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LA Ruby Conference 2010

This is the second year for the LA Ruby Conference. Come and join us to learn about ruby and related technologies and software development practices that might change the way you do your job.

Registration for the conference is open. The conference on Saturday is $199.00. The training workshops on Friday are $60.00 each.

February 19-20, 2010
Holiday Inn
Burbank, CA

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  • The State of NoSQL
    Submitted by: bscofield
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    Over the past year, NoSQL has been one of the most active movements in technology. We've seen the emergence of dozens of new options for persisting data, and the re-emergence of choices that had been used in specific niches. In addition, many of the tensions that characterized the movement initially have been resolved (or at least minimized), leaving open a new way forward. In this session, we'll examine the current state of the NoSQL options, including the four major families (key-value stores, document- and column-oriented databases, and graph databases). We'll see examples of how to use representatives of each family...

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    Submitted on / Updated on: 12/16/09 / 12/16/09
    Status: Pending
  • Mastery, Mediocrity, and Everything In-Between
    Submitted by: bscofield
    5 people liked this proposal.

    There’s been a resurgence of interest in the concept of mastery of late - Gladwell’s Outliers, Colvin’s Talent is Overrated, and countless blog and printed articles all point to a fascination we have with people who are exceptional and the process by which they became that way. Mastery is particularly compelling to software developers, I think, because we have a number of obvious examples to emulate. In this session, I’ll present research (both empirical and anecdotal) about mastery, and I’ll describe some of the important alternatives (mediocrity, adequacy, and excellence). Each has a place in our chosen pursuits, and it’s...

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    Submitted on / Updated on: 12/16/09 / 12/16/09
    Status: Pending