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    We, <span class="highlight">NewHaven.rb</span>, are a group of
    people living in and around New Haven, CT brought together
    by shared interest in
    the <a href="http://ruby-lang.org">Ruby Programming
      Language</a>. We come from all different professions and
    occupations to share our knowledge of Ruby and learn from
    one another. If you're interested in joining us to learn
    about Ruby or just hang out with fellow enthusiasts, follow
    us on
    Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/newhavenrb">@newhavenrb</a>
    or <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/newhavenrb">join our discussion list</a> to get in touch.
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  <p>
    NewHaven.rb is part of <a href="http://newhaven.io">NewHaven.io</a>,
    a community of local developers.
    Our meetings are announced through the
    <a href="http://meetup.com/newhavenio">NewHaven.io meetup</a>.
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<h2>IRC</h2>
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<h2>Updates</h2>

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  <h1>People</h1>
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  <h1>Google Group</h1>
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<div id="history">
  <h1>History</h1>
  <p>
    The first incarnation of Ruby New Haven manifested in 2005
    at a time when appreciation for Ruby was just reaching the
    community at large. Over a period of three years, the
    group noticed that the New Haven computing community
    wasn't getting to love Ruby as fast as they should have
    and entered hibernation in 2008. Luckily, an influx of
    Ruby fans led to the re-establishment of the group in
    summer of 2010 with the future looking brighter than ever!
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  <h1>Projects</h1>
  <ul>
    <li><a href="http://github.com/sandal/prawn">Prawn</a> -
      One of the most widely-used and highly-configurable
      PDF generation libraries.</li>
    <li><a href="http://github.com/newhavenrb/newhavenrb.github.com">This
        site</a> - Help make it better!</li>
    <li>
      <a href='http://github.com/jordanbyron/mission_of_mercy'>Mission of Mercy</a>
      - Patient management software for free dental clinics
    </li>
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