Snippets #124

Filed Under // Gems Rails

Snippets #120

It's amazing what a spot of re-factoring does to simplify your application. I just hope I haven't went too far. 

  • Sinatra-tests - This gem should come in handy for providing extra tests for my little Sinatra apps.
  • Simpleconfig - I'm already using basic configuration settings in a couple of Rails apps, but this gem will make my settings easier to manage and use.
  • Ruby 1.9.2 RC1 released - Good thing I'm using RVM.

I also started reading The Passionate Programmer last night. I'm already 50 pages into the book, so I'm aiming to finish it over the weekend. The best part will be putting some of this new found knowledge into action.

Filed Under // Gems Rails Ruby Sinatra

Snippets #118

Filed Under // Gems Github Rails Scripting

Snippets #116

Good to see that I can now have a little bit of the Rails community on my work desktop everyday.
  • NorthScale Unleashes Membase Server - Another NoSQL offering, this time from the creators of memcached.
  • Advanced Capistrano usage - 5 recipes to help ease the pain of application deployment and maintenance.
  • Sprinkle - If you're in the habit of setting up virtual machines and application stacks, Sprinkle could help you automate the process.

Filed Under // Deployment Gems NoSQL

Snippets #115

Now that Shoulda is being developed more to work with RSpec, I'm wondering if now is the time to jump into RSpec2.

Filed Under // Gems Rails Snippets