Ruby on Rails Oceania

Here’s the notes from last week’s Ruby meeting – the Analogue Blogue, and a list of people hiring Ruby developers.

Analog Blog

• Rails Camp Perth
  • No New Memes
• Next Australian Rails Camp is near Byron Bay in June.
• Next Asia-Pacific Rails Camp is near Wellington in March.
• Rails 3.0.2 – oh wait, 3.0.3
• Rails 2.3.10
• Rumours of a Ruby 1.8.8 – Engine Yard are the masterminds behind it. Final 1.8 release.
• Phusion Passenger (modrails) 3.0 has been released
  • Better performance
  • Can run as a standalone server
  • Happier with RVM and Bundler
• YOW and related workshops is next week!
  • Java, Ruby, Agile
• Rails Conf 2011 – May in Baltimore
  • Speaker applications are now open

Hiring

• Lonely Planet – several places available for variety of levels (mid to senior or a bright junior)
• Red Bubble is hiring
• Michael Morris is looking for designer-ish front-endy Rails-y person. Someone who can do everything.
• SitePoint – Ruby developers. Get in touch.
  • Experienced Rails developers (different part of SitePoint.)
  • Ruby on Rails authors as well.
• C3 – junior Rails developer. Includes such luminaries as Rob Postill and Mike Bailey.
• Thoughtworks is always interested in good people.
• realestate.com.au (REA) is looking for QAs and developers