Application Development with Ruby Topic Maps

Benjamin Bock Topic Maps Lab, University of Leipzig, Germany

Description

Ruby Topic Maps is an open source project consisting of three parts: a Topic Maps engine written in Ruby (RTM), a web application layer (RTM on Rails), and a desktop application framework (RTM on Shoes). In this hands-on tutorial the lead developer will present the RTM “family”, show a sample RTM on Shoes application and give instruction on how to program RTM on Shoes. Participants will install RTM on Shoes, explore the sample application and develop a small application of their own. Time permitting, there will be a discussion of other features of RTM and the synergies between RTM on Shoes and RTM on Rails. Participants must bring their own laptops and have some familiarity with both Ruby and the core Topic Maps concepts.

Level: Intermediate

Slides

http://www.topicmaps.com/tm2008/bock.pdf

http://www.topicmaps.com/tm2008/bock.ppt

Other presentations:

JRuby Topic Maps: Using Ontopia in a Ruby on Rails application (Topic Maps 2010)