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The Guide To Master The Elegant Ruby Web Framework
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I'm writing this book with much help of the community. Instead of waiting until the book is finished you can see the source, watch the online version, join the mailing list, post a pull request, visit the fanpage, or follow @padrinobook on twitter. You can contact me via mail matthias@padrinobook.com.
Matthias is an Open Sourcer by heart, loves giving presentations about Vim, and is writing this book about Padrino. Why? Because he wants learn something other than rails, something light weight, flexible, powerful, and fast. These are the strenghts of Padrino. Matthias is writting this book with much help of the community and is contributing to Padrino.
About the Author
Matthias is an Open Sourcer by heart, loves giving presentations about Vim, and writes a book about Padrino.
When he is not working as a developer at MyHammer, he spends his free time visiting hacking events, painting small figures, running for his health, organizing ruby conferences like eurucamp 2012, and experimenting with making delicious cakes. He lives in Berlin.
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