Austin-American Statesman on Rails
I hear some founders say that one technology is the same as another when launching a startup. Scott Abel, chief executive of Austin-based software company Spiceworks Inc, says differently: Choosing...
View ArticleLabel References and RESTful Authentication in Rails 2
I’m working on a new project that is using the RESTful Authentication generator with Rails 2. As I started to take advantage of the label references capability in Rails 2, I ran into some problems. The...
View ArticleMake RESTful Authentication XHR-aware
I’ve been working on a project that uses a little XHR mixed into the app to update DIVs on a page. The problem with the RESTful Authentication plugin is that it will always send a redirect back to the...
View ArticleSubdomains and Rails
I was trying to setup the proper environment settings in Rails 2 to support cross-subdomain cookie sharing (so the user doesn’t have to login again if they manage multiple subdomain accounts). I was...
View ArticleRuby Microframework Footprints
I’ve been looking for a microframework for Ruby that is simple like Camping but supports RESTful resources like Rails. A tip from the Denver Rails UG pointed me to Sinatra via Adam @ Heroku’s Blog:...
View ArticleRaising Exceptions within Your Rails Application
Clemens Kofler has a great post about when to raise exceptions within your Rails application: Over the years I’ve come up with a little rule of thumb for exceptions: Libraries Should Raise,...
View Article37signals on Rails Optimizations
There is a great post at the 37signals blog about how they optimized Basecamp using New Relic. One thing I found most interesting: MySQL optimizations: We’ve been working with a MySQL performance...
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Why I Selected JRuby For My Ruby Project
For those working on the Ruby platform, this is an interesting time. We have Ruby 1.9 YARV, Rubinius, and JRuby as the most popular Ruby Virtual Machines available right now. Each one has its strengths...
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MySQL Bulk Insert Performance With JRuby and JDBC
I often have need to perform a bulk import of CSV files into MySQL for different projects. Recently, I made the move to the JRuby platform for one of my projects and have benefited from some great...
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Building Better APIs in Ruby (and Rails)
I recently presented a lightning talk at Austin on Rails titled “5 ways to build better APIs in Ruby”. Below is the slide deck, along with a coupon code to our book to help with your API design and...
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