Sessions at WindyCityRails 2009 about Ruby on Rails

Saturday 12th September 2009

• Super-easy PDF Generation with Prawn and Prawnto

  by John McCaffrey

  What is the best way to integrate PDFs into your Rails applications? This presentation will begin with a comparison of popular PDF generation libraries, including Prawn and Prawnto. The talk will cover basic capabilities and syntax, followed by sample code and a live demo. Finally, the presenter will share his real world experience writing tests and helpers to support PDF generation.

  • PDF
  • Ruby on Rails

  At 10:00am to 10:45am, Saturday 12th September

  Coverage slide deck video

• How To Test Absolutely Anything

  by Noel Rappin

  Here it is, a one stop, rapid-fire tour through the very best and most useful testing tools and tricks that the Rails ecosystem has to offer. This one is not about testing theory, it's about getting testing done quickly and efficiently without re-inventing the wheel.

  • Ruby on Rails

  At 2:00pm to 2:45pm, Saturday 12th September

  Coverage video

• Rails 3 Update

  by Yehuda Katz

  As a member of the Rails core team and lead developer of the Merb project, Yeuda Katz is in a unique position to discuss the merger of these two Ruby frameworks. Yehuda will begin his talk with an update on Rails 3 followed by a vigorous and engaging Q&A session.

  • Rails 3
  • Ruby on Rails

  At 4:10pm to 5:00pm, Saturday 12th September

  Coverage video