DataMapper & Rails
	Has anyone has experience using data-mapper for a rails project. Ive been using it for a while in Sinatra and in scripts, its blazing fast, has no migrations and everything seems great. I can see a problem though, gems which rely on active record, paperclip, sunspot etc Any thoughts? By Alex Barlow  - 7 Nov - 5 new of 5 messages

	Many many sprouts.
	Does anyone fancy a NWRUG Christmas do? If there's enough interest i'll look into arranging one. Any preferences as to Location, price, general timing etc? Anyone organised one of these before and got any advice?* Will. * Other than 'do it in September' :) By Will Jessop  - 6 Nov - 2 new of 2 messages

	Small contract project
	I wanted to check with the group to see if anyone has some time for some contract work at the moment. Back in January I led a project to try and get an ecommerce website up and running using Spree[1] for the non-profit Just Coffee People[2] based in Leeds. They are a social enterprise who in their own words... more » By David Smalley  - 6 Nov - 2 new of 2 messages

	Anyone else had a play with Limelight?
	[link] Started to have a play with it last night, and it looks pretty cool. Not sure where best to fit the "M" in "MVC" in, yet, but pretty cool. Doug. By doug livesey  - 6 Nov - 1 new of 1 message

	Using ActiveResource classes in Cucumber -- stubbing the JSON returned? Or something ...
	Hi -- I have an ActiveResource class in my rails app that I want to test in Cucumber. The best way I can think of to do this is just to swap in the JSON that the web service returns with my own controlled JSON data. Can this be done, that anyone knows of? &, if not, is there a better way to be trying to do this?... more » By doug livesey  - 3 Nov - 5 new of 5 messages

	Group sponsorship
	It's not necessary for the meetings, but it's nice :) We currently have meetings planned for November (Coding dojo run by Ashley, details soon), December and January but no sponsorship. Let me know if you or your company is interested. Usual cost is ~£100 for the meeting. Will. By Will Jessop  - 2 Nov - 1 new of 1 message

	Rails - Scoping through multiple models
	I've a few rails applications out there that need scoping to limit data access. The Rails wiki has a page on Proper Scoping at: [link] However I have models with lots of has_many's such as: Account has_many Recipie_Books which has_many Recipes which has_many... more » By Andrew Threlfall  - 30 Oct - 9 new of 9 messages

	Talks in November/December
	We have a couple of options for talks over the next two months, please consider and comment on the following plans: Plan a) All meetings on the regular day (third Thursday): November: Mihai on Tokyo Cabinet (& possibly redis) December: David on "Get that skinkin' PHP outta my face"* January: nothing organised... more » By Will Jessop  - 28 Oct - 12 new of 12 messages

	NOKIA - OVI STORE DEVELOPMENT EVENT: LEEDS, 17TH NOVEMBER
	Hi all, I thought this may be of interest to developers interested in building mobile applications. Thanks Matt === Over the past twelve months we’ve seen a significant shift in development opportunities within the mobile marketplace, with downloadable applications to consumer handsets now offering new... more » By matt_fawcett  - 27 Oct - 1 new of 1 message

	Rails checklist
	Hi guys Colin tweeted this but I thought it might be better here because it will be easier to find: [link] Thanks and regards, Francis Follow me on twitter [link] Blog at [link] (you can also buy my books from there!)... more » By Francis Fish  - 25 Oct - 2 new of 2 messages