Matt Pelletier

Matt Pelletier is a partner at EastMedia, a software, mobile, and business development firm. He is also cofounder of NYC.rb, the New York City Ruby group.

Zed Shaw is the original and primary author of Mongrel.

David A. Black is Director, Ruby Power and Light, LLC and also Co-Director, Ruby Central, Inc. He is the bestselling author of Ruby for Rails.

Trotter Cashion is an application developer at motionbox.com, a Rails-based video sharing site.

Dr. James Adam is the developer behind the Engines plugin.

Jacob Harris is a web developer for New York Times Digital.

Zed A. Shaw

Zed Shaw is an avid guitar player, programmer, and writer whose books teach people all over the world how to write software. His books Learn Python the Hard Way and Learn Ruby the Hard Way (both now in their third editions) have been read by millions of people around the world. His software has been used by many large and small companies. His essays are often quoted and read by members of many geek communities. An entertaining and lively writer, he will keep you laughing and make you think.