July 2011 Beginner Lightning Round

Here's what we have so far for BEGINNER mini-talks at July's Austin on Rails

1. directory structure and files - what does it all MEAN? (Damon Clinkscales - suggested by Damon)
2. mvc - what is it and how does it manifest in Rails (Barry Cox - suggested by Damon)
3. routes - understanding routes and resources (Chap Ambrose - suggested by Chap and Rob Jones)
4. migrations - what are they for and how do they work (Skip Baney - suggested by Skip)
5. helpers - what are they for / when to use them (Barry Cox - suggested by Ruby Ku)
6. asset pipeline - a new Rails 3.1 feature (Brandon Harris - suggested by Dave Rupert)
7. testing - overview of the basics / how to get started (Keith Gaddis - suggested by Andre Ortiz)

suggested topics (possible) with no speaker:

• Code conventions (suggested by Michael Minter, who is considering speaking)