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Authlogic 1.2.0 (Auth Plugin) Released
Authlogic 1.2.0 released with password reset support and a tutorial to get you up and running.
A test server for Rails applications
Introducing RailsTestServing. Makes tests run almost instantly by keeping non-changing parts of the environment in memory. Preserves compatibility with TextMate Cmd+R and regular command line.
Weekly Digest, First Edition
This is the first of what I hope will become a regular feature on my blog; a weekly digest of interesting links. Since this is the first edition, I’ve gone back into the archives a bit and pulled out some of my favorites from the last month or so. As a bonus, I thought I’d share the simple little Ruby script I’m using to pull this thing together with the quickness.
random_data v1.5.0 released
The random_data gem provides methods for generating random test data including names, mailing addresses, dates, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and text. v1.5 includes a primitive Markov text generator and an array “roulette” function.
On the Existence of Struct::Group in Rails
Describes a weird gotcha I ran into when using the delayed_job plugin.
Using Sinatra in Rails controllers
Few simple steps to enable using Sinatra in Rails controller
Speed Up Rails Development
A few tips on how to speed up your development time in rails
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Gregory Brown Summarizes His Ruby Mendicant Project
Remember Gregory Brown, the Ruby developer who got $11,000 in donations to work full-time on an open source Ruby library? He’s written a summary of how it all went.
git_remote_branch 0.3 released
Beginning with git_remote_branch 0.3, multiple platforms are now officially supported. See the release post for more details on the awesomeness.
Shoulda + Factory_Girl + Webrat for Rails Integration Tests
Here is a simple example using Shoulda + Factory_Girl + Webrat for Rails integration tests. Is anyone else doing this?
Rails in the Cloud: AWS, Heroku, and Morph
I posted a comparison between two interesting Ruby on Rails hosting providers: Heroku and Morph. Both of these significantly lower the barrier for getting a new Rails based website off the ground.
Never Blocking sockets
NeverBlock now enables concurrent Ruby network operations that are much faster than threaded ones.
Webbynode - Free VPS for Beta Testers, Sign Up now!
Webbynode: Webbys make it easier to deploy your applications. Wether its Ruby on Rails, Django, LAMP or your choice of Linux Distribution - we have a solution for you.
FiveRuns Rails Performance Challenge
New contest from FiveRuns. Send in details on a Rails application performance problem and get a chance to win a free day of performance optimization consulting to speed up your app.
Kick the tires on JBoss-Rails
I just released binaries and instructions for giving Rails a try on the JBossAS Java app-server using JRuby. It even supports Capistrano deployments.
Concurrency is a Myth in Ruby
Instead of thinking in threads, you should think about process parallelism, due to the Global Interpreter Lock - a look at what that means and why.
Rails Rumble observations part II: general Rails plug-in/gem trends
Read about current trends in Rails plug-in/gem usage compiled based on Rails Rumble.
Spanish Rails Conference starts today
The annual Spanish Rails Conference has just started today. Xavier Noria addressed the opener keynote and Obie Fernandez will be closing the conference tomorrow. There are streaming channels for all talks(in spanish).
Newish Random Data Generation Library
A newish library for generating random, yet meaningful, development data for your application. Delightfully naive and simple in its implementation with hooks in place for extending and providing your own within a rails project. Similar to Faker and random_data. Click here for more info.