[LA.pm] LA.pm Tech Talk-09-06-06-Luke Kanies - Why You Should Use Ruby

[Chris]

I, probably like many of the members, can not
participate the talk. But can some one please give a
quick summary on,

"why should we use Rudy, or learn Rudy"?

Thanks.

c

--- Todd Cranston-Cuebas
<Todd.Cranston-Cuebas at Ticketmaster.com> wrote:

>  Time to stir things up at the LA.pm! 
> 
>  Luke Kanies will present...
> 
>   Why You Should Use Ruby
> Plan to stay afterward to get a bite in a local
> restaurant. 
> 
> We have a special speaker this month! Luke Kanies
> stirred things up with a
> recent article (USENIX, April 2006) "Why You Should
> Use Ruby." With Luke's
> heavy experience in perl and recent work in Ruby,
> he's a great person to
> talk about what he sees as the strengths and
> weaknesses of both
> languages/platforms. Remember, this isn't a
> celebrity roast! It's an open
> discussion on our favorite language and a recent
> contender!
> 
> Date / Time :
>  Wednesday, September 6th, 2006; 7:00 p.m. to 9:00
> p.m
> Luke has a very tight schedule
> and he's been nice enough to squeeze us in during a
> trip to LA so
> please arrive on time if possible.
> 
> Location:
> Ticketmaster's Movie Theater 
> 8800 W. Sunset Blvd.
> West Hollywood, CA 90069
> 
> Practical information you should know....
> 
> Please arrive a few minutes early if you can. I
> realize that traffic can be
> difficult in LA but we're going to start as close to
> 7:00 p.m. as possible.
> Ticketmaster is located on the southeast corner of
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> Avenue. At night, it is hard to see the 8800 number
> on our red brick
> building so be careful you don't drive past. Parking
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> Please see the map link below for our location. When
> you arrive, please pull
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> you like getting
> parking tickets ;)
> 
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> 
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> helpful for us to know how many people will arrive
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> 
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> If you have any other questions, you can contact me
> directly.
> 
> Todd Cranston-Cuebas
> 310-360-2436
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