Has anybody here attended a Rails Studio? I feel like I''ve become fairly proficient with Rails, and can do what I need with Ruby (but feel like I have a lot more to learn), in the mere month I''ve been using both, but I''m thinking about attending the next studio. Registration is about 2-3 times more than I''d ideally like to pay (doesn''t include any books either). Also, would having attended a Rails Studio be a huge qualification for getting Rails jobs? thanks csn __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
ObDisclaimer: I''m pals with both Dave and Mike. I attended one day of the Reston Studio (the only one to date). Dave and Mike are fabulous instructors, and they really know Rails inside and out. You will learn something for sure, as long as you aren''t shy about asking questions. You do receive a workbook with all of their training materials, and some other goodies (that bumper sticker rocks!). As for using the Rails Studio as a job qualification - it won''t hurt. But it is one of those silly things that if an employer used it as criteria they''d be limiting their quality candidates dramatically. Certifications and training are for your self improvement, and that will show through in other ways than a credential on a resume. Erik On Dec 13, 2005, at 2:51 PM, CSN wrote:> Has anybody here attended a Rails Studio? I feel like > I''ve become fairly proficient with Rails, and can do > what I need with Ruby (but feel like I have a lot more > to learn), in the mere month I''ve been using both, but > I''m thinking about attending the next studio. > Registration is about 2-3 times more than I''d ideally > like to pay (doesn''t include any books either). Also, > would having attended a Rails Studio be a huge > qualification for getting Rails jobs? > > thanks > csn > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails
I attended the Reston Studio too, and thought Mike and Dave earned every penny. The material was thorough, very current (more so than even Dave''s recent book), and very well presented. They impressed me with being both highly professional and totally down-to-earth at the same time. Mike''s wife is also there, keeping the guys focused, keeping the venue organized, and just generally making sure the whole thing ran like a Swiss watch. Good people, and the chance to be in the same room with them, much less pick their brains, won''t happen very often (unless you''re pals with them as Erik is). It''s a chunk of change for sure, but you gotta look at it from a perspective of it''s value, rather than it''s cost. It''s like having months of learning shoved into your skull in a mere 24 hours. What''s that worth? Will it impress an employer? My employer asked how it went, but that''s about all. But we''re not a Ruby shop (yet, several developers here are looking at it now). You do these things for yourself first. Cheers, Curtis Olson> -----Original Message----- > From: rails-bounces-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > [mailto:rails-bounces-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Erik Hatcher > Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 3:35 PM > To: rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > Subject: Re: [Rails] Any Rails Studios attendees? > > ObDisclaimer: I''m pals with both Dave and Mike. > > I attended one day of the Reston Studio (the only one to > date). Dave and Mike are fabulous instructors, and they > really know Rails inside and out. You will learn something > for sure, as long as you aren''t shy about asking questions. > > You do receive a workbook with all of their training > materials, and some other goodies (that bumper sticker rocks!). > > As for using the Rails Studio as a job qualification - it > won''t hurt. But it is one of those silly things that if an > employer used it as criteria they''d be limiting their quality > candidates dramatically. Certifications and training are for > your self improvement, and that will show through in other > ways than a credential on a resume. > > Erik > > > > On Dec 13, 2005, at 2:51 PM, CSN wrote: > > > Has anybody here attended a Rails Studio? I feel like I''ve become > > fairly proficient with Rails, and can do what I need with Ruby (but > > feel like I have a lot more to learn), in the mere month I''ve been > > using both, but I''m thinking about attending the next studio. > > Registration is about 2-3 times more than I''d ideally like to pay > > (doesn''t include any books either). Also, would having attended a > > Rails Studio be a huge qualification for getting Rails jobs? > > > > thanks > > csn
I was there in the Reston studio for the full 3 days. I have been to dozens of training courses over a 20 career and this class was the best of them all. This is a very inexpensive class. I have been to 5 day classes, where I have not learned nearly as much, that cost over $3,000. With this class you are learning from people at the very top of the Rails world who quite literally wrote THE book. (Bring your books so they can be signed with the big ruby red pen!) Let me ask you a question. Do you know of any other classes out there, for any other technology where you can spend 3 days with teachers with Dave and Mike''s level of credentials? If so, please let me know so I can take it. -Eric On 12/13/05, CSN <cool_screen_name90001-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Has anybody here attended a Rails Studio? I feel like > I''ve become fairly proficient with Rails, and can do > what I need with Ruby (but feel like I have a lot more > to learn), in the mere month I''ve been using both, but > I''m thinking about attending the next studio. > Registration is about 2-3 times more than I''d ideally > like to pay (doesn''t include any books either). Also, > would having attended a Rails Studio be a huge > qualification for getting Rails jobs? > > thanks > csn > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >