Welcome to Ruby Ireland - for all things ruby and ruby on rails.
Written by
Declan McGrath August 13, 2010
Today, we put out a call on the Ruby Ireland Google group for companies using Ruby to get in touch so that we can compile a list that can be put on the RubyIreland.com website. The response so far has been great so we’re looking to keep that momentum going. If you’re part of Ruby company then please drop us an email to
Why is this useful?
Recently, there’s been an upswing in companies asking about how popular Ruby is in Ireland. It’s less risky for a company to adopt Ruby when they know they’re not the only one. It’s always encouraging to see other Ruby companies geographically close by – even if you’re only considering piloting a small new project or testing the waters with Ruby. In addition, it’s good for Rubyists seeking jobs to know what companies are out there. And in turn It helps Ruby companies with recruitment and a level of free marketing.
Who, me?
If you’re not sure whether or not you should get in touch on behalf of your company then here’s one useful definition – what’s constitutes a Ruby company? The simple answer: any company that would hire a Ruby developer or already has a Ruby developer. So if that sounds like you then don’t be a stranger, drop us a line at
Written by
Declan McGrath August 11, 2010
Thanks to all who turned out to make last night a really fun Ruby Ireland meetup! About fifteen of Ireland’s finest Ruby developers made the epic trip to Doyles Bar, near Trinity College, Dublin! With the World Cup out of the way it was time to get back down to the serious business of discussing the latest topics in Rubyland and beyond.
The dropping of the usual presentation slot seemed to be a welcome change, though we didn’t actually make it to the official Ruby Session itself – leaving the music aside to keep talking tech until the end of the night. There was plenty to talk about, not least a robust debate around future of privacy for the Facebook generation and general plans for Ruby to take over the world! The latest releases of RubyMine are striking a positive chord with some R.I. members with the sneak peak version (completey usable) freely downloadable from the RubyMine website. A few tips cropped up for those who prefer not to use a full-on IDE for development. If you just can’t bear to give up your Vi editor then this guide to integrating Vim into your life is essential reading. At the very least check out how ctags let you quickly navigate between functions across files!
With Rails 3 on the horizon, there’s more than a few R.I. folks taking the opportunity to start buildings apps using the next version of Rails, with one or two people combining it nicely with MongoDB to make an impressive solution. The customary Apple vs Android debate reared it’s head – with MeeGo cropping up on a trusty Dell Mini 10 to add a bit of spice to the debate! How cute are the MeeGo characters on the UI and MeeGo website! Cute enough to ensure that there’s one active project in RubyIreland to ensure that Ruby bindings work on MeeGo as it evolves. Just in time for the upcoming MeeGo conference in Dublin in a few months. There was also a few entrepreneurs floating around guarding their ideas closely to their chest – until one or two pints of Guinness prized a few details out of them. Watch this space for more!
Finally, a massive thanks again to our meetup sponsors – Jolt Online Gaming – who underwrote the food bill for the evening! And, as the first meetup since the new site went live, we couldn’t sign off this month without thanking dediserve for generously hosting the RubyIreland website!
Written by
Declan McGrath August 09, 2010
A little break from tradition of presentation-oriented meetups, the next Ruby Ireland meetup will be in Doyle’s bar (across from Trinity College), Dublin (www.doylesintown.com) from 6pm. But sure isn’t change as good as a holiday!
Every Tuesday, Doyle’s have a “Ruby Sessions” music event. Looking at the RubySessions.com website, this week’s confirmed acts are Fiach, Jennifer Evans and Renny Field who will be playing from 9pm.
For a bit of Ruby coding talk topped off by some top tunes, catch you in Doyle’s this Tuesday!
Written by
Declan McGrath July 26, 2010
So with a new site in place, it’s high time to explain a little about Ruby Ireland to the outside world. For those of you new to Ruby Ireland, it’s a community of Ruby enthusiasts scattered around Ireland – and occasionally a few other far flung places on the Earth. It’s aim is simple – to provide it’s members and the public with a place to find out about the Ruby scene in Ireland, share Ruby knowledge and organise events and projects related to Ruby Ireland.
If you’ve never used Ruby then you probably wonder what all the fuss is about. Put simply, it’s a beautiful, elegant and powerful programming language which has helped shape how people and businesses now develop software. Ruby’s Open Source roots and it’s open approach to development has allowed it to revolutionize the approach to testing software as you develop it. Rails, the web framework that helped popularize Ruby, made the entire web development industry question why previous frameworks had to be so complicated, unstructured, untestable and unlovable.
The community of Irish Rubyists is sizable and geographically dispersed. This provides a challenge when organising events and meetups; with Dublin and Cork now having regularly organised Ruby Ireland meetups and a strong interest in Ruby also present in Belfast and other areas. A goal of Ruby Ireland is to help people getting in contact with other Rubyists, both locally and remotely – such people meeting up, businesses getting in touch with potential employees, Ruby companies getting in touch with with other Ruby companies to discuss potential opportunities or areas of collaboration. The main place for all this discussion is currently the Ruby Ireland Google Group. It’s the intention of the new site to help share some of the ideas generated in that forum with the world.
One piece of the puzzle is to know what companies are out there in the Ruby space. If you’re one such company please express your interest and get in contact at . Getting in touch with the community can help foster ideas and jobs, as well as helping to raise the profile of your company.
Ruby is the language that’s helped a plethora of programmers rediscover the joy in programming. Discover what it can do for you!
Written by
qamir July 13, 2010
Welcome to the new Ruby Ireland website, dedicated to all things ruby & rails. Watch out for the RI community updating the site with all kinds of ruby goodness. Meanwhile you can you find us on the Ruby Ireland Google Group.
Also give some love to our generous sponsors, dediserve for giving donating a VPS server for this site & also members’ projects & to jolt online for sponsoring food & beer for the Ruby Ireland meetup held every month.
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