From: Matt Pelletier <pelletierm@...>
Date: 2005-04-13T08:36:13+09:00
Subject: RubyOnRails-NYC group

I've created a new Yahoo Group for RoR in NYC called rubyonrails-nyc

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rubyonrails-nyc/

I encourage anyone with an interest in Ruby AND/OR RoR to join. I'll 
work out the details of setting up a meetup soon.

Thanks,
Matt

Matt Pelletier wrote:
> Pat,
> 
> I fully agree about learning from the 'elders', and that cooperation and 
> cross-talk should be encouraged from the start. I don't think 
> fragmenting interests is too much of a concern at this point, though, as 
> anyone coding for RoR is likely to be pretty interested in Ruby as a 
> language anyway. I certainly am. In fact I plan to encourage anyone 
> coming to the RoR to go to the NYC.rb as well. Depending on the size of 
> the interest (I have 4 ppl so far), maybe we'll ask the NYC.rb leader 
> (Francis I know you're on ruby-talk) to set aside some time for each 
> meeting just to focus on RoR.
> 
> My rationale for wanting to start a Rails-specific group is that the 
> ruby-nyc group is for the language, and those members have interests 
> that don't necessarily deal directly with the web. While they would 
> probably be interested to hear new members talk about Rails (and they 
> were when I did so), I wouldn't want to alienate them by hogging the 
> discussion about the Web.
> 
> Since this is going to the Ruby-talk list... any Ruby folks there 
> interested in a NYC meetup?
> 
> Matt
> 
> pat eyler wrote:
> 
>> On Apr 12, 2005 3:40 PM, Matt Pelletier <pelletierm@eastmedia.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Pat (and Paul, from earlier reply),
>>>
>>> Actually I did go to last month's Ruby Group (If you guys are watching I
>>> was the newbie). It was quite helpful, and I even came out with a free
>>> 'Learn Ruby in 21 days' (thanks Francis), but my impression was that it
>>> was more oriented toward the language itself than to Rails, esp. as it's
>>> been around longer than Rails has existed. We talked about Rails a bit,
>>> but I don't want to inadvertantly steer those meetings into discussions
>>> just about Rails. So I will continue to attend them, but if there is
>>> enough interest in NYC I'd like to start one that focuses on Rails
>>> itself. There are plenty of developers here and I'd wager the interest
>>> is only going to grow.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Actually I'm no where near NYC, so I didn't see you at the last 
>> meeting.  ;^)
>>
>> I am concerned though that by starting Rails specific groups, we 
>> fragment a community that is still fairly young.  I think having a RoR 
>> group is a great idea, but I'd rather see it run in cooperation with 
>> an NYC.rb (or whatever).  I
>> think the new Rails folks can learn a lot from experienced Rubyists, 
>> and the
>> 'old timers' can certainly get a boost from the new folks that RoR 
>> will bring
>> in.
>>
>> just my $0.02
>>
>>
>>
>>> Matt
>>>
>>
>>
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