RubyMotion is an alternate way of building iOS apps for when you really don’t want to be saddled with learning Objective-C. We will talk about the pros and cons of this approach, and look at what is really gained or lost versus developing iOS apps on other platforms. Additionally, we will walk through building a RubyMotion app so you can see for yourself how completely awesome it can be to be a command line jockey.

BIO
Bill’s career has spanned many aspects of computing and at times has architected solutions from the perspective of data, networking, enterprise, and security – but is primarily an application architect. Most recent experience has Bill providing solutions around Mobility, Cloud, and Big Data architectures as well as API design and development.

Personal Statement
Bill Klos has been involved with technology since abandoning his desire to be an architect and stumbling into his first computer science class in 1985. Since then he has typically pushed companies into “what’s next”.