad on Jul 12, 2006.

“ Excellent!! ”

— A former member on Jun 13, 2006.

“ Thanks for organizing it. I think the group could benefit from a more technical Ruby/Rails discussion. I'd like to see some code on the slides! Some examples, some problems, some pitfals. I may be able to a presentation on Ruby/Rails "gotchas" and difficult situations. This would be good for beginner/intermediate level. ”

— Konstantin Gredeskoul on Jun 12, 2006.

“ This was my first meeting, and I enjoyed it a great deal. The organizer deserves more credit. Big group, good speakers. ”

— Charles on Jun 12, 2006.

“ May need to find a larger venue with air conditioning :-) ”

— Michael Kovacs on Jun 12, 2006.

“ Great group, very timely and relevant. Thanks for organizing it! ”

— allan miller on May 11, 2006.

“ Great job with organizing this event. Thank you! ”

— Joel on Apr 11, 2006.

“ I had great time people. Thanks to Bosco for setting it up. Thanks everybody. ”

— A former member on Mar 14, 2006.

“ Seems like an enthusiastic group with wide interests and backgrounds. I'm looking forward to attending more meetings. ”

— Ted on Mar 14, 2006.