Category Archives: Rails

Different ways to write “I will not throw paper airplanes in class.” 500 times in Ruby

Someone sent me this FoxTrot cartoon that compares how to write 500 times “I will not throw paper airplanes in class.” They didn’t have any Ruby in there, so I thought I’d share… # Simplest and my favorite. 500.times {puts … Continue reading

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MashPit + CocoaDevHouse at MWSF 2007

Blake told me about this event and it really makes me wish I was at Macworld right about now. Looks like a unique event that discusses and hacks together Hybrid Apps, specifically Cocoa apps that talk to open web APIs. … Continue reading

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Rails 1.2 is closer than it appears in the mirror

Get the Rails 1.2 release candidate 2 while its hot. rake rails:freeze:edge TAG=rel_1-2-0_RC2

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Intermediate Rails training in Reston, VA this January

I met Patrick Reagan of Viget at the December NovaRUG and he told me about a Rails training event that Viget has set up with the one and only Chad Fowler. I’m not going to this particular event but I … Continue reading

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NovaRUG December 2006 as a DSL

when_at_novarug_meeting do |attendee|   attendee.eat :pizza   attendee.drink :mountain_dew   attendee.observe_and_be_awed_by :rich_kilmer => “Ruby and the Art of DSLs”   attendee.be_entertained_by_coding_and_singing_of :devin_mullins => “Plug-ins as DSLs (to the tune of Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda”   attendee.get_books_signed_by :chad_fowler => { “Rails Recipes”, “My Job Went to … Continue reading

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NovaRUG meeting next Wednesday the 20th

Just a reminder to all Ruby on Rails developers in the Northern Virginia / Washington DC area: There’s going to be a NovaRUG meeting next Wednesday the 20th. More details at the NovaRUG site

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Rails 1.2 is coming

DHH announced Rails 1.2 RC 1 on Wednesday. That’s good news and another thing to be thankful for. :) Now I’ll be able to stop running my personal projects from the “stable edge” but sort of stale branch. More importantly, … Continue reading

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RailsConf 2006 registration is open and selling fast

RailsConf 2006 is the first conference for Rails. It’s capped at 400 participants and there were already 100+ people who signed up by Thursday the 2nd of February 12 hours after it opened! I would like to go, but my … Continue reading

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Ruby on Rails is 1.0!

Congrats to the entire Ruby on Rails team! Also – if you want to try out a Rails-powered site and you are a music fan, check out FanConcert: Music News by Fans for Fans, which is a social concert and … Continue reading

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Ruby on Rails Programmers Needed in Herndon, VA

Looks like Rails fever has spread to Northern Virginia. There’s two listings, though I think they are for the same position(s). They are both for 2+ months. Looks like it is paying $40/hour and telecommuting is an option. Here’s the … Continue reading

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