# RailsConf Hackfest 2007 and CD Baby sprint

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**Created:** [January 8, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/railsconf-hackfest-2007-and-cd-baby-sprint/81378 "2007-01-08T17:23:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeremy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jeremy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeremy_k)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/railsconf-hackfest-2007-and-cd-baby-sprint/81378/1 "2007-01-08T17:23:12Z")

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Ah, Portland. The open-source motherland. Pacific springtime beauty.  
RailsConf '07 nirvana.rb # =\> true and home of CD Baby, a little record  
store that digs Ruby and Rails.

We’re gearing up for a RailsConf hackfest[1] at the Jupiter hotel just  
down  
the street and figured, heck, let’s start now! The top twenty Rails  
contributors between the new year and conference registration opening  
day  
will have a free conf pass and a room at the Jupiter specially reserved,  
CD  
Baby’s treat.

No kidding. Registration opens in a matter of weeks. Sprint!

Rails contribution is measured by real Trac activity weighted in favor  
of  
well-tested, committed patches but also accounts for new tickets and  
even  
comments. We’re joining forces with Working With Rails to track Rails  
contributions[2] from the new year onward. To be included, mark yourself  
as  
a core contributor and give your Trac username in your account profile.

Have a Rails itch you’ve longed to scratch? Now’s the time! Happy  
hacking,  
and see you at RailsConf.

Best,  
jeremy

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> **[Hackfest 2007 and CD Baby sprint](https://rubyonrails.org/2007/1/8/hackfest-2007-and-cdbaby-sprint)**
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> Ah, Portland. The open-source motherland. Pacific springtime beauty. RailsConf ’07 nirvana.rb # =\> true and home of CD Baby, a little record store that digs Ruby and Rails.We’re gearing up for a RailsConf hackfest at the Jupiter hotel just down...

[2] [http://workingwithrails.com/contests/hackfest2007](http://workingwithrails.com/contests/hackfest2007)

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**Author:** ![jeremy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jeremy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeremy_k)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/railsconf-hackfest-2007-and-cd-baby-sprint/81378/2 "2007-01-24T16:14:17Z")

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On 1/8/07, Jeremy K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> We’re gearing up for a RailsConf hackfest at the Jupiter hotel just down  
> the street and figured, heck, let’s start now! The top twenty Rails  
> contributors between the new year and conference registration opening day  
> will have a free conf pass and a room at the Jupiter specially reserved, CD  
> Baby’s treat.

Update: I announced contest close on the opening day of  
registration[1] but Derek announced an earlier deadline on January  
22nd[2]. Sorry for the confusion! To draw a reasonable compromise,  
_the contest closes tonight, January 24th, at midnight PST_. (That’s  
2007-01-25 08:00:00 UTC.) After the contest closes, we’ll continue  
scoring the backlog of patches submitted before the deadline then  
announce the winners this weekend.

So far, 258 participants have opened 443 tickets, submitted 501  
patches, and made 2976 changes. Congratulations! And the leaderboard’s  
still tight with 17 hours to go…[3]

Thanks all,  
jeremy

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> **[Hackfest 2007 and CD Baby sprint](https://rubyonrails.org/2007/1/8/hackfest-2007-and-cdbaby-sprint)**
>
> Ah, Portland. The open-source motherland. Pacific springtime beauty. RailsConf ’07 nirvana.rb # =\> true and home of CD Baby, a little record store that digs Ruby and Rails.We’re gearing up for a RailsConf hackfest at the Jupiter hotel just down...

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[3] [http://workingwithrails.com/contests/hackfest2007](http://workingwithrails.com/contests/hackfest2007)

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**Author:** ![jeremy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jeremy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeremy_k)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/railsconf-hackfest-2007-and-cd-baby-sprint/81378/3 "2007-01-29T18:41:42Z")

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On 1/24/07, Jeremy K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> _the contest closes tonight, January 24th, at midnight PST_. (That’s  
> 2007-01-25 08:00:00 UTC.) After the contest closes, we’ll continue  
> scoring the backlog of patches submitted before the deadline then  
> announce the winners this weekend.

We’ve reviewed, committed, and scored the patch flood: 24 days,  
263 participants, 462 tickets, 527 patches, 3169 comments.

Congratulations to our twenty RailsConf 2007 Hackfest winners!  
[http://workingwithrails.com/contests/hackfest2007/winners](http://workingwithrails.com/contests/hackfest2007/winners)  
Truly, a crack team of Rails commandos.

Good show, all. See you at RailsConf!  
jeremy
