Big Fun in the Valley of the Sun

Phoenix.rb
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The Phoenix Ruby Users Group will have their May meeting next week.

When:  Monday, May 8, 6:15 pm to ~8:30pm
Where: Cyclone Commerce

See the wiki for a map and directions and stuff:

http://refreshphoenix.org/wiki/phoenixrubyusersgroup


Topics:

* Unit testing
* Fun with Selenium
* Whatever people come up with


Afterward, join us at the Havana Cafe on Bell & 64th (see wiki again for 
details)

(If you can't make the meeting, consider just coming later and joining 
us at the restaurant.  If you can, give me a call so I can reserve a big 
enough table.  See the wiki for my number.)


Desert Code Camp
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Saturday, May 6, Desert Code Camp is happening in Tempe, AZ

http://desertcodecamp.com/

There seems to be a strong .Net slant, but there are three mighty Ruby 
presentations to keep the universe in balance:

9:00 AM  - What makes Ruby different (David Koontz)
   http://desertcodecamp.com/signUp.aspx?session=49

11:00 AM  - Introduction to Ruby (James Britt)
   http://desertcodecamp.com/signUp.aspx?session=1

2:00 PM  - Ruby on Rails (Josh Knowles)
   http://desertcodecamp.com/signUp.aspx?session=32


Josh is also giving a talk on Introduction to Agile/Extreme Programming 
at 10:00 AM
   http://desertcodecamp.com/signUp.aspx?session=69

If you're in the vicinity of the Sonoran Desert, please drop by.  It's 
too hot to be outdoors now anyway.

There is some sort of registration process for attending sessions; I 
don't know how strict this is, but please look over the Web site and 
sign up for what you think you'll want to see.

They'll also be much milling about; the hallway track is often the best 
part of a good conference.



-- 
James Britt

"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance, but the illusion 
of knowledge."
  - D. Boorstin