With over 400 million members, Facebook is the world's largest social network. In addition to the social networking aspect, Facebook frequently releases opens ups their APIs and releases plugins that enable developers to socialize their own products.  

So, there's a good chance that--at some point throughout your professional software career--a client will come to you with an idea for a Facebook application. Or maybe you're a hobbyist and you've been just dying to build your first Facebook application, but were confused about what to expect or where to start.

Worry no more, because this talk is just for you.

In this session, David will be joining us at SunnyConf to talk about building highly successful Facebook applications using Rails. This talk isn't theory, no siree. David will be describing the practical tactics for not just one, but two real-life systems: PollCast and Iran Voice. The talk will also discuss the ramifications of the latest game-changing announcements from Facebook's F8 Conference and how these changes are affecting Facebook development.

SunnyConf and Rubyology interview

Listen to this interview with David about his upcoming SunnyConf talk on Facebook and Rails.

About David

David is a solutions architect for MetroStar Systems, a fast-growing consulting firm in the Washington DC metropolitan area providing services to government agencies, non-profit organizations and the commercial sector. Dave has over 23 years of experience, specializing in Ruby, Rails, social media and (sometimes) even Java. He is a frequent public speaker at user groups and conferences, as well as a founder of the RubyNation Conference. 

Check out David's blog on Internet-related subjects at KeenerTech.com.