An Open-Source Contributor, Ty Rauber is a big believer in developing, embracing and extending community knowledge and code. Whether it be Javascript Libraries, Ruby Gems or Rails Apps, Ty would rather not re-invent the wheel - unless a better wheel can be built.

Ty is the lead developer on the following open source projects:

• sec_query is a ruby gem for searching and retrieving data from the Security and Exchange Commission's Edgar web system. Look-up an Entity - person or company - by Central Index Key (CIK), stock symbol, company name or person (by first and last name). Additionally retrieve some, or all, Relationships, Transactions and Filings as recorded by the SEC.
• stock_quote is a ruby gem that retrieves real-time stock quotes and historical pricing from google. Retrieve up to a 100 real-time stock quotes per query and historical pricing per stock through finance.google.com.
• browseTunes is a javascript media player, leveraging the HTML 5 API - Audio/Video tags, File API and Local Storage - to provide a iTunes-like experience within modern web browsers.

Ty Rauber's open-source code repositories are available on GitHub.com and his Ruby Gems are available through RubyGems.org. Got an interesting opportunity, idea or project? Contact Ty directly.