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test_inline - Put tests next to the code being tested
test_inline is a new experiment in automated testing. The idea is to put your tests next to the code being tested. Sort of like how rdoc brought documentation into the code this does the same for tests. If you feel like trying something new check it out.
time_of_day for Rails 3
Have you already worked with a database Time column and an Active Record model together? If you had, you know: it sucks. Well, not anymore.
TMTC 25 - Interview with Eric Malamisura from Agile Dash
I interviewed Eric Malamisura, the creator of Agile Dash, a new tool for Agile Development. You can get the interview here. [more inside]
Radiant CMS 0.9 is out
I’m happy to say that Radiant CMS 0.9 has been released. It’s got internationalization, pagination tags, loads extensions as gems, and lots of other fixes and features.
ArrrrCamp announces speakers
ArrrrCamp, the Ruby, Rails, Radiant & Rum conference in Ghent, Belgium, just announced their speaker for the fourth edition and opened the ticket sale. First confirmed speakers are Yehuda Katz, Carl Lerche, Drew Neil and Joseph Wilk.
Example App for Rails 3 + Mongoid + Devise
On GitHub: rails3 mongoid devise example app and tutorial. With an application template generator so anyone can use the example as a beginning point for a new Rails app. Options for Haml and Heroku.
Weak Consistency and CAP Implications
CAP theorem says that we can’t have consistency, availability, and partition tolerance all at once: pick two! How does that affect all of the NoSQL databases and our architectures? Well, it is far more nuanced than just pick any two.
New Adhearsion Version 0.8.4 Released
After a long time coming I would like to announce the release of Adhearsion v0.8.4! Adhearsion was originally created by Jay Phillips (@jicksta) in 2006. Since that time it has evolved to become one of the most complete and widely adopted development frameworks for the Asterisk open-source telephony engine. [more inside]
Run ack in TextMate with AckMate
AckMate is a great TextMate plugin to get you the power of ack
Rack Cache on Heroku with Memcache
I wrote down some details about using the memcached heroku add-on with rack-cache. It wasn’t obvious to me at first.
The 28 Bytes of Ruby Joy!
rbjl.net/nil
Using OpenSSL with Ruby for String / File encryption
I just posted a blog about using OpenSSL to do string/file encryption => OpenSSL String Encryption.
VCLog v1.6
I just launched a new version of VCLog. I’m very excited about this release –I feel it’s nearly finished (well, in so far as any program can be said to be finished). This new release adds sexy ANSI color and uses customizable heuristics to categorize commits. Very cool stuff.
acts_as_decimal for rails 3
We just launched a new ruby gem called acts_as_decimal to treat integer active_record attributes as floats! Check out the source code on Github too.
has_alter_ego: Yet another seed data solution
I just started has_alter_ego, a project which allows to specify seed data and automagically propagate changes to it into the database. You can learn more about it on its github page.
Twitter's open source cacheing library for ActiveRecord
GitHub page here.
Mapping the Ruby on Rails worldwide community and their needs
A very simple poll to define some basic informations about the worldwide Rails community. I’m trying to provide this way a better content to the Rails community :) You can answer it here.
Rails 3 - Building a Blog - Part 1: Test Setup & Generators
I just started a new series on TeachMeToCode.com demonstrating how to build a blog on Rails 3. [more inside]
Deploying Ruby on Rails applications with Git using PushAnd on Ubuntu
Learn how to deploy Ruby on Rails applications to your server using Git.
rake-deploy
rake-deploy Git-only, relase history, shared directory and with hooks deploy system.
BohConf 2010: A Retrospective
A little late, but we thought it would be interesting and helpful to share our experiences organizing BohConf, the official unconf of RailsConf 2010. Thanks to all those who attended!
In depth look at Radiant's Page#find_by_url
I’ve written up some details about how Radiant manages finding content and how you can override that behavior for your own needs. There’s a quick summary at the top of the post if you’re in a hurry.
BackendFu
I just launched BackendFu an internal project that we are trieing to build into something usefull for startups and web applications. Looking for people who can use this sort of thing. Please subscribe for the beta, I’ll keep you updated.
rake-hooks after and before hooks for each task
I just launched rake-hoos, to add and after and before hooks to each task.