Start the Year Off Right with Ruby on Rails Bootcamp, January 25-29, 2009

Big Nerd Ranch is offering it's popular Ruby on Rails Bootcamp with Charles Brian Quinn January 25-29, 2009. Following the Big Nerd Ranch principles of immersive training , the January Ruby on Rails training (http://bignerdranch.com/classes/ruby_on_rails.shtml) is a five-day all-inclusive course at the Big Nerd Ranch retreat center outside Atlanta, GA.

Atlanta, GA (Vocus) November 6, 2008 -- Start the year off right with Ruby on Rails Bootcamp, January 25-29, 2009. Big Nerd Ranch, Inc. (http://bignerdranch.com/), premier provider of intensive-week long training classes for programmers, Web developers and system administrators, announced the first offering of Ruby on Rails Bootcamp (http://bignerdranch.com/classes/ruby_on_rails.shtml) for January 25-29, 2009. Ruby on Rails Bootcamp provides the most comprehensive, context-driven Ruby on Rails training available to web developers looking to develop their skills in one of the most sought-after open source frameworks for the development of efficient, database-driven web applications. Instructor Charles Brian Quinn (http://bignerdranch.com/instructors/quinn.shtml) has fully redesigned the class for Rails 2.2, with in-depth instruction on REST, MultiView, ATOM, ActiveSupport and more.

Nestled in the piedmont region outside Atlanta, the Ruby on Rails training class offers the ideal location (http://bignerdranch.com/venues/historic_banning_mills.shtml) for Web developers looking for an opportunity to remove themselves from distractions and delve deeply into the course material. The class features a small class size, a collegial atmosphere where students learn almost as much from each other as from the instructor, and a commitment to train students to emerge from the five days of intensive instruction fully equipped to being developing in Ruby on Rails.

"I have heard a lot of students comment that they had tried to learn Ruby on Rails on their own," said instructor Charles Brian Quinn. "Sure, you can get a lot of the pieces of the puzzle that way, but what this class offers is the opportunity to take all those pieces and put them together to have a rich and complete understanding not only of how Ruby on Rails works, but how to make it work for you and your projects."

The Ruby on Rails knowledge base continues to grow at an explosive rate and Ruby on Rails Bootcamp evolves with it. The class covers critical features of Ruby on Rails instruction, going more deeply into certain areas as appropriate to the class's needs. Topics include:

* Implementing the Rails Model View Controller (MVC), with attention given to Active Record basics, Action Controller and Action View

* Testing and debugging your applications to make them airtight and efficient

* Routing requests, handling errors and requesting filters and callbacks

* Sending and processing mail with Action Mailer Basics

* Utilizing web services and XML, including Builder, RXML, and generating RSS feeds

* Extending Rails with Active Support basics, plugins, engines and ruby libraries

* Deploying your Ruby on Rails applications

Instructor Charles Brian Quinn has achieved international acclaim as a Ruby on Rails developer and co-founder of Scout, an open analytics and monitoring solution for Ruby on Rails applications. In addition, his company, Highgroove Studios, has developed a reputation for excellence in web application development and consulting services, making him an ideal instructor who can provide real-world context for students seeking practical instruction.

The Big Nerd Ranch incorporates intensive training classes for Unix and Mac OS X programmers in a retreat setting outside Atlanta, GA. Class price of $3850 includes lodging, all meals, original instruction materials, 24-hour lab access, and transportation to and from the Atlanta airport. Students are encouraged to bring independent projects to class, allowing for input from classmates and individual instructor attention. For more information, call (404) 527-6211 or visit www.bignerdranch.com.

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