[clue-admin] CLUE talk info for July

[Dennis J Perkins]

No, we haven't taped talks.

On Sat, 2009-07-11 at 13:49 -0600, AGSCalabrese wrote:
> That is a terrific topic.
> Does CLUE video tape their presentations ?
> Gus Calabrese
> 
> 
> On Jul 11, 2009, at 10:40 AM, Dennis J Perkins wrote:
> 
> Max, please post this to the website.  Let me know when you have done
> so.  Thanks.
> 
> 
> RAILS
> --------
> Many presentations have been put together by Rails enthusiasts that  
> talk about how it is the only logical tool to solve all your website  
> problems.  Enthusiasts from other languages point to some perceived  
> flaw in Ruby on Rails (usually accurate several versions ago, but not  
> any longer).  The truth is that RoR is a terrific tool for a very  
> specific group of website types.  When used correctly, it can provide  
> a web framework that is second to none.  Despite what you have heard,  
> when used correctly, it will scale to Twitter-sized proportions.
> As good as RoR is, it is definitely not the tool for all problems.   
> Along with all of Rails's advantages, we will discuss what Rails does  
> very poorly.  RoR is not a tool to replace all the other tools in your  
> web toolbox, but instead is a powerful addition to the tools you  
> already use.  Understanding RoR's limitations is just as important as  
> understanding its strength.
> After a view of its strengths and weaknesses, we will get into  
> developing a basic address book application, starting with database  
> design.  This will lead into a better understanding of one of the  
> web's newest and best technologies, ActiveRecord.
> But a simple demo application is never all that useful in and of  
> itself.  So, we will then modify this application to provide login  
> fields capable of being used with the SQL module for PAM, or on your  
> favorite website.
> Next we will look at how the website you are building with RoR is very  
> well structured to allow multiple developers with different skill sets  
> to work together without getting in each others way.  Data from the  
> program side is kept completely separate from the site navigation and  
> overall look and feel of the site.  This allows programers to program,  
> and web designers to design, and work completely in harmony.
> Finally, we will discuss how to extend your application so that you  
> can develop non-web applications that can fully work with our new  
> login system, providing a truly enterprise class application...
> All in one hour
> 
> 
> Kevin Fries is a Senior Linux Engineer at Computer and Communications  
> Technology, Inc.
> 
> 
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