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In the continuing series of interviews with Ruby gurus, we meet Topher Cyll today.

In the continuing series, we just interviewed another Ruby guru - Phil Tomson. More to follow...

Java is no longer the answer to every software development problem. Ruby is exploding onto the scene, just as Java did at the end of 1990s. Developers are driving the revolution, and the amazing productivity of Ruby on Rails is fueling it. So who better to talk about Ruby and Rails than the strongest proponent of Ruby, Bruce Tate. Read the full interview of Bruce Tate with Satish Talim for PuneRuby.

Pune Rails Hackathon is a no-frills geek meet where passionate Ruby/Rails programmers can get together and build some cool web services and applications on Ruby/Rails, creating the early prototypes. The idea is really to foster a gathering of like minded Ruby & Rails ethusiasts (whether you are an expert or just a starter, it should not matter) to come together and build something cool. Since this is the first hackathon of this sort in Pune (everyone from all over India is very much welcome), we will have mentors who will suggest a range of small footprint web applications or web services that can be built within the 2 day period. Suggestions and ideas for web services and applications will be added to this wiki over the next few days so you can choose what you might be interested in. Ofcourse, you can build whatever you like. The venue (Better Labs office) will be open all day and night so you can plan your work accordingly.

The PuneRuby meet is fixed for this Sunday, 16th July 2006 at 17.00 hrs. The venue, as usual, is SICSR, Model Colony, Pune. The speaker is:

Shashank Date - President of Reevik Inc, Kansas, USA. Has an overall experience of 19 years in IT. A known name in the Ruby world, one of the programmers of the Ruby's one-click installer, and is one of the early adopters of Rails.

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Here is a chance for you to learn Ruby and Rails for free via the internet and with a trainer to help answer your queries, doubts as you learn. This is brought to you courtesy PuneRuby the largest Ruby User Group (RUG) in the world. Click here for more details.