WellRailed Google Group

NSA Panel

shane.ming...@gmail.com (Shane Mingins) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:52:18 UT

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Shane Mingins

Lightning Talks for WellRailed June 2013

ebga...@gmail.com (Charles) — Mon, 27 May 2013 12:25:43 UT

Hey all,
We have sent out notifications on Meetup regarding this months meetup, but
incase you missed it (or havent joined the meetup group yet<[link]>):
WellRailed May 2013 has been cancelled
For WellRailed next month we are planning on having a series of small
lightning talks around new upcoming features in rails 4 and what ever else

[JOB] Ruby on Rails Developer - Full Time - 90 Seconds

kieran...@gmail.com (Kieran P) — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:54:58 UT

Hey everyone,
90 Seconds has a position available for a full time Ruby on Rails developer.
Find out more at
[link]
Regards
Kieran Pilkington
Lead Developer - 90 Seconds

Code Yoga

jos...@enspiral.com (Joshua Vial) — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:30:34 UT

Hi all,
we're running our first Code Yoga ([link]) sessions tonight if
you know anyone interested in learning/teaching the basics of ruby. If you
plan on coming please register on the chalkle class so we know numbers
([link]) ping me if it gets

[JOB] Rails developers wanted - 3months

ma...@3months.com (Mark Pascall) — Fri, 03 May 2013 00:29:19 UT

We've just won some really interesting new projects and need to grow the
Rail team again (also looking into expanding into the Auckland market).
Please drop Joe or myself a line if you want to find out more - you may be
pleasantly surprised at what we can offer. We've now got an awesome team,
we're considering people at all levels and are open to arrangements where

Rails/Ruby people in Dunedin!

g...@spork.in (Tim Carey-Smith) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:33:37 UT

Hi all,

I am heading down to Dunedin to visit family end of this month.
I was curious if there are many developers interested in Ruby, Rails and would want to grab a coffee!

I searched the archives and see that there are 2 mentions of Dunedin.

My NZ Ruby tour must continue! Maybe I will drive up to Cromwell!

Future of WellRailed and Community Event this Thursday

nahum.w...@gmail.com (Nahum Wild) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:54:09 UT

At Railscamp last month I initiated a discussion session on what to do
with Wellrailed meetings. I've been running them since late 2006 (yup,
closing in on seven years!!) and in the last year have had a number of
other things happening that have drawn my focus elsewhere, which has
been noticeable in that a couple of recent months have been missed due

Looking for Rails Animal to Join our Lightning Lab Startup ASAP

brink...@promoki.com (Brinkley Warren) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:47:39 UT

We're looking for an experienced RoR developer to join us for the next
month in the Lightning Lab located in the Radio New Zealand building in
Wellington, New Zealand. This is a contract position but could lead to
full-time employment.
All applicants must be able to work in the same room with us in Wellington.

[JOB] Powershop needs more junior, intermediate and senior software developers

nahum.w...@gmail.com (Nahum Wild) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:34:25 UT

Hi all,

A few weeks ago I posted about a Rails job we had going at Powershop. We
filled it, along with two other roles we also had (game, mobile, social
media integration type dev stuff). Expect we have so much work on that we
actually still need more Rails developers.

Latest job list below.

[JOB] Wellington & San Francisco company hiring a head of technology

de...@derekelley.com (Derek Elley) — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:53:19 UT

Hey,

Ponoko is looking for a web developer to lead our technology road map.

I'd like to work with a web developer who wants to take ownership of
Ponoko’s technology, and work in a creative and challenging environment.

You’ll be the lead technologist, which means responsibility for delighting

[JOB] Ongoing part time RoR developer

r...@schoolconnect.co.nz (Robert Milne) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:34:47 UT

Hi
We're looking for an on-going, part time relationship with an independent
rails developer, to work on our website [link]. Changes
required involve everything from minor cosmetic changes to implementing a
full forum system.
We're looking for someone who can work independently, and contribute their

[JOB] Ongoing part time RoR developer

r...@schoolconnect.co.nz (Robert Milne) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:29:45 UT

Snake fight RailsCamp app

g...@spork.in (Tim Carey-Smith) — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:43:14 UT

Hey,

I was wondering if anyone knew who wrote that app demoed with programmable snakes.

