# Reminder: Phoenix.rb Meeting Monday, Dec 19 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 18, 2005, 1:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reminder-phoenix-rb-meeting-monday-dec-19/50550 "2005-12-18T01:17:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **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:** [December 18, 2005, 1:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reminder-phoenix-rb-meeting-monday-dec-19/50550/1 "2005-12-18T01:17:13Z")
Just a reminder that the Phoenix Ruby U. Group is meeting this coming Monday evening, Dec 19 2005. Details are up on the Refresh Phoenix wiki > **[refreshphoenix.org](http://refreshphoenix.org/wiki/phoenixrubyusersgroup)** > > This domain may be for sale! James B. – [http://www.ruby-doc.org](http://www.ruby-doc.org) - Ruby Help & Documentation [Ruby Code & Style](http://www.artima.com/rubycs/) - Ruby Code & Style: Writers wanted [http://www.rubystuff.com](http://www.rubystuff.com) - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff [http://www.jamesbritt.com](http://www.jamesbritt.com) - Playing with Better Toys [http://www.30secondrule.com](http://www.30secondrule.com) - Building Better Tools ---
**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:** [December 18, 2005, 5:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reminder-phoenix-rb-meeting-monday-dec-19/50550/2 "2005-12-18T05:38:32Z")
On Saturday 17 December 2005 07:15 pm, James B. wrote: > Just a reminder that the Phoenix Ruby U. Group is meeting this > coming Monday evening, Dec 19 2005. > > Details are up on the Refresh Phoenix wiki > > [refreshphoenix.org](http://refreshphoenix.org/wiki/phoenixrubyusersgroup) Does anyone know if there’s a Ruby group in Orlando Florida, or Orange or Seminole County Florida? SteveT Steve L. > **[Troubleshooters.Com](http://www.troubleshooters.com)** > > The process and mindset of troubleshooting. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**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:** [December 19, 2005, 5:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reminder-phoenix-rb-meeting-monday-dec-19/50550/3 "2005-12-19T05:15:08Z")
On 12/17/05, Steve L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Does anyone know if there’s a Ruby group in Orlando Florida, or > Orange or Seminole County Florida? For some reason Florida Rubyists seem to be rare. I’m in South Florida myself (Boynton Beach to be exact, south of West Palm Beach.) It seems we need to create some groups in our areas and start recruiting new Rubyists! Ryan ---
**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:** [December 19, 2005, 9:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reminder-phoenix-rb-meeting-monday-dec-19/50550/4 "2005-12-19T21:10:28Z")
On 12/18/05, James B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I seem to recall some folks talking of a Refresh group forming up in > Florida, but couldn’t find anything specific. If there isn’t one > already, consider forming your own. While the general theme of Refresh > Phoenix is Web stuff, many people came to the meetings because it was > the best chance to meet other geeks and freaks, and pretty much all > software work today has some involvement with the Internet. > > In any event, you may have to cast a wide net to reach many people who > are interested in Ruby but are unfamiliar with the usual Ruby channels. Thanks for the tips James. I also have an interest in web development in general, so this sounds right up my alley. I like the look of the Refresh Phoenix site…though you stole our Florida oranges! 😉 Ryan ---
**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:** [December 19, 2005, 9:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reminder-phoenix-rb-meeting-monday-dec-19/50550/5 "2005-12-19T21:26:10Z")
Ryan L. wrote: > > are interested in Ruby but are unfamiliar with the usual Ruby channels. > > Thanks for the tips James. I also have an interest in web development > in general, so this sounds right up my alley. Good to hear. Give a shout if you start something up. > I like the look of the Refresh Phoenix site…though you stole our > Florida oranges! 😉 Hey, I’ve got an orange tree in my backyard. 🙂 James – [http://www.ruby-doc.org](http://www.ruby-doc.org) - Ruby Help & Documentation [Ruby Code & Style](http://www.artima.com/rubycs/) - Ruby Code & Style: Writers wanted [http://www.rubystuff.com](http://www.rubystuff.com) - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff [http://www.jamesbritt.com](http://www.jamesbritt.com) - Playing with Better Toys [http://www.30secondrule.com](http://www.30secondrule.com) - Building Better Tools ---
**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:** [December 19, 2005, 5:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reminder-phoenix-rb-meeting-monday-dec-19/50550/6 "2005-12-19T05:54:10Z")
Ryan L. wrote: > On 12/17/05, Steve L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Does anyone know if there’s a Ruby group in Orlando Florida, or > > Orange or Seminole County Florida? > > For some reason Florida Rubyists seem to be rare. I’m in South Florida > myself (Boynton Beach to be exact, south of West Palm Beach.) It seems > we need to create some groups in our areas and start recruiting new > Rubyists! You may want to consider stealing some ideas from the way the Phoenix group was reborn. Some years ago I had added an entry to the RubyGarden wiki for a Phoenix users group, but nothing ever came of it. Then I heard about [meetup.com](http://meetup.com) (before it went for-pay), and saw there was a Phoenix Ruby group listed there. It never thrived. Recently, though, a few people (including 30 Second Rule) copped an idea from Refresh Dallas and decided to create a social environment for Web developers. Refresh Phoenix was born, and at the first meeting I learned that there were many pockets of people either using Ruby or looking to learn more about it. At the second Refresh Phoenix meeting I got together with current and future Rubyists, and I expect 10-12 people to come to our first meeting this Monday. No doubt the Rails hype helped bring Ruby to the attention of many PHP and [ASP.net](http://ASP.net) developers, but that’s not the whole story, and I think the real key was seeing that people learn of Ruby in many ways, but they do not always know about ruby-talk or RubyGarden or the various Ruby Web sites. I seem to recall some folks talking of a Refresh group forming up in Florida, but couldn’t find anything specific. If there isn’t one already, consider forming your own. While the general theme of Refresh Phoenix is Web stuff, many people came to the meetings because it was the best chance to meet other geeks and freaks, and pretty much all software work today has some involvement with the Internet. In any event, you may have to cast a wide net to reach many people who are interested in Ruby but are unfamiliar with the usual Ruby channels. > **[refreshphoenix.org](http://refreshphoenix.org/)** > > This domain may be for sale! James B. – [http://www.ruby-doc.org](http://www.ruby-doc.org) - Ruby Help & Documentation [Ruby Code & Style](http://www.artima.com/rubycs/) - Ruby Code & Style: Writers wanted [http://www.rubystuff.com](http://www.rubystuff.com) - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff [http://www.jamesbritt.com](http://www.jamesbritt.com) - Playing with Better Toys [http://www.30secondrule.com](http://www.30secondrule.com) - Building Better Tools