Testing Ruby web applications has always been the subject of mystery and debate. Yehuda Katz will walk you through the recommended way to test requests and responses using Merb’s built-in testing support. http://video.merbcamp.com/public/katz1.mp4 Merb community
With Rack emerging as the standard for composing web applications and services, most recently with Rails adoption, an architectural shift is taking place. Learn how to create next generation web services by reusing existing Rack middleware and supplementing with your own components and micro-frameworks like Sinatra. Rack Home Page
Git is the source control system used to manage the Ruby on Rails project, as well as many other major open source projects. This talk will provide an introduction to how Git works and how to use it effectively to manage your projects. The talk will cover: * How Git …
Remi Taylor present a short demo of RackBox. RackBox adds Merb-style blackbox testing to Rack apps (including Rails). RackBox home page
Chris Wanstrath (GitHub) keynote is about “How to become a famous Rails Developer, Ruby Rockstar or Code Ninja”.
No need to pass foreign keys in find conditions, just do the find through a has_many association. http://railscasts.com/episodes/3-find-through-association