I’ve been futzing with the goodness that is Merb lately. It’s nifty. Really nifty. The documentation is pretty rough though. I’ll be posting some of my discoveries here. Maybe it will help someone who, like me, was a tad lost early on. One of the first things that confused me … Continue reading
Being at RubyConf this weekend has provided the necessary motivation for me to finally release a new Ruby gem I’ve been building. It’s an extraction from a project I’ve been working on for Relevance. I’m a regular user of assert_select in my functional tests. I find myself frequently doing something … Continue reading
The Rails PDF plugin is a dandy little thing. It wraps the PDF::Writer library for Ruby, allowing PDF templates to be defined like any other Rails view (with a .rpdf extension, of course). One thing it doesn’t do is allow access to the parent controller’s helper from within a PDF … Continue reading
The latest and greatest version of Streamlined was released a few weeks ago. Lots of new features and bug fixes are included in this release, including a handy (and fully configurable) breadcrumb trail implemented in part by yours truly. For those who aren’t familiar with it, Streamlined is sort of … Continue reading
Are you fairly new to Ruby programming? Do you want to learn more about how Ruby can be used as the “glue” to script various libraries into harmonious cooperation? Look no further… InfoQ recently published an article I wrote last year about how to automate file uploads to a web … Continue reading
For those of you interested in a trip to sunny Austin, the Lone Star Ruby Conf is now accepting speaker proposals. LSRC is a regional conference similar to the Ruby Hoedown that’s coming to Raleigh in August. It’s great to see these regional conferences taking off.
If you were one of the unfortunate souls who missed RailsConf this year, I’m sorry for you. If you happened to be at RailsConf but missed Justin Gehtland’s excellent Streamlined tutorial then you are truly of all people most pitiable. On a more serious note, the tutorial was very good … Continue reading
For those who may have missed my talk at RailsConf, you can download the slides to get a better idea of what the talk was all about. I had a blast, by the way! The audience seemed to enjoy it, and I was pleasantly surprised at the number of questions … Continue reading
Portland is rapidly fading into the distance as I fly back towards Raleigh. I’ve enjoyed the past six days immensely. The Ruby/Rails community continues to surprise me with its passion, dedication, and downright uber-geekiness. The highlight of the conference for me was the time spent between talks and during meals, … Continue reading
I just arrived in Portland a few hours ago for RailsConf ’07. I’m looking forward to attending the tutorial sessions tomorrow, not to mention watching presentations by fellow Rails geeks on Friday and Saturday. My own talk on homesteading and Teascript will be given on Saturday at 10:45 AM for … Continue reading