According to its founding light David Heinemeier Hansson (pictured), Ruby on Rails (RoR) is about "taking the pain away and making you happy."

Hansson, who was a speaker at SYS-CON Events' inaugural "Real-World AJAX" One-Day Seminar earlier this year, says he knowingly advises people, before they try Rails, to cut their teeth in web-development on the mainstream offerings first. "Once you've tried developing a substantial application in Java or PHP or C# or whatever," he says, "the difference in Rails will be readily apparent. You gotta feel the hurt before you can appreciate the cure."

Those attending SYS-CON Events' "Real-World Ruby on Rails" One-Day Seminar, on October 3, 2006 - many of whom by definition have already felt the hurt - can experience the happiness first-hand, when top Ruby on Rails practitioners share their insights, expertise, and code.

The Seminar takes place in the Santa Clara Convention Center, colocated with AJAXWorld Conference & Expo (2-4 October, 2006), and as a special offer to help spread the good word about RoR, SYS-CON Events is inviting developers to attend the RoR One-Day Seminar for a special Seminar-Only price of $100.

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For that, you will be able to enjoy a full day (9:00-6:30PM) of Ruby on Rails education, delivered via sessions from:

• The developer behind Rails Engines, JAMES ADAM
• Agile development guru STEVEN BAKER
• Price.com co-founder MICHAEL BUFFINGTON
• PLANET ARGON founder ROBBY RUSSELL
•  'Acceptance Testing Rails' author DAVE HOOVER
• One of the founding members of the Seattle Ruby Brigade, RYAN DAVIS.

All this, plus JOE O'BRIEN on "Integrating Rails into the Enterprise Through SOA," ALEX BUNARDZIC on the "Less Technology/Less Infrastructure" approach, and ERIC HODEL on "Real-World Scalability."

At this price, what's to lose? Come join us in Santa Clara on October 3 and appreciate the cure!

"Real-World Ruby on Rails" One-Day Seminar  Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA October 3, 2006 - Schedule

8:00 - 9:00		Registration & Breakfast/ Vendor Demonstration Area Open
9:00 - 9:45	Session: 1	Alex Bunardzic: Rails Reduces the Number of Decisions when Building Web Applications
9:55 - 10:40	Session: 2	Dave Hoover: Acceptance Testing Rails Apps with Watir
10:40- 11:35		Beverage Break/ Vendor Demonstration Area Open
11:35 - 12:20	Session: 3	Michael Buffington: Ruby on Rails + AJAX
12:20 -1:20		Lunch Break
1:20 -2:05	Session: 4	Steven Baker: Behaviour Driven Development with RSpec
2:15 - 2:45	Session: 5	Robby Russell: Rails meets the Legacy-World
2:55 - 3:30	Session: 6	Joe O'Brien: Integrating Rails into the Enterprise through SOA
3:30 - 4:00		Beverage Break/ Vendor Demonstration Area Open
4:00 - 4:45	Session: 7	James Adam: Plugging into Rails
4:55 - 5:40	Session: 8	Ryan Davis: Electric Kool-aid Acid Testing
5:50 - 6:30	Session: 9	Eric Hodel: Real-World Scalability