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Notes from "PostgreSQL as a secret weapon for Rails apps"
Here are some notes from a talk at PGCon 2010 on “PostgreSQL as a secret weapon for Rails apps”. Interesting stuff on tuning PostgreSQL and using ActiveRecord wisely.
daemon-kit 0.1.8 hits the streets
After almost a year, daemon-kit 0.1.8 has been released.
SunnyConf Early Bird Special
Early Bird tickets for Arizona’s first regional Ruby conference are now available from sunnyconf.com.
Learn BDD Playing Dice - ebook
Access now this free and fun ebook to learn a little bit of BDD, Rspec, Ruby and Shoes having fun! (for beginners)
Chef & OpsCode platform explained [video]
The Chef/OpsCode episode of webpulp.tv was posted and dives into what chef is and how it works, it has good explanations from Joshua Timberman.
Manage CSS and Javascript from Radiant CMS
I recently added a new feature to Radiant to allow users to manage their own CSS and Javascript content. Read about the change and the Radiant blog and leave your complaints or praise in the comments.
RVM bash completion
If you are into RVM, you might want to check out my RVM bash completion gem. Autocompletes commands, installed rubies and available gemsets.
Rails 3 modularity
Rails 3 is much more modular than the previous version. In this post I want to show how have I reimplemented merb parts in Rails 3 and show the pattern that is used across new Rails codebase to make it really modular.
Getting started with Chef -- A tutorial
Want to use Chef but worried it’s too hard or only for huge deployments? It’s actually pretty easy and worth using even if you only have a few servers. Click here to read a quick chef tutorial here that will get you started really quickly.
On JRuby, Resque and Windows
Some hopefully useful feedback from a project where I’ve mixed Ubuntu and Windows to do the job. Relies on Resque and JRuby.
List of major Ruby or Rails conferences and events in the next 3 months around the globe
Here is a list of major Rails conferences in the following three months. Our team will definitely show up at some of them. Check it out and add to the list if we missed something .
Place: access information from Polarion with ruby
I recently launched Place: a ruby library that collect information from PolarionALM™ repository.
New Viewpoint for Exchange Web Services
I just launched a BETA release of my newly improved Exchange Web Services library, Viewpoint. The blog post can be found here: http://bit.ly/d7zwHZ
Using the "and" and "or" operators
Recently I noticed some consternation about “and” and “or” and how they differ from && and ||. So I wrote an article about when and how to use Ruby’s “and” and “or” operators.
How to test autocomplete text fields with Cucumber + Capybara + Selenium
A simple way to test jQuery autocompletes using Cucumber and Capybara.
The Road to Rails 3: make your Rails 2.3 project more Rails 3 oriented
I put together a list of changes you can apply to Rails 2.3.x projects to prepare the code for Rails 3. Here’s the article.
What's wrong with Ruby libraries for CouchDB?
I have summarized some of my frustrations when working with CouchDB in Ruby. Comments welcome at the gist.
What are your favorite (free) books on Ruby or Rails?
On Everyday Rails, my blog targeted toward beginner-to-intermediate Rails developers, I’m trying to collect a list of free books on Ruby on Rails that people can either download or read online. I’ve got the obvious ones but if you know of others I’d appreciate it if you could add them in the comments. Thanks!
A Ruby on Rails developer's toolbox for Mac OS X
Posting my toolbox for doing Ruby on Rails development. Suggestions welcome.
Rails 3 upgrade and migration services – opportunity for Ruby on Rails shops
Do you think rails 3 upgrade services provide a good opportunity for rails firms who are confident about their abilities to take on existing codebase and understanding of Rails 3 ?
active_record_attributes_equality v1.0.0
Released active_record_attributes_equalityust v1.0.0. This gem enhances ActiveRecord::Base#== when comparing two new records, making it look into your attributes hash for a more accurate result. [more inside]
David Griffiths challenges Ruby Newbies
Today, we complete one year of Ruby Programming Challenges for Newbies. In the latest challenge, David Griffiths throws a “Head-First” Cycle Tracks challenge at you. Check out the challenge. No entry fee. Win prizes.
Graylog2 released
I just released Graylog2: an open source syslog server implementation that stores your logs in MongoDB and provides a Rails frontend.
The RVM Ruby API
Recently I started using RVM to setup a CI system for my work on the SQL Server adapter. This article covers my usage of the relatively new RVM ruby API in a rake task that helps setup installed rubies to work with with a MacPorts install base.