
What weāre about
ChicagoRuby is a group of Ruby on Rails enthusiasts with events in Chicago and in the surrounding suburbs.
Interested in sponsoring a meetup, giving a talk, or have an idea for a meetup? Please reach out and we can set something up!
ChicagoRuby is sponsored by:
[Underabuck.com](https://underabuck.com/) - A swag shop (built with Ruby!)
The ChicagoRuby motto: When smart people challenge each other to grow, great things happen!
We want to hear from you!
Interested in speaking but unsure what to talk about? Interested in hearing a specific topic. We have compiled a list of potential topic ideas that members of the community are interested in learning more about.
See: this google spreadsheet for potential talk topic ideas.
For moderation purposes, this spreadsheet is only available for comments and admins will add ideas from comments onto the list.
Reach out to Michelle (michelle@zooniverse.org) if you have any questions.
Upcoming events
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'Twas the Hack Night Before Christmas - ChicagoRuby @ DPI
Discovery Partners Institute, 200 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, USChicagoRuby Hack Night is BACK! Join us for an in person meetup at Discovery Partners Institute.
Save the date!
DPI is hosting ChicagoRuby December 3rd.
Speakers:
š¤ Jeff Cohen - Learning How to Learn: A Framework for Lifelong Rubyists
Hacking the rest of the night.
Come on out and hack! We'll get together to work on a small Ruby project in pairs or small groups.
All are welcome, including beginners. Bring your laptop with Ruby installed.
If you have a specific hack/project you would like more hands on, please feel free to bring it!
Current Hacks We Have Planned:
- Advent of Code Challenges
- ChicagoRuby website updates
- Gilded Rose Kata https://github.com/emilybache/GildedRose-Refactoring-Kata
- Any other hacks/projects people would like to bring/have a second set of eyes/hands on.
DISCUSS THE CHALLENGES live with your neighbors in the #cr-hack-night channel of Chicago Tech Slack.17 attendees
Past events
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