Ruby, Rails enthusiasts. Producers of @WindyCityRails. Organized by @8thLightInc. Software crafters, check out @SCNA.

Chicago, IL
Joined February 2008
We are easing back into in-person meetups and we're excited to have @JasonSwett joining us live with his presentation "How to write meaningful tests" What, in your experience, makes a test "meaningful"? – at Chicago, IL
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One week from today we have a special edition of ChicagoRuby Online! How to write code-base specific lints for correctness and security using Semgrep hubs.la/H0zJNzn0
Tomorrow at 6 PM CDT, @keithrbennett will provide an introduction to lambdas and show how they can be used to write software that is cleaner, simpler, and more flexible. RSVP: hubs.la/H0xs3hR0
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Upcoming ChicagoRuby Online events! 8/4 @jmmastey - Testing 201: Great Expectations: hubs.ly/H0sNKZK0 9/8 @penelope_zone - Introducing Rubyfmt: hubs.ly/H0sNLYR0 10/6 @keithrbennett - Functional Programming in Ruby with Lambdas: hubs.ly/H0sNK1x0
Day 17 #ChicagoRubyHackMonth Challenge: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire What's better than showing off your trivia chops for fake digital riches? We rose to the challenge in July 2018. hubs.ly/H0qV3kq0
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Day 16 #ChicagoRubyHackMonth Challenge: Scattergories This was a staple during my childhood board game nights! Race against time to fill in answers beginning with a given letter for that round's categories. This challenge was tackled in September 2019. hubs.ly/H0qR3FF0
Day 15 #ChicagoRubyHackMonth Challenge: Exploding Kittens This popular card game made an appearance this past February. Can you avoid the explosive felines and be the last player standing? Tinker on this challenge to see! hubs.ly/H0qMQ0c0
Day 14 #ChicagoRubyHackMonth Challenge: Battleship You sunk my battleship! That was the goal in a special two part Hack Night in March and April 2019. See if you can work out the logic for this challenge! hubs.ly/H0qL71f0
Day 13 #ChicagoRubyHackMonth Challenge: Pong How retro! We came together for this challenge in February 2019. hubs.ly/H0qJjp_0
Day 12 #ChicagoRubyHackMonth Challenge: Sudoku Solver How have your sudoku skills gotten in the last couple of months? If you solve this challenge, you can just have a computer automate a solution it for you! We premiered this challenge in November 2018 hubs.ly/H0qG8sG0
Day 11 #ChicagoRubyHackMonth Challenge: Slide Puzzle Slide your way to victory with this challenge. We tackled this puzzle in March 2017. hubs.ly/H0qDWQb0
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Day 10 #ChicagoRubyHackMonth Challenge: Scrabble Word Checker & Word Unscrambler Double digits! This challenge has proven useful for Scrabble, Words With Friends, Bananagrams, crossword puzzles... We hacked on solutions for this in May 2019. hubs.ly/H0qz_Rr0
Day 9 #ChicagoRubyHackMonth Challenge: Connect 4 We were welcomed by @BenchPrep to their Willis Tower office for this challenge, written by a few of their ruby devs and ChicagoRuby frequenters. We came together for this challenge in November 2019. hubs.ly/H0qx4Qd0
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Day 8 #ChicagoRubyHackMonth Challenge: Spy Alley Spy Alley is a family friendly board game that mixes the gameplay of Monopoly with the deductive nature of Clue. Last spy standing wins! We tackled this challenge in October 2018. hubs.ly/H0qtyn80