# November Phoenix Ruby User Group Meeting **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [November 4, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/november-phoenix-ruby-user-group-meeting/178405 "2009-11-04T02:42:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/byrnejb)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/november-phoenix-ruby-user-group-meeting/178405/1 "2009-11-04T02:42:05Z")
November Phoenix Ruby U. Group Meeting When: Monday, November 9, 2009 6:30pm door open. Laptop power and WiFi available. 7:00pm Showtime 8:15pm Migrate to Havana Cafe \*\*\* SEE NOTE BELOW! \*\*\* Topic: Game development ``` Logan B. and Jay McGavren will be speaking at RubyConf2009 about Jemini, a JRuby game development framework. We’ll get a preview of this talk, and some sweet demos. ``` Where: Target Training International offices 17785 N. Pacesetter Way Scottsdale AZ, 85255 [Google Maps](http://is.gd/7h7L) ``` 101 Freeway to Princess Drive; 2 blocks to Pacesetter North on Pacesetter to TTI at 17785 Drive around to the back to meeting room entrance ****IMPORTANT**** If you have not been to the meeting before PLEASE view this satellite image showing the location of the meeting room entrance: http://www.rubyaz.org/images/tti_sat.png The door says "TTI University" If you get lost, call James at 480 236 4136 Note that sometimes the meeting is in the front of the complex. If you find yourself round back and there seems to be no activity there, please try the front door. Whenever possible, any such changes will be announced, and the Web site updated, and probably twittered, and then yelled from the hilltops. ``` Discussion, food, drink: ``` Remi of rockin' DevFu asked if, for old time's sake, the gang could dine at Havana Cafe on Bell and 64th st. Havana Cafe was the old after-meeting food+drinks spot when the group was first rolling. http://is.gd/4yhLm I (James B.) would love this, and hope others are up for it as well. Yes, it's a bit more pricey than Four Peaks, but consider it a once-in-a-blue-moon treat. Also, we'll need to get butts there by 8:15-8:30 so the kitchen doesn't close and make us sad. ``` The Phoenix Ruby U. Group meets at 6:30pm on the second Monday of each month, barring holidays. Information may be found at [www.rubyaz.org](http://www.rubyaz.org). Thanks, James B. – [www.jamesbritt.com](http://www.jamesbritt.com) - Playing with Better Toys [www.ruby-doc.org](http://www.ruby-doc.org) - Ruby Help & Documentation [www.rubystuff.com](http://www.rubystuff.com) - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff [www.neurogami.com](http://www.neurogami.com) - Smart application development ---
**Author:** ![byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/byrnejb)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 9:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/november-phoenix-ruby-user-group-meeting/178405/2 "2009-11-04T21:34:50Z")
James B.,  I am very new to Ruby programs, I am having a very hard time getting it all up loaded to my computer. it seems that most or all the files are zipped. is their anyway that you can help me out with this? I have been reading the Beginning Ruby and the Beginning Rails. but I am not sure what else to do. please help!  James N. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid — On Tue, 11/3/09, James B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: From: James B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Subject: [ANN] November Phoenix Ruby U. Group Meeting To: “ruby-talk ML” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid), removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 6:41 PM November Phoenix Ruby U. Group Meeting When:   Monday, November 9, 2009       6:30pm door open. Laptop power and WiFi available.       7:00pm Showtime       8:15pm Migrate to Havana Cafe \*\*\* SEE NOTE BELOW! \*\*\* Topic: Game development     Logan B. and Jay McGavren will be speaking at     RubyConf2009 about Jemini, a JRuby game development     framework. We’ll get a preview of this talk, and some     sweet demos. Where: Target Training International offices     17785 N. Pacesetter Way     Scottsdale AZ, 85255     [Google Maps](http://is.gd/7h7L)     101 Freeway to Princess Drive; 2 blocks to Pacesetter     North on Pacesetter to TTI at 17785     Drive around to the back to meeting room entrance     \*\*\*\* IMPORTANT \*\*\*\*     If you have not been to the meeting before PLEASE view     this satellite image showing the location of the meeting     room entrance:     [http://www.rubyaz.org/images/tti\_sat.png](http://www.rubyaz.org/images/tti_sat.png)     The door says “TTI University”     If you get lost, call James at 480 236 4136     Note that sometimes the meeting is in the front of the complex.     If you find yourself round back and there seems to be     no activity there, please try the front door.     Whenever possible, any such changes will be announced, and     the Web site updated, and probably twittered, and then     yelled from the hilltops. Discussion, food, drink:      Remi of rockin’ DevFu asked if, for old time’s sake, the gang      could dine at Havana Cafe on Bell and 64th st.      Havana Cafe was the old after-meeting food+drinks spot when the      group was first rolling.      [Google Maps](http://is.gd/4yhLm)      I (James B.) would love this, and hope others are up for      it as well.      Yes, it’s a bit more pricey than Four Peaks, but consider it      a once-in-a-blue-moon treat.      Also, we’ll need to get butts there by 8:15-8:30 so the kitchen      doesn’t close and make us sad. The Phoenix Ruby U. Group meets at 6:30pm on the second Monday of each month, barring holidays. Information may be found at [www.rubyaz.org](http://www.rubyaz.org). Thanks, James B. – www.jamesbritt.com       - Playing with Better Toys www.ruby-doc.org        - Ruby Help & Documentation www.rubystuff.com      - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff www.neurogami.com      - Smart application development ---
**Author:** ![byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/byrnejb)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2009, 10:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/november-phoenix-ruby-user-group-meeting/178405/3 "2009-11-04T22:12:17Z")
James N. wrote: > James B., >  > I am very new to Ruby programs, I am having a very hard time getting it all up loaded to my computer. First, as a matter of etiquette, please do not reply to a post to start a different topic. It’s called “hijacking” and it’s a bad practice. If you need help with something, start a new topic with a short but clear subject line. > it seems that most or all the files are zipped. is their anyway that you can help me out with this? I have been reading the Beginning Ruby and the Beginning Rails. but I am not sure what else to do. please help! Those are poor books to start with. Try The Ruby P.ming Language, by David Flanagan & Yukihiro Matsumoto. Or maybe Programming Ruby, by Dave T… As for installing Ruby, there may be pointers here: [http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/](http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/) If you need more help, please post a new message with specific questions and details of your computer; don’t reply to this message. James ---
**Author:** ![byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/byrnejb)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/november-phoenix-ruby-user-group-meeting/178405/4 "2009-11-05T00:53:50Z")
On Nov 4, 2009, at 5:41 PM, James B. wrote: > Try The Ruby P.ming Language, by David Flanagan & Yukihiro > Matsumoto. Or maybe Programming Ruby, by Dave T… I would recommend The Ruby P.ming Language only if you are an experienced programmer. It is more an thorough overview of how the language works then a tutorial on programming in it. If you are a beginner, Programming Ruby is a really good book. Regards, Florian G.