Newbie on Rails
There’s a bunch of things in Edinburgh, for those new to Ruby and Rails in the week running up to the conference.
BCS Ruby on Rails Professional Awareness Course – 28 March
The British Computer Society is running a one day introduction to Rails course on Friday 28 March. The course costs £125 for non-BCS members (£110 for members), and now includes a £25 discount on Scotland on Rails registration. Details are here.
Scotland on Rails Charity Tutorial
Of course there’s the Scotland on Rails Charity Tutorial, where you can learn about Ruby and Rails from some of the top people in the community – tutors are Jim Weirich, Joe O’Brien, Bruce Williams, Giles Bowkett, and Craig Webster. To register all you need to do is donate £75 to the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland at this page.
Scotland on Rails Conference
Attending the conference is a great way to get a feel for how Ruby and Rails can help you. Hang out with Rails developers from around the world, and listen to talks ranging from experience in adopting to Rails to the cutting edge of coding and test/behaviour driven development.
And don’t forget that conference attendees are eligible for a 15% discount on Skillsmatter Ruby on Rails Courses booked before October 4.