Thanks,
Tim

Returning to NZ, where to work?

nicobre...@gmail.com (Nick Griffiths) — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:23:20 UT

Hi list,
I'm moving back to NZ after quite a few years of being away, not sure yet
where, but likely to be Welly or Auckland. Does anyone have any tips about
finding good places to work in NZ? Where do companies (i.e. not
recruiters) tend to post jobs? Who are the big-dogs that use open source

No meeting this month, ie this Wednesday the 27th

nahum.w...@gmail.com (Nahum Wild) — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 02:26:56 UT

As previously mentioned that's because we've just had a full weekend camp.

--nahum

Railscamp ticket

caleb.tu...@gmail.com (Caleb Tutty) — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:24:53 UT

Sorry for the extreme late notice, but unfortunately I have urgent work
commitments that have come up sadly meaning I will miss Railscamp.

So, I have a Railscamp ticket free to a good home.

Please flick me an email if you want it.

Thanks,

Caleb

Railscamp Preparedness - DOWNLOAD ALL THE THINGS!!!11!!11!!!

s...@enspiral.com (Samson Ootoovak) — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:19:14 UT

So, given there is no Internet at Railscamp I have started downloading docs
and gems I anticipate needing. There are some online only docs though that
I would like to pull down before Railscamp. Anyone have a good tool (OSX
preferable) for downloading whole sites?
Thanks in advance,
Sam

NZ Railscamp 2013 update #3

nahum.w...@gmail.com (Nahum Wild) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:02:14 UT

Hi, me again.

I thought I'd send through another update to clarify some things based on
questions I've been fielding - lots of first timers at this camp (yay!) and
I've realised that there is some stuff I've taken which I've not actually
highlighted.

THERE IS NO INTERNET!! sorry, too late, your ticket is not refundable.

Driving to rails camp

g...@spork.in (Tim Carey-Smith) — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 06:22:04 UT

Can carry an extra few people.
Let me know.

Ciao,
Tim

Seeking a companion to churn through some work on Celluloid

g...@spork.in (Tim Carey-Smith) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 10:50:29 UT

Hey people!

I thought I would flick a message out as I figured someone might be interested in a patch I am working on for Celluloid.
I have been working to fix the block scope leakage for some time now and could use a fresh set of eyes and a new brain.

Just this evening I got the ideas implemented on top of the master branch, but there are quite a few issues still remaining.

Opportunity for juniors to get into rails

jos...@enspiral.com (Joshua Vial) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:35:08 UT

There is an information session at Enspiral this Thursday running through
our internship and junior developer opportunities. We are doubling down on
the rails internship program we ran over Christmas which had 7 participants
and are keen to help anyone who wants to get their rails or javascript
skills up to a level where they can work as a junior developer.

Railscamp Ticket for sale

ctoyn...@gmail.com (Chris Toynbee) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 03:23:35 UT

Hi,
Much to my annoyance I probably can't attend a decent chunk (possible all)
of Railscamp.
I was wondering if anyone would like to buy my ticket?
Cheers,
Chris.

NZ Railscamp 2013 Update #2

nahum.w...@gmail.com (Nahum Wild) — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:29:31 UT

Hi everyone,

The camp is only 14 sleeps away!! so it's time for a big update and some
notifications.

For the first time campers, yes you need to bring your own bedding,
toiletries - ie a sleeping bag, pillow,
toothbrush & paste etc... We have a full list of suggestions here:
[link]

Hello, may I crash at your place tomorrow night?

asari.r...@gmail.com (Hiro Asari) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:55:53 UT

Hello,
My name is Hiro Asari. I met some of you in Melbourne at RubyConf AU last
week.
I am flying into Wellington at 10:50 AM tomorrow (2 March), and out at 6:40
AM Sunday (to start a long journey home).
Is there a kind soul who could put me up for one night?
Thank you!

[JOB] Looking for a Sr "back endy" developer to join our team in Tauranga.

timuc...@gmail.com (Tim Uckun) — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:34:03 UT

Hey Everybody.

Digital Dialogue is hiring again. We are looking for a rails
developer with a focus on data management, scalability, and
resilience. Postgres is our bread and butter so you must love it and
know how to wring out every last bit of awesomeness out of it.

Contact me offline if you are interested or know of someone who is.

