The Active Record Pattern

Martin Fowler outlined the Active Record Pattern in his book Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture, which was released on my 35th birthday in 2003. The following year, David Heinemeier Hansson used the Active Record pattern as the Object Relational Mapper (ORM) in the Ruby on Rails framework. We'll talk about the basic pattern, its usage in Rails, and some enhancements Rails developers have added to it over the years.

Presenter Bio:
Michael Chaney has been programming for over 40 years and in nearly every environment, from embedded systems to minicomputers. He currently uses Ruby on Rails for web development and sells software in the music publishing and transportation industry.

Agenda:
11:45: Eat and Hang out
12:00: Welcome, announcements
12:10: Presentation
1:00 Meetup ends

Location:
Williamson, Inc - Williamson County Chamber
4031 Aspen Grove Dr., Suite 630
Franklin, TN 37067

Directions:
Our Meetup location is in the Williamson, Inc. offices, not far from the McEwen exit off Highway 65. Take McEwen (west) and turn right on Aspen Grove Dr. Park in the garage behind the building (4000 Rush Street). Take the elevators to the 6th floor. When exiting, head towards the Capwealth offices and turn right down the hallway to Suite 630. Look for Williamson, Inc. offices, where our Meetup will be held.

Sponsor:
Our sponsor, The Williamson County Chamber of Commerce, has provided our lunch and our meeting location.