The document announces a new class called "Zero to Rails 3" being offered in Austin, Texas on July 9-10 and July 16-17. The class is a partnership between CabForward and EngineYard and will teach developers the latest version of the Ruby on Rails framework. The class will run from 9am to 3pm and cover topics like modeling, authorization, and performance. It will be taught by local developer Mattt Thompson, who has over 6 years of Rails experience. Space is limited so interested developers should register on the CabForward website.

1. For
Immediate
Release
June
15,
2011
Local
Developers
Present
“Zero
to
Rails
3”
The
First
Class
From
Ruby
Powerhouses
CabForward
And
Engine
Yard
Taught
by
Gowalla
Developer
Mattt
Thompson
“Zero
to
Rails
3,”
the
first
class
in
the
new
ongoing
professional
education
series
from
CabForward
and
EngineYard,
comes
to
Austin
July
9-­‐10
and
July
16-­‐17,
2011
at
the
Tech
Ranch
Austin
headquarters.
The
classes
will
run
from
9am
to
3pm
and
will
give
developers
the
opportunity
to
learn
hands
on
the
Rails
framework
from
seasoned
Ruby
on
Rails
developers.
Drawing
from
the
real
world
experience
of
Engine
Yard’s
team
of
Ruby
on
Rails
experts,
this
course
provides
a
solid
foundation
in
Ruby
as
well
as
Rails.
Since
the
course
is
based
on
Rails
3,
you
will
learn
how
to
take
advantage
of
the
new
features
available
in
the
latest
version
of
the
popular
Rails
framework.
Topics
include:
• Voyeuristic
Models
@
Fat
Models
@
Spaghetti
SQL
@
Duplicate
Code
Duplication
• Domain
Modeling
@
Authorization
Astronaut
@
Million
Model
March
• PHPItis
@
Markup
Mayhem
• Homemade
Keys
@
Bloated
Sessions
@
Monolithic
Controllers
@
Rat's
Nest
Resources
• Services
@
Successful
Failure
@
Pitiful
Parsing
• Recutting
Gems
@
Vendor
Junk
Drawers
@
Miscreant
Modification
• Sluggish
SQL
@
Painful
Performance
@
Messy
Migrations
@
Wet
Validations
The
class
is
taught
by
local
tech
rock
star
Mattt
Thompson.
Matt
is
a
Ruby
hacker
and
iOS
developer
at
Gowalla
with
over
6
years
experience
with
Rails.
Matt
is
also
the
founder
of
Austin.rb,
a
community
for
Ruby
programmers
in
Austin.
Classes
are
kept
small
to
insure
a
truly
valuable
and
informative
experience,
which
means
classes
fill
up
fast.
To
view
a
full
schedule
of
dates
and
registration
information
visit
www.cabforward.net.
Publicist
Shennandoah
Diaz
Brass
Knuckles
Media
512-­‐551-­‐4023
sdiaz@brassknucklesmedia.com