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The Power of Javascript
Glenn Vanderburg makes the case for Javascript, a language long overlooked. This presentation from JAOO 2007 shows the powerful language features of Javascript, and the many places it's used.
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Ruby and the Art of Domain Specific Languages
Rich Kilmer explains Domain Specific Languages - the difference between internal and external DSLs, implicit vs. explicit styles and the declarative vs. imperative style of Ruby DSLs.
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Mongrel, 2500 Lines, and Economics
Zed Shaw talks about Mongrel and its impact. For companies, the talk contains valuable information about Dos/Don'ts when interacting with open source teams.
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Managing a high performance rails app without tearing your hair out
James Cox shows how to keep a Rails site's performance high. Tips include how to serve up pages faster, caching, hosting companies, and when to use SQL instead of ActiveRecord.
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MetaProgramming - Extending Ruby for Fun and Profit
MetaProgramming with Ruby presentation by Dave Thomas (PragDave) - learn to write programs that write code with Ruby, and how Ruby on Rails uses these techniques.
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Prototype and Script.aculo.us: spending weekends at home again
Script.aculo.us creator Thomas Fuchs gives an overview of the concepts and functionality of both Prototype and the script.aculo.us libraries.
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Applying Agile to Ruby
We discuss how to keep productivity while reducing the risk that chaos often brings, we examine key agile practices that when applied to Ruby retain productivity, improve the quality of the code
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The Beauty of Ruby
Glenn Vanderburg demonstrates some of the subtle beauty about Ruby that experienced Rubyists know and love. Some of the best things about Ruby aren't obvious to newcomers.
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Agile DSL Development in Ruby
The presentation shows how to involve on-site customers in the evolution of their DSL syntax and how it leads to higher-quality, more correct software.
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JP Rangaswami on open source in the enterprise & the future of information
CIO JP Rangaswami explains how open source became a corporate IT strategy at investment bank DrKW & why CIOs should consider open source for major software development initiatives.
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Introduction to Domain Specific Languages
Martin Fowler introduces a simple example of DSL, bringing out the difference between external and internal DSLs, and talking through the trade-offs in using both forms.
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JRuby - Bringing Ruby to the JVM
Thomas Enebo and Charles Nutter show off the current state of the JRuby project, which has come a long way under their stewardship.
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