Date:     Sep 09/19/12 9:19 AM
Subject:  NEJUG Meeting Announcement: JRuby - The Best of Java and Ruby - Thu, Oct 11
From:     Mark Johnson

Our next meeting will by on Thu, Oct 11, to hear Evgeny Rahman present JRuby -
The Best of Java and Ruby which once again will be at Constant Contact.

Register now to reserve your seat

As always the doors will open at 5pm for networking, pizza provided by Constant Contact
will arrive around 5:30pm, and the presentation will take place at 6pm. Come early meet
someone new and ensure you get a good seat.

Presentation Overview:

You hear people talking about Ruby as a major new language, and you are probably wondering
whether to spend time in this new technology.  But did you know that JRuby is an implementation
of the Ruby programming language on the JVM. It represents the exciting combination of the dynamism,
expressiveness, and simplicity of Ruby with the depth, maturity, and power of the Java ecosystem.
Most significantly, JRuby gives you the ability to try the Ruby programming language while preserving
your investment in Java and JVM technologies.

This talk will go over some of the reasons to write code in JRuby, how to leverage existing Java
libraries with JRuby, and some real-world advice on using it in production systems.  Come join us
in October to expand your programming horizons and evaluate JRuby for suitability with your development
projects.

About the presenter:


Evgeny Rahman has more than 8 years experience  working on internal and customer-facing software systems for
small businesses and the enterprise.

He currently works at Staples as a Principal Programmer Analyst, and has been working with JRuby for the past 2
and a half years.

Evgeny holds a BSc in Computer Science from Worcester Polytechnic University.

As always, I want to take a moment to thank our sponsors:

    Constant Contact for pizza, water, and our meeting location
    Contegix for hosting our website
    O'Reilly for e-book certificates
    JetBrains for the monthly IntelliJ license
    Hello2morrow for their raffle contribution of a Sonargraph-Architect personal license

Mark Johnson

President, NEJUG
email:markfjohnson@gmail.com