Sessions at Rocky Mountain Ruby about Scaling

Thursday 1st September 2011

• Code First, Ask Questions Later

  Ever wonder how software is designed and developed at GitHub? Are you curious about how new features are deployed to the site? (Hint: ask the robot.) Want to know why we don't have any managers and don't track vacation days?

  This talk will explore running your company like an open source project and give some insight into how GitHub continues to leverage ruby and other open source tools to keep up with massive data loads and a growing community of users.

  • GitHub
  • Open Source
  • Scaling

  At 2:30pm to 3:00pm, Thursday 1st September

  Coverage video

Friday 2nd September 2011

• Cloning Twitter: Rails + Cassandra = Scalable Sharing

  Cassandra is a highly scalable and fast database engine based on its column architecture. It's a powerful alternative to most RDMS systems. Adding it to Rails gives you a great way to get a scalable system with many rows that can grow to meet your needs.

  • Cassandra
  • NoSQL
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Scaling

  At 11:30am to 12:00pm, Friday 2nd September

  Coverage video