Our Sponsors
DeForest Group
DeForest Group provides ChicagoRuby with state-of-the-art meeting space in a clubhouse atmosphere. Plenty of table space is available, making it ideal for hackfests. High-bandwidth and LCD are great. Thank you DeForest!
ThoughtWorks
ThoughtWorks sponsored Chirb for several years prior to the Chirb/ChicagoRuby merge. Since the merge, they've been a great partner, providing:
- A large downtown meeting space.
- Plenty of internet bandwidth.
- Outstanding pizza.
Members of the ThoughtWorks team have also delivered powerful technical presentations at ChicagoRuby meetings. Thank you ThoughtWorks!
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
O'Reilly Media, Inc. was the first publisher to sponsor ChicagoRuby. Benefits of O'Reilly's sponsorship include:
- 35% discount on all titles for ChicagoRuby members. Enter discount code DSUG.
- 15% registration discount at O’Reilly conferences like RailsConf2008.
- Free review copies of books for members who write reviews at ChicagoRuby.org, Amazon, Slashdot, or your own blog. O’Reilly’s book review guidelines tell you how to get started.
- Donated books and promotional items for raffles, contests, and fund-raising.
- Speaking arrangements with O’Reilly authors.
Thank you O'Reilly!
The Pragmatic Programmers
The Pragmatic Programmers are offering members of ChicagoRuby a 20% discount on all titles purchased online. We’re not allowed to post the discount code on our site, so drop by a ChicagoRuby meeting to get the code from one of our organizers or members in-the-know. Special thanks to Pragmatic Programmers for their support, and to Matt Polito for negotiating this deal!
Pearson Education & InformIT
Pearson Education offers a 35% discount to members of ChicagoRuby. The discount applies to their main site as well as companion sites: ciscopress.com and ibmpressbooks.com. Thank you Pearson Education!
