August 31, 2006
New Mephisto Release
The latest version of Mephisto, the blog that powers Riding Rails, has been released. Justin Palmer has the nitty gritty details at the Mephisto Blog. Our focus for this release...
August 30, 2006
Capistrano 1.1.9 (beta)
A new release of Capistrano is nearly upon us! Before I unleash it upon the world, though, I’d like to have a few brave souls put it through its paces,...
August 30, 2006
Things you shouldn't do in Rails
Kevin Clark was written a nice piece on things you shouldn’t be doing in Rails. It starts with a reminder about not using various deprecated pieces of the API, and...
August 28, 2006
Power Flash and Flex from Rails
Jon Shumate introduces WebORB: WebORB for Rails is server-side technology enabling connectivity between Flex and Flash Remoting clients and Ruby on Rails applications. WebORB for Rails can be installed as...
August 27, 2006
The Rails Edge
I’ve been wracking my brain trying to come up with something to say about The Rails Edge that isn’t already obvious. The problem is that everyone already knows that Dave...
August 21, 2006
Unobtrusive Javascript Plugin
Dan Webb and Luke Redpath have release the latest version of their Unobtrusive Javascript Plugin for Rails. It solves several of the main problems people run into when working with...
August 21, 2006
Filtered parameter logging
Now that the hubbub about the recent security issues has died down, I think it’s worth pointing out a little jewel that was snuck into the 1.1.6 security release of...
August 20, 2006
Trac and SVN gets new powerful machine
After an extended period of troublesome Trac times, we’ve finally addressed the problem once and for all. Courtesy of TextDrive, we now have a new mega-powerful super machine dedicated to...
August 18, 2006
Official Mailing List Move
Don’t worry if you see some mailing list subscriptions in your inbox, we’re simply transferring everything to Google Groups. This takes the incredible load off the Ruby on Rails server...
August 16, 2006
Streamlined: Taking admins beyond scaffolding
Justin Gehtland and Stuart Halloway has been moving along at a rapid pace on Streamlined since its unveiling at RailsConf in June. There’s now a public repository with the code...