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A Public “Thank You”

Created at: 06.05.2009 09:04, source: Rails Dog , tagged: Uncategorized github phusion railsconf resource_controller

@GreggPollack put together an excellent RubyHeroes presentation before the keynote.  In addition to recognizing some of the great contributions these individuals made, Gregg suggested that we all take a moment to thank at least three people whose work has made our lives that much easier.  So instead of getting caught up in minor complaints about the accomodations or speeches, I decided to throw out some more positive energy.

1. GitHub - I’m not going to waste a lot of space talking about how much of an impact GitHub has made on the Rails community.   Its not like these guys are toiling away in anonymity but their contribution has been so important that I’m just going to go on record as saying “Thanks.”

2. Phusion - Again, everyone knows what these guys have done for simplifying Rails deployment.  Just because they get plenty of “Thank Yous” doesn’t mean I can’t throw my own two cents in here.  I also had the opportunity to thank one of the Phusion guys in person at dinner this evening.

3. ResourceController - James Golick’s plugin finally convinced me to embrace REST.  If you’re not familiar with it, its a great way to simplify the implementation of your standard RESTful controller.  My controllers became way more DRY as a result.  Again, saw James at dinner and shook his hand in person but it doesn’t hurt to say it here.

Honorary Mentions:

• DHH and RailsCore for Rails (DUH)
• Chad Fowler and company for organizing RailsConf
• Gregg Pollack for the Ruby Heroes presentation, conference videos and the entertaining RailsEnvy podcasts (along with Jason Seifer.)