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How to hire a Ruby on Rails Developer for your Web Development Needs



The face of Web development is constantly changing. Hiring staff that can keep up with all of its changes becomes more and more challenging as technology evolves. And this is especially the case with Ruby on Rails (RoR) development.

The popularity seen by the adoption of RoR has seen an extreme increase of interest by those wanting to become RoR developers. With the new surge of developers added to the programming pool, how does a client determine which candidate is truly qualified when it comes to joining a RoR development team?

Like many other programming technologies, it is best to hire a developer that has deep knowledge of Ruby on Rails. While teams often do benefit from “generalists”  who are suited to a wide variety of technologies, having a developer with specific RoR development experience will save considerable time.Veteran RoR developers will minimize the effort required by those lacking the requisite experience they already have.

So it’s essential for a RoR developer’s team to consist of teammates equally competent in RoR development, with every colleague being already on the same page as the others.

Today’s modern Web development cannot afford any slowdowns during the development process, nor can today’s enterprises afford to accept mistakes and failures created by those unfamiliar with the RoR engineering process. The best possible output is derived from a RoR development team that consistently works together in a professional, uniform fashion.

This is not to say that developers only need to concern themselves with Web technology. The best are skilled in a number of skills and competencies that are geared towards a well-rounded, interdisciplinary approach to solving real-world problems that are found throughout the Web development process.

All Web development may seem to focus solely on Web pages and the technology upon which they are served, but in reality Web development is a human endeavor that transcends electronic media. Web development is a human endeavor designed to solve human problems.

Solid RoR development teams realize this is more inclined to deliver clients effective, long-term solutions than those who simply develop for technology’s sake. This should also be the case for its individual members.

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Sphere is hosting a Ruby meetup in St.Petersburg


by , September 5, 2011, Ruby on Rails

Yes, we are going to host a Ruby meetup again in St.Petersburg on September 14.

We are going to cover Rails 3.1, CoffeeScript, Asset Papeline, Bundler’s secrets, Knockout.JS and much more.

Here is a post on the blog covering out previous meetups:

http://blog.sphereinc.com/2011/03/our-ruby-meetups-in-march-brought-over-100-developers-together/

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Sphere Consulting to Attend Windy City Rails Conference


by , August 19, 2011, Agile, Conferences, Ruby on Rails

Sphere Consulting will be participating in the annual Windy City Rails one-day conference.

On September 17, 2011, Chicago, Illinois – WindyCityRails Conference will open its doors to those who are passionate about Ruby on Rails. The conference will focus on providing training and information on Ruby on Rails for those who want to improve their skills, network with other professionals and hear the top professionals of the Ruby on Rails community.

The Windy City Rails Conference will be held at the Westin Chicago River North, Illinois and is easily accessible from the airports and via public transportation. Sphere Consulting employees will participate in WindyCityRails to share their expertise and to gain some knowledge in the latest trends in the Ruby community and to build professional relationships with the participating companies.

One of the most anticipated sessions for Sphere is GitHub flavored Ruby, by GitHub cofounder Tom Preston-Werner. Sphere has been using GitHub since 2009 and we look forward to learning how GitHub does Ruby. Another one we’re looking forward to is High Performance Ruby, by Dr. Nic Williams, EngineYard VP of Technology. Sphere is an EngineYard partner for over 1.5 years and we look forward to learning the latest on threading and evented performance.

About Sphere Consulting:
Chicago based Software Development Company, Sphere Consulting was founded in 2005 by Leon Ginsburg and has risen to become the leading Ruby on Rails development company in Chicago and the largest Ruby on Rails team in Eastern Europe. The company works with both market leaders as well as start-ups to provide robust and scalable solutions. Even though the main focus of Sphere Consulting is on development of the Ruby on Rails applications, it also servers the clients with mobile applications development and application development using Python, Java, .NET solutions and data mining. Using agile application development methodology, Sphere delivered top notch quality software to over 30 different customers.

Contact:
Sphere Consulting, Inc.
312-924-1687
http://www.sphereinc.com/

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Our Ruby meetups in March brought over 100 developers together


by , March 15, 2011, Conferences, Ruby on Rails

I’m very excited to write that two Ruby meetups we organized in St.Petersburg, Russia and Kiev, Ukraine could bring over a hundred Rails developers together. To be precise it was our third meetup in Russia and the first one in Kiev, Ukraine where we recently opened a new R&D center.

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How to run a Rails meetup in your city


by , August 9, 2010, Ruby on Rails

Last week we hosted our first Rails meetup in St.Petersburg, Russia. It was an interesting experience and what’s more important people loved it. Over 20 Rails developers showed up (apart from a dozen of Sphere’s developers who were there as well). We had 6 presentations including two from people who came over.

I want to share a few insights in case you’d like to host a meetup in your own city:
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