Montreal.rb Newbie night with Florencia Herra-Vega and Karim Tarek
Hosted by Montreal.rb
Details
This meetup is the very first to be announced via the new "Events" feature! Thanks to all the contributors (https://github.com/montrealrb/Montreal.rb/graphs/contributors) that made it possible! There is still a lot to do, but we're getting improvements every weeks.
Talks:
GETTING STARTED WITH WEB APPLICATION SECURITY, BY FLORENCIA HERRA-VEGA
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Internet security is a huge, important, and often discussed topic. However, as a junior developer, it can be very daunting to know where to even start learning about it. This talk will give a brief introduction to some parts of the architecture of the internet that make it so insecure, covering concepts like DNS, man-in-the-middle attacks, and ending with a brief tutorial on how to use Let’s Encrypt to set up SSL for your web applications.
METAPROGRAMMING FOR ROOKIES, BY KARIM TAREK
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They say "to become a Ruby Jedi, you have to master the art of metaprogramming". In this talk, we'll go through the steps to create a gem using metaprogramming techniques. So, Let's look into that, shall we...
Our sponsor:
We want to thank Bookwitty for the pizzas and soft drinks. They also have a surprise for our awesome speakers! They have senior Rails (http://www.montrealrb.com/jobs/4) and a senior front-end (http://www.montrealrb.com/jobs/3) positions to fill. Feel free to talk to them at the event!