Meeting at new venue: This Wed 27th Feb @ 5:30pm - Nitra a multi-process rspec runner

nahum.w...@gmail.com (Nahum Wild) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:53:49 UT

===> NEW VENUE <===

When: Wednesday 23rd Feburary @ 5:30pm
Where: YouDo, Level 2, 10 Cambridge Terrace
How: Up the stairs in the blue building, if the door is locked, use the
buzzer.
Map: [link]

For the last couple of years NZX had been hosting our meetups,
unfortunately due to recent security changes at their building this became

Railscamp has sold out, but we found some more tickets

nahum.w...@gmail.com (Nahum Wild) — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:31:30 UT

So we sold out the 3rd NZ rails camp with 75 people attending vs 43 two
years ago (!!) but it seems a number of people have missed out, so we've
made some more tickets available:

[link]

There are only 13 tickets available, so if you were one of the people who

Problems with Postmark sending to Hotmail

j...@projectx.co.nz (John Clegg) — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:11:00 UT

A while back I was recommend to use Postmark for transactional emails. We
switch over to postmark July last year. We have started noticing a lot of
problems with sending to hotmail.

I have a problem with mails not getting through to hotmail address from the
postmark service. They are being listed as a hard bounce and we know that

Startup Weekend

alex.z...@gmail.com (Alex Li) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:43:16 UT

Hi Guys,
I am new to this group.
Just wonder is there anyone from this group going for startup weekends on
16th Feb this Saturday. May catchup you guys there in person!
Regards,
Alex

Announcing Devops day NZ 2013 (Auckland)

david.pa...@enstratus.com (David Pando) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:20:35 UT

Sorry for the off-topic, but I think it might interest some members of the
list.
It's my pleasure to announce that registration and call for proposals are
open for the devops day New Zealand 2013:
Venue: 69 St Georges Bay Road - Parnell - Auckland
Registration (free) : [link]

Fwd: [rails-oceania] RailsGirls Christchurch event - request for coaches

kuahy...@gmail.com (Y. Thong Kuah) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:44:43 UT

---------- Forwarded message ----------
To: rails-oceania@googlegroups.com

Hi all,

We're proud to be supporting the first RailsGirls NZ event in Christchurch
on the 1st and 2nd of March.

We have applications rolling in from girls and women around the city and
the response has been amazing, especially from teachers wanting to learn

NZ Government going Silverstripe?

ma...@3months.com (Mark Pascall) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:37:26 UT

A few of us Rails vendors (who have government clients) have been following
this closely. [link].
Let me know if anybody wants to get together to discuss the possible
implications for the Rails community in Wgtn / NZ. Could meet up after

Fwd: [rails-oceania] If you use MySQL (and Rails)... vulnerability warning

kuahy...@gmail.com (Y. Thong Kuah) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:12:15 UT

---------- Forwarded message ----------
warning
To: rails-oceania@googlegroups.com

Well, here's a vulnerability that's not widespread (yet) and the author's
released the info in public after being told by the rails core team that
it's up to the libraries to fix this:

[link]

Anyone up for a week in Cambodia?

jos...@enspiral.com (Joshua Vial) — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:40:20 UT

Hi all,
a bunch of us from the wellington startup community are going over to
Cambodia for a week in early april to do some volunteer work with local
charities - sort of like a week long startup weekend but instead of
building a business it's about shipping something of tangible value to an
organisation doing good work.

Fwd: [rails-oceania] Fw: [LRUG] More Rails Security Fun!

kuahy...@gmail.com (Y. Thong Kuah) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:30:52 UT

---------- Forwarded message ----------
To: "rails-oceania@googlegroups.co m" <rails-oceania@googlegroups.co m>

And a "drop everything" upgrade needed for Devise (if you're not on SQLite3
or Postgres) as well:

[link]

[meeting] this Wednesday is postponed

nahum.w...@gmail.com (Nahum Wild) — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:46:11 UT

Hi,

It turns out that like during the last meeting there is another big event
happening at the same time which a bunch of people are going to so I'm
postponing this meeting.

[link]

I've checked and the normal venue isn't available next week, I'm looking

[JOB] Jr to Mid level dev in Tauranga

timuc...@gmail.com (Tim Uckun) — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:34:29 UT

If you don't want to live in Wellington or Auckland there is an
excellent opportunity in sunny Tauranga for a rails developer to join
our growing team. See the ad
[link] and get in
touch.

Cheers.

[JOB] Intermediate & Senior Devs at Powershop

nahum.w...@gmail.com (Nahum Wild) — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 01:22:40 UT

Hey guys, we're expanding our dev team here at Powershop.

--nahum

Intermediate and Senior Software Developers
============================== =====

Powershop is the world’s first online energy store. With 50,000 customers
in New Zealand we’re ready to take the revolution overseas.

