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SUMMARY:Merb - Off the Rails - Vancouver Ruby/Rails May Meetup
DESCRIPTION:The Vancouver Ruby/Rails/Merb Meetup Group\n\nTitle: Off the Ra
 ils - Why You Should Use Merb for Your Next Project w/ Brock Whitten\n\nSum
 mary: I feel that 'web services' is the future of the web and Merb is more 
 suited for this due to its speed and flexibility (it's perfect for building
  an API). This talk is a quick primer on Merb: what its benefits are and wh
 y these benefits are important for a developer that is thinking about the w
 eb of tomorrow.\n\nDemonstrates building a basic RESTful API from scratch u
 sing Merb. This took about 10 min. Once we were done\, we had an 'Articles'
  resource that had the 7 golden(REST) methods. All the methods for accessin
 g the resource understood HTTP\, XML\, JSON and YAML. What this does for us
  is gives us many ways to access our resource.\n\nAbout Brock Whitten: \nI 
 write applications using Ruby frameworks such as Ruby on Rails and Merb. I 
 am intimate with RESTful principals and am known as an AJAX junkie. I think
  in terms of 'resources' and 'web services'. I believe whole heartedly in o
 pen-source software and have a passion for furthering my local community.\n
 \n---\nVolunteer as a speaker for upcoming meetups. Add your talk to the wi
 ki. Thanks!\n\nLooking for Ruby/Rails talent? Interested in pitching your s
 tartup? We can help!\n\nHere is how it works: Pay everyone a beer/drink at 
 the Ruby Pub Nite (usually 10-20) and in return step on a chair and get you
 r 3-5 minutes of fame to tell us all about your startup\, job openings\, et
 c.  Win-Win for everybody! Cheers!\n\nVancouver\, BC  V6B 2Z3 - Canada\n\nM
 onday\, May 5 at 7:00 PM\n\nPhoto: http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/e
 vent/c/4/8/3/event_3410307.jpeg\n\nAttending: 33\n\nDetails: http://ruby.me
 etup.com/112/calendar/7696626/
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