Nick Sieger from the local Ruby UG "Ruby Users of Minnesota" pointed out to us that O'Reilly's Open Source Convention (OSCON) is coming up and today is the deadline for proposals. Tom and I aren't positive we'll be able to go, but I submitted a proposal anyway. Hopefully we'll be accepted and both be able to attend!
- Charlie ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: O'Reilly Conferences O'Reilly Open Source Convention 2006 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Feb 13, 2006 7:34 PM Subject: Please Review Proposal: JRuby: The Power of Ruby on the Java Platform To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Charles Nutter: Thank you for submitting a conference proposal to O'Reilly & Associates. Please take a few moments to review your submission and respond within 24 hours if you would like to make any changes. Thank You, The O'Reilly Open Source Convention 2006 Committee O'Reilly & Associates ==================== Proposal Information ==================== Title: JRuby: The Power of Ruby on the Java Platform Conference: O'Reilly Open Source Convention 2006 Type/Duration: 90m Audience Level: Experienced Audience Type: Ruby developers that want Java features, Java developers that want to start sneaking Ruby into the works, and anyone inbetween. Description: JRuby is an implementation of the Ruby programming language targeted at the Virtual Machine for the Java (JVM) platform. JRuby aims to not only support the full Ruby platform, but also hopes to provide several advanced VM features for Ruby applications to take advantage of. Bringing Ruby to the JVM has enormous potential for both languages. Ruby and applications written in Ruby stand to gain Java's tremendous code library, proven stability and scalability, and uniformity across platforms. Java gains a powerful and beautiful dynamically-typed language, a library of creative and unprecedented applications, and a number of elegant, agile development frameworks. We plan for JRuby to run all the high-visibility Ruby applications, as well as augment them with Java's capabilities and JRuby's modern VM design. Rails using JDBC, business tiers implemented in Ruby, Rake as a replacement for Ant, simple and elegant rhtml as a replacement for JSPs - all these and more will be possible with JRuby. The JRuby session will demonstrate JRuby as applied to common use-cases, including web development, business logic, testing, and more. Attendees will learn how JRuby holds many exciting possibilities for both the Java and Ruby worlds. Description Short: JRuby is an implementation of the Ruby programming language targetted at the Java Platform and the JVM. By marrying the Ruby and Java worlds, developers can reap the benefits of both. This session will demonstrate JRuby as applied to many common use-cases. Speaker bio: Charles Oliver Nutter is the lead J2EE Architect at Ventera Corporation and has been writing Java since 1996. He has been a member of the JRuby team since Fall 2004 and is helping lead its redesign. He continues to work on JRuby and several independent projects, always looking for new ways to solve difficult problems with software. Co-Presenters: Thomas Enebo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Speaker notes and comments: If Tom is unable to attend to present, I would prefer to scale the presentation down to 45 minutes. -- Charles Oliver Nutter @ headius.blogspot.com JRuby Developer @ jruby.sourceforge.net Application Architect @ www.ventera.com ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid3432&bid#0486&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Jruby-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jruby-devel
