…1.9.2), the right Ruby-On-Rails Version (2.3.8 or 3.2), and the right RubyGems Version (say 1.3.5). The gems or plugins have their own versions, too. The whole system only works if everything fits together. In the beginning this is no problem, for a new system usually everything is up-to-date. But then time goes on, and you have to update the Linux version, or the Ruby version, or the RubyGems Version. And suddenly the other versions no longer fit. It can be very frustrating to get …
…to function. This is in stark contrast to ruby libraries, where nearly every one of them requires rubygems.
Girls go geek Interesting post from Fog Creek about gender in Computer Science followed by a Q&A with one of their interns (via @ aworkinglibrary ):
Honestly, when you hear the phrase "the world's best developers," you see a guy. And, for women, that can be alienating.
The pipeline Everything you wanted to know about HTTP pipelining in …
…in building multi-tenant apps and ensuring data separation between tenants. So, if you're building a multi-tenant Rails app, make sure the Multitenant gem is in your toolbox!
Source code is 100% opensource and available on Github:
https://github.com/wireframe/multitenant
Gem is available on rubygems:
https://rubygems.org/gems/multitenant
nginx, PageSpeed, and Amazon CloudFront - How to speed up static asset serving.
Gem Activation and You: Part I - Start of a series on how RubyGems works.
Ruby 1.9.2-p429 is released and Ruby 2.0.0-p195 is released - With a security patch.
…rubygems service was reimplemented to use fog to control AWS S3 for storing rubygems.
Wesley started the fog project before he joined Engine Yard. After he came on-board, fog was adopted to replace the hard-wired AWS-specific portions of Engine Yard AppCloud. He's been working on fog in his spare time. The cloud space is quickly evolving and gaining momentum across a growing number of competing vendors and stakeholders. At Engine Yard, we feel it's critical to invest …
…You will also be introduced to Git, GitHub, HTTP concepts, RubyGems, Rack and Heroku.
Depending on participation levels, we throw a Ruby coding challenge in the mix, right for the level we are at. We have been known to give out a prize or two for the ‘best' solution.
Who's It For?
A beginner with some knowledge of programming.
You can read what past participants have to say about the course.
Melanie Shebel …
…Opscode to announce in this release. The first is an updated rubygems package provider which uses rubygems' ruby API . This fixes the lingering issues we've had with the changes in rubygems 1.3.7, and gives us an impressive speed boost in the process: in our tests, the new provider is 300-2000 times faster when the desired gem is already installed.
Finally, this release introduces a notification API : you can now configure chef-client to run notification handlers after each …
Update to the latest Rubygems version: gem update --system
Install gems critical to Rails development, e.g. gem install bundler foreman pg rails thin --no-rdoc --no-ri
You can set project-specific Ruby and gem versions by running the rbenv local command within your project directory: rbenv local 1.9.3-p385
If you follow the steps above and find you're having issues with rbenv, check your echo $PATH . Most likely you're not seeing the appropriate ~/.rbenv dir.
If so, …
Redcar 0.3.5 has been released and is available on rubygems! Schweet!
sudo gem install redcar
sudo redcar install
For hoes who don't know, here is a quick description of redcar!
Redcar is an open-source programmers' text editor for Ruby, written in Ruby. It is designed to be compatible with Textmate bundles (a work in progress) and run cross-platform on JRuby .
2.0.2 Released - Of RubyGems, that is.
Rails 3.2.13.rc2 has been released! - Last chance to kick the tires before it becomes official.
CoffeeScript Rails Source Maps - Didn't take long to get that integrated to Rails.