This week we have a talk on using Ruby to write cursed code, and Virtual HackTogether!

Talk - "The Power of Cursed Code: A Tour of Ruby" by Aaron Christiansen - 19:00, Thu 02/07

We'll post a YouTube Premiere link in Slack (and on our calendar) shortly before the talk is scheduled to begin. Once the talk livestream has finished, join us in Discord for questions with the speaker!

In software engineering, plenty of time is spent talking about best practices and how to write beautiful, legible code. But what if your language has the tools, methods, and syntax to actively encourage throwing all that out of the window?

Meet Ruby, a dynamic language with the syntax of Perl and the semantics of Smalltalk. With a crossover like that, chaos is bound to ensue! In this talk, I'll discuss the core principles of Ruby, how its flexible design influences the way you build software, and the ridiculous code concoctions this enables.

Virtual HackTogether - 19:00, Fri 03/07 - HackSoc Discord (The Pod)

Come along for a chat with your fellow HackSoc members in our Discord server!

Make sure you're in HackSoc's Slack workspace! We have over 100 members, and it's free to join the conversation, so sign up now!

If you're joining us for any of our virtual events, make sure you're also in our Discord server.

Have a great week,

Aaron 🤖