# Ruby on Rails Workshop in Kansas City!

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## Ruby on Rails Workshop

Kansas City Ruby U.'s Group ([http://kcrug.org/](http://kcrug.org/)) proudly presents the  
first “Ruby on Rails Workshop” for those eager to get started into Ruby  
on Rails. This one-and-half-day workshop will offer a quick introduction  
to Ruby and the Ruby on Rails web application framework.

Sponsored by Reevik, Inc., it will provide web developers with a basic  
understanding of the concepts, tools and tips needed to build  
full-featured web applications using Ruby on Rails.

The workshop is spread over three half-day sessions on June 19th,  
20th, and 21st. Here are the details:

Days: June 19th, 20th, 21st.

Time: 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Venue: Overland Park Community Center,  
Room 204,  
6300W. 87th Street,  
Overland Park, KS 66212, USA  
(913) 895-6390  
[http://www.opkansas.org/\_Res/Parks\_and\_Recreation/Places/Community\_Centers/opcc.cfm](http://www.opkansas.org/_Res/Parks_and_Recreation/Places/Community_Centers/opcc.cfm)

Fees: $150.00 (payable in check only, at the door)

Max Limit: 25 attendees

RSVP: shanko\_date (at) yahoo dot com

Speaker: Shashank D., Founder Member, KCRUG

Speaker Bio: Shashank has been using Ruby for over four years both  
professionally and on his hobby projects. He has been dabbling with the  
Ruby on Rails framework since its inception, although professionally  
only since early this year. He is actively involved in various open  
source projects using Ruby and is the co-editor of the online zine “Ruby  
Code & Style” ([Ruby Code & Style](http://www.artima.com/rubycs)). He is the technical editor  
of two forthcoming titles being published by Sams Publishing. Shashank  
is also the President of Reevik, Inc.

Note: The facility does _not_ have computers or Internet  
connection.  
Please bring your own laptops, if possible. CD full of Windows  
based goodies will be distributed.  
Free Pizza/Subs/Soft-drinks will also be provided.

\*\*\*\* RSVP’s will be highly appreciated: shanko\_date (at) yahoo dot  
com \*\*\*\*

Content:

```
       Day1: Introduction to Ruby
             * Language Basics
             * Classes and Modules
             * Blocks
             * Dynamics and Reflection
             * Libraries and Tools

         Day2: Introduction to Ruby on Rails
             * Intro to MVC Architecture
             * Developing a simple Rails application
             * Views & Controllers
             * Layouts
             * ActiveRecord
             * ActionController filters

       Day3: Developing a full-featured web application
             * ActiveRecord filters and observers
             * Active Record Migrations
             * Unit tests and fixtures
             * Functional testing
             * Integration testing
             * AJAX and RJS

```

РShashank Dat̩

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