Charlotte Ruby Group - Charlotte Ruby Group

Python group likes our site

2008-01-19T16:27:00Z

I ran across the Charlotte Ruby group's website, and, well, frankly I'm envious :D.
-- Adam

Clearly we should use ruby to program the python site! :D
--Drew

Oh yes, I'm a lurker on the Charlotte Python groups mailing list. Thanks for the complements guys! You should join us at one of our hack nights and we'll get a site up for you in no time. ;-)

Hack Night RSpec

2007-11-13T19:19:00Z

#
# RSpec for HackNight
#
describe HackNight do
  before do
    @hacknight = HackNight.new(Panera.new, RubyGroup.invite)
  end

  it "should have multiple rubyists" do
    @hacknight.rubyists.length.should > 1
  end

  it "should have people with laptops" do
    laptop = false
    @hacknight.rubyists.each { |person| laptop = true if person.laptop? }
    laptop.should be_true
  end

  it "should be at a location with coffee or beer" do
    (@hacknight.location.coffee? || @hacknight.location.beer?).should be_true
  end

  it "should have free wifi" do
    @hacknight.location.wifi?.should be_true
    @hacknight.location.wifi_cost.should == 0
  end

  it "should be fun and interesting for everyone" do
    @hacknight.rubyists.each do |person|
      person.fun?.should be_true
      person.interested?.should be_true
    end
  end
end

Hack Night

2007-11-05T15:05:00Z

RubyConf ended last night and it was tremendous. It was strange seeing so many people in person whose blogs I read and tools I use. It was like hanging out in the Ruby Pantheon for a few days. Also, over the course of the weekend, I got to talk to developers from Japan, Brazil and all over the US. There was a real sense of community there that is pretty uncommon these days.

Anyway, I'm excited to invite you all to Charlotte's first monthly hack night. The plan is to meet the second Tuesday of every month at Panera Bread (free wifi) in south Charlotte for an informal get together where we can talk, learn, hack and have fun. Bring your laptops and we'll hang out from 6:30 to 8:30.

Join us at Ri-Ra's

2007-10-26T15:27:00Z

We are planning to get together the night before RubyConf for a social at Ri-Ra's. Come join us on Thursday, Nov. 1st starting at 6:00pm. Hopefully, we'll get to meet many who are coming to the conference, including those from the venerable Raleigh Ruby Brigade.

Update: I included the wrong link to Ri-Ra's before. It's now corrected.

RubyConf 2007 Google Map

2007-10-19T01:46:00Z

I've create a Google map for RubyConf 2007 with some places of interest for those attending the conference. If there's a location you'd like me to add, just leave a comment.

The Charlotte Ruby Group is Back!

2007-09-28T21:09:00Z

After a long hiatus, it's time to put the Charlotte Ruby Group back together. It's a great time to get involved too. With growing interest in Ruby in the area and the International Ruby Conference coming to Charlotte in November, you'll want to stay connected -- and this is where to do it.

I'd like to have a meeting in October sometime and I'm pretty open to suggestions on day and time at the moment. Be sure to sign up for the announcement list. At some point I'll also get an RSVP feature on this site.

Also, if your company is using Ruby, let me know and I'll add their URL to the sidebar.