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Rails Gem 2.1.1 is now available
Rails Gem 2.1.1 is now available. Go and Grab it from RubyForge.
Building a Google Maps mashup?
If you’re building a map mashup on Rails then you definitely want to check out the latest Rails Kit – the Map Rails Kit by Jacques Crocker. [more inside]
Rails Envy Podcast #45
Stop reading RSS feeds!. They’re a waste of time, when you should just be listening to the Rails Envy Podcast, and getting your weekly feed of the most interesting news from the Ruby and Rails community. [more inside]
Configatron 1.1.0 Released
Version 1.1.0 bring the ability to load configuration parameters from a YAML file.
Beware of Using named_scope for Associations
Ensure that your not using a feature just because you can. An article on the mis-use of named_scope.
Searchgasm Released!
Searchgasm released! From the views to the controller, this makes searching with ActiveRecord quick and painless. Check it out on GitHub.
neverblock makes rails faster
Make Rails 12X Faster with NeverBlock
Ruby on V8
Marc-André Cournoyer blogs about running Ruby on Chrome’s JavaScript VM V8.
French version of rubyflow
There is now a french version of rubyflow thanks to the Ruby France association. French readers are invited to contribute.
RailsConf Europe 2008 Coverage
RailsConf Europe 2008 Coverage at railway.at
Stuck on Fixtures
Why current fixtures solutions suck and how that’s improved: Stuck on Fixtures
Decorator Pattern with Mixology
Following a post from jay field on the underuse of modules in ruby I wrote a post suggesting what i believe is the most elegant way to add and remove(!) behavior to a class with the mixology gem.
www.mackforum.com now online
Thanks to Mack user, Diogo Almeida, there is a now a forum for all things Mack. Check it out at www.mackforum.com. Sorry for the double post, but I messed up the ‘href’ in the last one.
Tribute
This is the greatest and best code in the world: Tribute.
new mysql driver
A new mysql driver that spun off from NeverBlock, this one supports async operations and multi-threaded access
Ruby DCamp
Ruby DCamp will be the first Ruby Open Space event. It will be a two day event held near DC in early to mid October. Venue and dates will be announced in a few days.
FiveRuns Rails TakeFive interview with Reuven Lerner
FiveRuns has posted this week’s Rails TakeFive interview, featuring Reuven Lerner. Check it out here!
El libro “Rails 2.1 ¿Qué hay de nuevo?” traducido al español
El libro “Rails 2.1 ¿Qué hay de nuevo?” traducido al español
Be a Good Citizen When Using alias_method_chain
Larry Karnowski gives the low-down on the consequences of not passing a block when using alias_method_chain and provides a recommended template that will help your alias_method_chain calls behave like good citizens in the Rails ecosystem.
Configatron 1.0.0 Released!
Configatron makes configuring your applications and scripts incredibly easy.
Hacktastic! Easy Lazy Attribute Initialization in Ruby
Whether or not you agree with the use of lazy initialized attributes, you’d probably agree that writing the accessor method can be a bit tedious at times; especially when you’re used to Ruby’s attr_accessor, attr_reader, and attr_writer methods. Introducing lazy_attr_accessor & lazy_attr_reader
Using Mechanize to post to plurk
Thank God for Ruby, and Mechanize. Who needs a plurk API? [more inside]
Capistrano 2.5 is now available
Capistrano 2.5 is now available. Here are the details.
Article: What is REST
This article is only interesting for you, if you don’t know yet how RESTful web services work. (I wonder how many people that applies to in Rubyland…)
Halcyon 0.5.3 Released!
Halcyon 0.5.3 has been released! Halcyon is a web application development framework focused on service-oriented applications such as APIs et al. This update includes a major bug fix with the client setting the Content-Type header incorrectly, brought to light by the recent release of Rack 0.4.0.