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Second half of Lightning Talks! 00:25 - Greg Belt - Seven Tips for running an Open Source Project. 01:27 - Ryan Biggs - Integration testing engines 04:55 - Yehuda Katz - Tokaido 09:25 - Ryan Brunner - Seven reasons why you should help organizer your local user group. 14:20 - Mike Scalnik - Railcar 16:27 - Felix Dominguez - Why you don't get hired 20:53 - Reid Morrison - Rails Encryption 26:11 - Evan Dorn - Ninjascript 27:00 - Jay Moorthi - tddium 31:44 - Rod Paddock - How I saved the World with Ruby and Nokogiri 34:15 - Richard Schneeman - Wizards from WTF to Wicked 36:42 - Sam Woodard - flash_s3_rails 40:36 - Charles Lowell - One Man in the name of Embedding Javascript into Ruby 44:37 - Matt Rogish - Hacking the Airlines 49:08 - Brad Wilkening - Top 10 Reasons you should probably quite your job 54:08 - Matt Conway - Monitoring with Graphite 58:51 - Dr. Nic Williams, Evan Phoenix - It's a Wrap! Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/FGin/
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The video titled *Lightning Talks - Part II*, part of Rails Conf 2012, features a series of rapid-fire presentations from various speakers, each sharing insights related to Ruby and Rails development. The talks present a combination of technical advice, project introductions, and personal anecdotes designed to engage the Ruby on Rails community. Key points from the speakers include: - **Greg Belt** presents *Seven Tips for Running an Open Source Project*, emphasizing the importance of community building and documentation while cautioning against over-reliance on dependencies. He urges developers to prioritize user experience in their projects. - **Ryan Biggs** discusses *Integration Testing Engines*, advocating for designing routes within engines instead of the main Rails application for better organization and testing practices. - **Yehuda Katz** introduces *Tokaido*, a precompiled Ruby environment aimed at simplifying Rails setups and reducing installation complexity for beginners. - **Ryan Brunner** highlights the benefits of being involved in local user groups, suggesting that participation can enhance networking opportunities, ease recruitment, and improve presentation skills. - **Mike Scalnik** shares his experience with *Railcar*, an installation tool designed to streamline Rails environment configurations, making it easier for new developers to get started. - **Felix Dominguez** reveals common mistakes job applicants make, advocating for showcasing skills and honest self-assessment during recruitment processes. - **Reid Morrison** outlines methods for encrypting sensitive data in Rails applications, focusing on password management within configuration files to enhance security. - **Evan Dorn** speaks about *Ninjascript*, a tool to simplify event handling in jQuery, enabling more efficient coding practices. - **Jay Moorthi** introduces *tddium*, a continuous integration service aimed at supporting developers in managing testing workflows. - **Rod Paddock** shares a success story of using *Nokogiri* to help bloggers recover lost content, showcasing the power of Ruby tools to solve real-world problems. - **Richard Schneeman** presents a gem to simplify wizard-like interfaces in applications, demonstrating the utility of clean, structured code architecture. - **Sam Woodard** explains the usage of *flash_s3_rails*, a tool that facilitates direct uploads to S3, enhancing user experience in Rails applications. - **Charles Lowell** discusses embedding JavaScript into Ruby applications and calls for community collaboration to refine this integration for better interface support. - **Matt Rogish** addresses *Hacking the Airlines*, sharing strategies to navigate airline systems to obtain better flight arrangements using airline miles and elite status. - **Brad Wilkening** provides insights on leveraging the current high demand for software developers to negotiate better job conditions and opportunities. - Finally, **Matt Conway** talks about *Monitoring with Graphite*, highlighting its capabilities for real-time data visualization and system performance tracking. The session wraps up with a call to action for attendees to actively contribute, learn from each other, and embrace the collaborative spirit of the Rails community.
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