2008.3

Ruby on Rails has gained tremendous momentum over the last two years.  While it doesn't often get the spotlight, the real power behind the Ruby on Rails web framework is the Ruby programming language.  In this talk we'll explore the Ruby programming language, and introduce you to the IronRuby project, which allows you to write Ruby programs that run on the .NET platform.  In addition to introducing IronRuby we'll also highlight the sweetness that is the Dynamic Language Runtime, as well as explore how we can write windows, asp.net mvc, and dynamic silverlight applications using IronRuby.

Steve Eichert is an Architect at Algorithmics Inc. He leads a team that utilizes extreme programming (XP), pair programming, and test driven development (TDD) to craft software for clients in the financial sector.   His recent love affair with LINQ, led him to co-author a book being published by Manning, titled LINQ in Action, that will hit the shelves in January 2008.  He maintains a blog at http://iqueryable.com.