The march of JavaScript's influence with other programming language continues. One discovery is the connection with Ruby on Rails, which at first blush may sound confusing (especially with the current adoption of JavaScript frameworks with server-side operations such as Angular.js and Meteor.js). But the connection is to address datacalls while minimizing time spent in the DOM.
The April meetup for the group Chicago Ruby (@ChicagoRuby) addressed this discovery. Titled Ways to Use JavaScript in Your Rails App, the meetup took place at Blue1647, a business innovation center in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Founded by Emile Cambry, Blue1647 has had a banner year in 2014, and has attracted more developer interest from the Chicago tech and business community. Blue has become the regular meeting place for Chicago Ruby.
The speaker for the JavaScript/Ruby on Rails topic was Rebecca Miller-Webster (@rmillerwebster), Managing Director of thoughtbot's Chicago office. Her background includes a career as a software engineer, conference organizer, and teacher. She is the founder of Write/Speak/Code, an organization dedicated to encouraging more women to code. She is also the Managing Director for thoughtbot Chicago. Rebecca has been developing software professionally for over 10 years.
Check out this video for Rebecca's discussion.