We are looking for intermediate and senior software developers to join our

[JOB] Rails dev at Boost. Full-time, permanent position

nat...@boost.co.nz (Nathan Donaldson) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:23:47 UT

Hi All,
We are hiring again. Boost New Media is a busy design-led development
company with a terrific bunch of clients, and we need to grow our Ruby on
Rails team.
Check out our Trade Me
ad: [link]
We are committed to Agile and making Boost a great place to work. In fact

[JOB-SEEKER] Rails Developer looking for contract work

s...@enspiral.com (Samson Ootoovak) — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:40:12 UT

Hello everyone,
Sorry to spam the board but I'm trying out all options. As development for
a startup I was a part of has wound down to focus on sales I find myself
needing to get back into contracting for the foreseeable future. I have 5
years Rails experience working on the back end and servers all the way up

NZ RailsCamp #3 Update

nahum.w...@gmail.com (Nahum Wild) — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 23:09:41 UT

Hi guys,

Just a quick reminder about the NZ RailsCamp on the 22nd of March thru to
25th.

Ticket sales have been strong, but there are still a whole lot left and
there is still time to buy them
with the early bird special of NZ$220 before the end of the month when they
go up to NZ$260.

More details about the camp here: [link]

[JOB] Looking for a Jr to Mid level developer to work in Tauranga

timuc...@gmail.com (Tim Uckun) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:10:13 UT

Hey guys.

Digital Dialogue is hiring again. We are looking for a "front endy"
developer to join our team in Tauranga. You will be expected to work
on a wide variety of projects both internal and for clients. We have
lots of Sr devs to help guide you along and offer a friendly, relaxed,
and sunny environment.

nahum.w...@gmail.com (Nahum Wild) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:04:22 UT

When: Wednesday 30th Jan @ 5:30pm
Where: NZX, Level 2, NZX Centre, 11 Cable Street
StreetView: [link]

The initial meeting point is now in the lobby in front of the lifts, I will
be there hanging around. NZX security has changed and swipe cards are
needed to access the level 2 meeting room we used to meet at. :-( As a

[JOB] Rails at NZX - Full Time, Permanent Position - Not just for experienced Rails devs!

henry.collingri...@gmail.com (Henry Collingridge) — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 00:41:39 UT

We (NZX) have a vacancy for a talented dev on our Rails team. NZX is an
exciting place to work with plenty of projects on the go.
As well as those with some experience of Ruby on Rails, we're also
interested to hear from people with experience of programming in other
languages (Java, .Net, PHP, Python etc.) who are keen to learn Rails.

ActiveRecord Caching

timuc...@gmail.com (Tim Uckun) — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:48:27 UT

Does anybody have a decent writeup on how activerecord caching works?
From what I can gather it supposedly caches the execution of the same
query in the same request but I can't seem to find any decent
information on it.

Thanks.

Learning Rails 3.2.8 - video tutorials

nahum.w...@gmail.com (nahum) — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:58:02 UT

[link]
This looks to be 32 days of someone videoing a class they were teaching
rails too. I've given a couple a quick flick through and they actually seem
quite good and not at the frantic pace that some are at which can loose a

[JOB] Rails developer at Sharesight

sryb...@gmail.com (Scott Ryburn) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:38:59 UT

Hi all,
We currently have a full time position available for an intermediate to
senior level rails developer in our Wellington office.
This is an interesting and varied role in a fast paced young company. An
attractive salary package is on offer for the right person.
Check out the full details on our careers page<[link]> or

Part-time Ruby gigs

m...@sebastianedwards.co.nz (Sebastian Edwards) — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 06:21:02 UT

*Hello all,

Just wondering if anyone knew of any part-time Ruby gigs going at the
moment. Finding that I have a good number of hours free during nights and
weekends (up to 20 hours per week) and I’d like to find a project to fill
the gaps and challenge myself in the process.

I’m closing in on having three years of commercial RoR experience and have

[Meeting] Wednesday the 28th of Nov @ 5:30 - Nitra a multi-process rspec runner

nahum.w...@gmail.com (nahum) — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:13:56 UT

When: Wednesday 28th November @ 5:30pm
Where: NZX, Level 2, NZX Centre, 11 Cable Street
StreetView: [link]
The initial meeting point is now in the lobby in front of the lifts, I will
be holding a blue jacket for if you've not met me before. NZX security has
changed and swipe cards are needed to access the level 2 meeting room we