Distinguished Attendees

You know Ruby.You want to enrich yourself. You want to work with talented and creative Rubyists. You want to contribute to the community.

Rich Kilmer, cofounder of InfoEther, is a longtime Ruby guru active in the local and global Ruby communities. He is currently writing a book about MacRuby and developing HotCocoa.

Jeremy McAnally has authored two books on Ruby, publishes The Rubyist magazine, and has more than his fair share of opinions about Ruby web frameworks.

Our conference facilitator is Lucas Cioffi, a West Point grad and Iraq War veteran. He works at DeepDebate.Org, building tools for large-scale dialogue and deliberation.

Brian Marick is a co-author of the Agile Manifesto. He has authored books on Ruby scripting and software testing, and is currently writing a book on Ruby Cocoa.

David James enjoys programming as means to advance social issues, including community development and environmental & energy policy. He is the founder of CommunityGoals.

Thanks!

Someone asked me for a speech earlier today after the wrap-up session. However, I cannot speak extemporaneously when I am as tired as I was.

As such, here is what I have to say now.

As I get ready to end this frenetic weekend, I have to marvel at you, the participants at Ruby DCamp.

You exceeded my expectations.

For two days, we had working lunches and working coffee breaks. I expected more back channel and people taking time out for themselves; however, most of you were machines! Whether a software design session or a discussion, if a topic had not reached it's conclusion, you steadfastly pursued it until you'd reached closure.

Despite my desire for a communal experience, I expected more presentations and less discussion. Instead, you respectfully discussed and shared ideas. The result was nothing short of brilliant. 'gem log' alone will stand as a testament to that -- and that was only the beginning.

It is my hope that 'gem log' finds its way to completion. Ultimately, the range of resulting applications will make all Rubyists more productive. We all had a hand in its birth.

I also look forward to an improved net/http.

Of the knowledge that was shared at Ruby DCamp, of iPhones, CouchDB, testing, and more, I ask that you all take the time to record what you learned. Share it with others. Blog about it. Teach it at RUGs.

Spread the love.

So just as you applauded me after Keith's kinds words today, I applaud you.

I look forward to seeing you all again at Ruby DCamp next year.

-Evan Light

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