Hacking Your Home with Ruby

15 years ago, Justin looked forward to the day when he could have a stack of expensive audio equipment with speakers in every room, lights that follow him around, and an intercom system so the family could page each other like Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor.

Ubiquitous networking, APIs for consumer electronics, and cheap computers like the Raspberry Pi have made it easier than ever to automate your home. We go over some popular technologies, see some code to glue it all together, and watch a live demo of some of Justin's favorite house hacks.

https://github.com/justincampbell/whipped-cream

Transcript

1. Hacking Your Home with Ruby Justin Campbell
5. What else can I control from Ruby?
10. Ruby + HTTP
12. ???
27. This setup
28. PiPiper
29. Ew
34. Controls
35. Controls Switch
36. Controls Switch Button
37. Controls Switch Button Sensor
38. Controls Switch Button Sensor Camera?
41. TDD
42. TDD (means write your tests first)
43. Shortcomings
44. Security
45. Security (none)
46. Location
47. Discovery
48. Friction
49. Ideas
50. Garage
51. Grill
52. Temperature
53. Front Door
54. Pet Feeder
55. Laundry
56. Garden
57. Hacking Your Home with Ruby Justin Campbell