RailsBridge is hosting the first Rails BugMash this coming weekend, on August 8th through August 10th. The idea behind the BugMash is:

RailsBridge has a lot of energy. The Rails Lighthouse has a lot of open tickets. With the help of some Rails Core team members, we’re going to see what we can do to cut down the number of open tickets, encourage more people to get involved with the Rails source, and have some fun.

The BugMash will be held in the #railsbridge IRC channel with a few members of the Rails core and contributors to help. If you’d prefer working in-person, several groups have organized venues in San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, and New York.

The BugMash will also include a prize raffle. Several businesses have offered prizes for the raffle; ranging from hosting to training to books. Additionally, Exceptional is offering a 3 month plan for their service to all participants.

If you’re interested in helping out the Ruby on Rails community, this weekend is a perfect time to get involved. Just having access to the advise of other Rails experts alone is worth a few hours of hanging out. I’ll be there trying to get my first contribution into the Rails core.

Eric Davis