BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20150308T020000 RDATE:20150308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150527T142329Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150901T220000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150901T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150527T142329Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150901T023020Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250468544 DESCRIPTION:We'll have pizza &\; beer starting at 6pm\, so stop by ear ly if you want to have dinner and socialize before the presentations. 3\;\n \;\n# PRESENTATIONS at 7pm \;\n### Jason Clark: Testing the Multiverse \;\nIt’s a basic principle of testing that minimizing depe ndencies will make you happier\, faster\, and more productive. But what happens when you can’t? If your code plugs into or extends another gem\, comfortable isolation might be out of the question. Stubbing and carefu l design can carry you a ways\, but eventually you need to actually test your code against those gems you’re building on. Luckily\, there are wa ys to reduce this pain. We’ll dig deep on creating a simple environment to check your work against multiple dependencies. We’ll see patterns tha t help avoid pulling your hair out when those dependencies change. We’ll even search around the raw edges\, examining how to verify what your co de does when it lands in an environment you haven’t tested. There’s a mu ltitude of gems out there to build on. Let’s see how we can test with th em! \;\n### Emily Bookstein: So You Want Diversity in Tech? (Or\, How to create lasting social change with tech money). \;\nThe conversati on around diversity in tech is gaining momentum -- but we need to deepen our understanding of the problem if we really want to address the issue . Let's break down tech's gender and racial diversity problem using &quo t\;5 Whys\,"\; a form of Root Cause Analysis. I'll also propose an a ctionable and concrete way that we as tech workers can help address the root causes of tech's lack of diversity. \;\n \;\n### Lightning Ta lks ⚡️ \;\nThere will be a whiteboard to sign up on arrival (first co me first serve). \;\n \;\n# \;\n \;\nAfter presentations we 'll have more socializing time. \;\n \;\n# Thanks to New Relic for providing the venue and beer\, pizza &\; snacks this month! \;\n& #13\;\n# \;\n \;\nARRIVING BY BIKE? Cyclists are welcome to park their bikes in the New Relic office. Bikes are not allowed in the buildi ng lobby\, however\, and must use the freight elevator. To get your bike up to the 29th floor\, enter the building's parking lot by going down t he ramp at 5th and Pine. Go past the booth -- no need to pick up a ticke t -- and turn right. Go straight until you almost run into the elevator lobby\, then go right again. On the back side of the elevator block you' ll see a beat up pair of double doors marked "\;freight elevator.&qu ot\; You can get up by buzzing in with the intercom\, and saying you're here for New Relic. Ride on up to the 29th floor\, you'll easily find th e bike parking. \;\n \;\n \;\nABOUT THE GROUP: The Portland Rub y Brigade\, also known as pdxruby and pdx.rb\, is a user group for Ruby programmers in the Portland\, Oregon area. The group welcomes all progra mmers interested in the language and its implementations\, tools\, libra ries and frameworks\, such as Ruby on Rails. The group has been meeting since August 2002 for presentations\, demos and discussions. Every month 35-75 people come together to share their knowledge\, projects and enth usiasm for Ruby. If you'd like to present or have a topic you'd like dis cussed\, please post to the mailing list. The group usually meets on the first Tuesday of the month\, "\;Ruby Tuesday"\; -- see you ther e! \;\n\n\nTags: ruby\, programming\, pdxruby\, user group\, rails\, ruby on rails\, pdx.rb\, epdx:group=1\n\nImported from: http://calagator .org/events/1250468544 URL:http://pdxruby.org/ SUMMARY:Portland Ruby Brigade monthly meeting LOCATION:New Relic: 111 SW 5th Avenue\, Suite 2700\, Portland Oregon 9720 4 United States SEQUENCE:8 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR