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     <title>Get on Board with Ruby on Rails Bootcamp, January 28-February 1, 2008</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb567738.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Charles B Quinn returns to the Big Nerd Ranch to teach Ruby on Rails Bootcamp.  The 5-day, all-inclusive Ruby on Rails training course has been revised to include expanded instruction on Rails&#039; built-in RESTful web service support. This component provides a way of developing resource-based web applications that instantly create a simple API, for free. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2007)</P>
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     <title>March to Success with Cocoa Bootcamp, March 12-16, 2007</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb499618.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Big Nerd Ranch announces its well-known Cocoa Bootcamp training, March 12-16, 2007.  Cocoa Bootcamp is the fastest way to learn how to develop applications for Mac OS X using Xcode, Interface Builder, and the Cocoa frameworks.  This acclaimed course includes coverage of the Objective-C language, common design patterns used by Cocoa programmers, bindings, and Core Data.  It is taught by Aaron Hillegass, author of &quot;Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X&quot;. (PRWeb Jan 25, 2007)</P>
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     <title>Don&#039;t Be a Slave to Your Database, PostgreSQL Bootcamp- April 23-27, 2007</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb497312.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Big Nerd Ranch, Inc. announced the first in the line-up of 2007 dates for the industry&#039;s premier PostgreSQL training, the PostgreSQL Bootcamp, from April 23-27, 2007. The five-day intensive class, taught by PostgreSQL expert and experienced instructor, Chris Campbell, sets the industry standard in PostgreSQL training by providing the most comprehensive class available. After five days, novice students emerge fully skilled in the ability to design and administer a PostgreSQL database environment. (PRWeb Jan 15, 2007)</P>
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     <title>Atlanta, GA - December 29, 2006 - Django Begins 2007 Tour Dates at the Big Nerd Ranch, April 2-6, 2007</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb494093.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Big Nerd Ranch announces a new class, Django Bootcamp, slated for April 2-6, 2007.   Leveraging the power, simplicity and elegance of design of Python, Django is rapidly becoming one of the fastest growing new technologies available to web application developers.  The curriculum is designed to target the needs of web application developers, web designers needing to develop server-side technology skills, and programmers developing web services using Python and XML. (PRWeb Dec 29, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Script This: PHP 5 Bootcamp at the Big Nerd Ranch, February 26 - March 2, 2007</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/11/prweb478651.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Big Nerd Ranch announces PHP 5 Bootcamp Training February 26-March 2, 2007.  PHP5 is one of the most versatile and powerful script-based languages available. Even with the best-written books, you could spend months learning how to take full advantage of PHP5, or you can come to the Big Nerd Ranch and spend one week in intense, effective training that leaves you ready to apply our proven techniques to your own programming problems. We study language basics (variables, arrays, and functions), database interactions (MySQL and PostgreSQL), modular design techniques, third-party frameworks (PDF, GD, and PEAR), and related web technologies (CSS, XML, Web Services, and Ajax). And bring your own project -- our knowledgeable and experienced instructor (Mark Fenoglio) will help you meet your specific design challenges! (PRWeb Nov 15, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Big Nerd Ranch Announces Fast-Track Linux Administration Bootcamp with LPI Certification February 19-23, 2007</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/11/prweb473609.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Five-day intensive class for system integrators and administrators, and SQL database administrators seeking the fast-track to demonstrable professional-level knowledge of Linux. Taught by Linux Professional Institute advisory council member Donald Corbet, the class is rigorous exam preparation for Linux certification and offers students optional LPI Level 1 and 2 exams. (PRWeb Nov 8, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Beat the Winter Blues with Cocoa Bootcamp, February 5-9, 2007</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb456138.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Cocoa Bootcamp is the fastest way to learn how to develop applications for Mac OS X using Xcode, Interface Builder, and the Cocoa frameworks.  This acclaimed course includes coverage of the Objective-C language, common design patterns used by Cocoa programmers, bindings, and Core Data.  It is taught by Aaron Hillegass, author of &quot;Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X.&quot; (PRWeb Oct 25, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Get on Board with Ruby on Rails Bootcamp, February 12-16, 2007</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb448605.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Ruby on Rails Bootcamp is an intensive 5-day course specifically designed for developers, web designers and project managers interested in creating web-based, database-backed applications.  Delve into the framework and see how Ruby on Rails design principles and Model-View-Controller conventions, favored over complex configurations, run circles around other frameworks.  Jump right in and start using a powerful yet simple Active Record pattern for manipulating database-backed models with ease.  Fire up your browser and find built-right-in AJAX support and effortless Web Service creation and consumption.  And, when you&#039;re done testing using a fully transparent set of testing facilities, deploy your application using a proven software stack and suite of deployment tools that make you wish everything in life was this simple. (PRWeb Oct 11, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Cocoa Bootcamp at the Top of Every Developer&#039;s Wishlist, December 2-8, 2006</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/09/prweb433402.