What happens at these camps?

[Mark Gibson]

Hi Folks,

I'm quite interested in attending the next Rails Camp in Sydney but I'm still unsure of what actually happens at these things. Being an isolated venue I wouldn't like to get two hours in to it & realise it wasn't for me. :)

Can someone please give me an idea of what goes on at these things and who they are aimed at?

Thanks, Mark Gibson

[Pat Allan]

Hi Mark

Rails Camps are very lo-fi events (at very much the relaxed end of the unconference spectrum), so what happens is mostly up to you. However, here’s what people often end up doing:

* Socialising

* Hacking on side projects, open source, whatever they like. Sometimes they involve Ruby, sometimes they don’t.

* Working with others at the camp on aforementioned side projects, sometimes by pairing, sometimes across many machines.

* Listening to presentations

* Presenting on topics as diverse as introductions to Ruby & Rails, APIs, dealing with depression as a developer, freelancing, agile processes, TDD/BDD best practices, live coding/group-pairing, and more.

* Playing card & board & Werewolf games (perhaps can be filed under socialising).

The presentations generally happen on the Saturday and Sunday from late morning through to late afternoon. On Sunday evening, there’s the chance for anyone who’s worked on something over the course of the weekend to show it off. Occasionally there are prizes, but I think most people just hack on things because they want to :)

We welcome all experience levels - there’s always some beginners, and always some experienced Ruby developers, and plenty of people in-between. Certainly if you’re starting out with Ruby, you’ll find plenty of people who can help you if you get stuck on any code.

Hope this is helpful - if you’ve any further questions, do ask them :)

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Pat

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[Mark Gibson]

Thanks so much Pat, that's exactly what I needed to know.

Cheers, Mark