Engine Yard, Inc.

S01E26: Fabio Akita

June 10, 2011

Fabio Akita discusses RubyConf Brazil, Rails 3.1 and more.

• 00:10: Introduction
• 01:45: How Fabio got involved in the RoR community in Brazil
• 05:20: How the Ruby community grew in Brazil
• 09:20: Speaking at events
• 13:35: How events in Brazil differ from events in other places
• 15:40: The tech Industry in Brazil
• 17:35: History of RubyConf Brazil
• 23:10: RubyConf Brazil, November 3 - 4, 2011
• 24:15: Thoughts on Rails 3.1
• 27:05: Recent work
• 30:00: Fabio's book
• 33:35: English/Portuguese language barrier

Links: "Akita on Rails Blog":http://akitaonrails.com "GoNow Consulting":http://www.gonow.com.br/gonow/ "Locaweb":http://www.locaweb.com.br/default.html/ "Agile Development in Brazil":http://akitaonrails.com/2007/12/10/agile-web-development-with-rails-in-brazil/ "RailsConf 2008":http://www.akitaonrails.com/2008/05/27/rumo-railsconf-2008/ "Rails Summit Latin America 2008":http://akitaonrails.com/2008/07/13/rails-summit-latin-america-2008/ "Rails Summit Latin America 2009":http://akitaonrails.com/2009/07/30/rails-summit-latin-america-2009/ "RubyConf Brazil 2011":http://rubyconf2011.akitaonrails.com/ "Saas":http://www.saas.com/ta/hp.jsp/ "Ruby On Rails Book Preview":http://www.akitaonrails.com/files/Rails-03.pdf/ "Getting Real: The Book by 37 Signals":http://gettingreal.37signals.com/