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Big Nerd Ranch, Inc. announced today the perfect gift for the holiday season; a seven day intensive bootcamp in Cocoa programming held in conjunction with Steve Kochan&#039;s Objective C mini-bootcamp. Past offerings of these two classes have proven wildly successful, with the demand for each offering exceeding the number of available seats. The December offering is anticipated to follow suit, so interested students should book now before the rush. While the Cocoa Bootcamp is paired with the Objective-C Mini-Bootcamp, it is a stand-alone course with the full range and scope of content expected from one of the most highly regarded courses on Cocoa development available in the industry. (PRWeb Sep 7, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Take Note! Asterisk Bootcamp Comes to the Big Nerd Ranch, November 6-10, 2006</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/08/prweb430748.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Big Nerd Ranch, Inc. announced today the newest addition to its line-up of classes, Asterisk Bootcamp, November 6-10, 2006. Asterisk Bootcamp, taught by instructor Jared Smith and developed by Sokol &#38; Associates, highlights one of the most talked about emerging technologies in the telephony and programming industries. Asterisk is the perfect solution for a spectrum of telephony needs from voice over IP (VoIP), teleconferencing and switchboard functionality. As the global marketplace demands greater flexibility for meetings, conferencing, and sophisticated voice systems, Asterisk, the open source contender, provides a flexible, economical and scaleable design environment ideal for cutting-edge business, military and governmental powerhouses. This bootcamp is ideal for developers, Linux/Unix consultants, interconnect vendors and ITSP system administrators looking for an enhanced and more elegant PBX solution that rises above its more pedestrian competitors. (PRWeb Aug 31, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Don&#039;t Hiss Out On Python Bootcamp, November 13-17, 2006</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/08/prweb424465.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The five-day class is content-rich with a nearly exhaustive approach to Python coding. While students are not required to be familiar with Python at the outset, some previous experience in a scripting language helps with the learning curve. The class is broken down into a number of digestible units, with key emphasis placed on major topics. (PRWeb Aug 16, 2006)</P>
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     <title>This Fall, Wrap Your Hands Around Some Hot Cocoa Bootcamp, October 9-13, 2006</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/07/prweb418185.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>In five, content-rich days, the student will leave the class knowledgeable in the following key areas: the ability to write complex applications for Mac OS X, fluency in Objective-C, mastery of Interface Builder and Xcode, the ability to find and understand the online documentation, familiarity with the most common classes in the frameworks, understanding of the design patterns used in Cocoa, and ability to recognize several common idioms in the Cocoa community. (PRWeb Jul 31, 2006)</P>
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     <title>PostgreSQL 8.1 Bootcamp October 23-27, 2006 is a Treat</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/07/prweb409431.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The class, scheduled for October 23-27, is five days of intensive instruction on PostgreSQL 8.1 as a database solution for professional applications.  Instructor Chris Campbell guides students through the ins and outs of PostgreSQL wherein, by the end of the week, attendees will emerge with advanced skills in PostgreSQL administration. (PRWeb Jul 11, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Open the Possibilities with OpenGL Bootcamp, September 11-15, 2006</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/06/prweb399775.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>OpenGL Bootcamp delves deeply into the subject and transforms the student from novice to expert in this powerful visualization technology in five, content-rich days of intense instruction. At the onset of class, students begin the creation of their first OpenGL application and use this as a model to investigate the OpenGL architecture and develop familiarity with OpenGL fundamentals. Once this foundation is built, the class builds each successive layer of advanced topics in 2D and 3D design, including:- an examination of APIs like GLUT and NSOpenGLView for adding OpenGL to a Mac OS X application- viewing and model transformation, projection transformations and clipping plane- hidden surface removal, depth buffers and z-fighting- load and display textures and how to animate them- an examination of colors, lighting and blending- optimization of static and dynamic data- an exploration of ARB vertex and vertex shader programming models- an examination of ARB fragment and fragment shader programming models (PRWeb Jun 19, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Cool Off those Hot August Nights with Cocoa Bootcamp</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb390803.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The course syllabus includes a spectrum of topics, building from the fundamentals of programming with Objective-C and frameworks to advanced tools such as bindings, CoreData, OpenGL and more. Mr. Hillegass, author of the course textbook Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X, thrusts students immediately into coding their first application within the first few minutes of the start of class. At the end of the five days, students will be fully equipped with the necessary skills to write sophisticated applications for Mac OS X, demonstrate mastery in Interface Builder and XCode, have experience with the most common classes in the frameworks, and have a clear understanding of the design patterns used in Cocoa. The course is ideally suited for novice and advanced Cocoa programmers alike. No previous experience in Cocoa or programming for Macs is required, though the student should have some familiarity with Java or C++. (PRWeb May 30, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Instructor Spotlight: brian d foy Teaches Perl Bootcamp July 10-14, 2006</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb379463.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The July bootcamp promises students that, at the end of five days, they will be writing complex, database-driven web applications. In addition, students will emerge able to:-use regular expressions to easily manipulate text data-use modules from the CPAN, Perl&#039;s vast archive of free code-access databases with DBI-master creating, renaming and deleting files and directories-forking and piping data to forked processesFor the complete syllabus, please visit www.bignerdranch.com/classes/perl.shtml. (PRWeb May 2, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Beat the Dog Days of Summer with Tiger: Cocoa Bootcamp Just Announced for June 19-23, 2006</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/04/prweb378139.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Big Nerd Ranch just announced that they&#039;re adding a Cocoa Bootcamp to their summer line-up June 19-23, 2006.  Providing the most comprehensive Cocoa curriculum available, the class is design for both novice and experienced developers. (PRWeb Apr 28, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Develop Your Web Presence at PHP 5 Bootcamp, July 24-30, 2006</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/04/prweb374267.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The five-day course explores the fundamental principles of programming with PHP 5, then guides the student through the rigors of the advanced features. Using the Big Nerd Ranch website as a base for instruction, students begin by building the public face to the website, utilizing PHP in conjunction with PostgreSQL and MySQL for the underlying framework. Students integrate cascading style sheets for layout design, email functionality, and generate HTML forms such as those in the PEAR::HTML_Quickform library. As mastery develops, students progress to security and sessions, building the content management aspect to an advanced website, and adding advanced action-based systems including registrations, electronic payments and travel interfaces. While the Big Nerd Ranch site provides the model, the class is self-paced to accommodate a range of experience and students are encouraged to bring their own real-time challenges to class for issue resolution. (PRWeb Apr 20, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Perls of Wisdom: brian d foy Brings Perl Bootcamp to the Big Nerd Ranch July 10 - 14, 2006</title>
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     <title>Start May Like a Tiger with Cocoa Bootcamp, May 22-26, 2006</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb347205.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Course topics cover the spectrum of fundamentals and advanced topics in Cocoa programming: Objective-C, updating menus, printing and paginations, sheets, controls, custom views, and user defaults to higher level topics like XCode, Interface Builder, CoreData, OpenGL, frameworks, and NSTextView. (PRWeb Feb 17, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Slink into Spring with Python Bootcamp, May 8-12, 2006</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb337883.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>From the first few minutes of class, students attending Python Bootcamp are plunged head-first into the inner dynamics of programming in Python. At the end of the five days, students will be able to:- Develop applications using Python- Utilize Python&#039;s built-in toolset- Use OOP in Python- Access databases from Python- Create graphical interfaces with Python- Apply Python as a scripting language (PRWeb Jan 27, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Store this Data: PostgreSQL 8.1 Bootcamp May 1-5, 2006</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb334980.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The five-day course is a full-scale presentation of information that covers principal themes in succinct lectures immediately followed by hands-on exercises that put new concepts into practical use. While a background in database administration or PostgreSQL is not required, it is recommended that students have a command of basic Unix administration, the Unix command line, simple SQL statements, and basic programming concepts. (PRWeb Jan 20, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Get Into the Mix with the Mixed Networks Bootcamp, April 24-28, 2006</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb331719.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The Bootcamp provides practical, hands-on instruction on the ins and outs of managing a multi-platform network. Many systems administrators can boast expertise in a certain platform, whether it be Unix-based, Microsoft, or Novell, but few have experience to traverse a range of platforms to effectively administer a secure and tightly functioning networked environment. (PRWeb Jan 13, 2006)</P>
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     <title>Get the Big Idea with NEW A&#38;D Bootcamp with John Graziano, March 20-24, 2006</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb319916.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The A&#38;D Bootcamp is targeted to developers already conversant in object-oriented, and preferably Cocoa, programming. There will be an emphasis on how Core data, key-value coding, bindings and AppKit features can help preserve and extend your primary abstractions. (PRWeb Dec 9, 2005)</P>
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     <title>Don&#039;t Miss the Train: Ruby on Rails Bootcamp Returns March 6-10, 2006</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb315384.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>Students participating in the class should expect to be challenged. The overview of the two systems and their relationship to each other will be fast-paced and comprehensive and some experience in an object-oriented scripting language and HTML is strongly encouraged.  Participants wanting a head-start in the Bootcamp are encouraged to download Ruby 1.6.8 from http://rubycentral.com/book. From Day One, Bootcamp participants will immediately begin building a skeleton application in Ruby after an initial overview of Ruby, ActiveRecord, Action Controller and Action View. The next crash course on Rails begins with the life cycle of a request through the Rails framework. (PRWeb Nov 28, 2005)</P>
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     <title>Warm Up Your Winter with Cocoa Bootcamp, February 13-17, 2006</title>
     <link>http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb308576.htm</link><description>   <![CDATA[ <P>The Cocoa Bootcamp, taught by Aaron Hillegass, is the premier class in the industry for learning Cocoa programming on Tiger and covers a wide spectrum of topics; from the fundamental controllers and bindings, archiving, helper objects, and frameworks, to more advanced features such as OpenGL, Core Data, XCode 2.1 and NSTextView. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2005)</P>
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     <title>Fall in Love with Objective-C Mini-Bootcamp, February 11-12, 2006</title>
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