The Rails Blog: News & Release Notes

Discover the latest Rails news, version releases, community updates, and feature announcements.

  • Campfire: Web-based chatting on Rails

    Campfire by 37signals has launched. It’s web-based group chat for business where file transfers work reliably and where you have shared access to the logs. It’s also dripping with delicious...

  • RailsConf: 150 additional seats open GONE!

    Due to the overwhelming success of selling 400 seats in just a week, RailsConf has been able to extend the venue and open up an additional 150 seats. So if...

  • Two new interviews with Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson

    MySQL developer Lenz Grimmer has a quick chat with David for the MySQL developer zone. Also, uk.BUILDER.com has a long and insightful interview. David explains how 1.0 should have really...

  • Rails training opportunities in Europe

    In the next few months, our friends over in Europe will be getting several opportunities to attend Rails training courses. Geoffrey Grosenbach, the man behind the Rails podcast as well...

  • Book: Ruby for Rails available via Manning Early Access program

    Long time resident mentor on ruby-talk and Ruby Central co-founder, David Black, is just finishing up a book that should be of special interest to those whose first Ruby experiences...

  • OSCON Call For Proposals

    Last year’s O’Reilly Open Source Convention was a watershed event for Ruby outside of Japan. Ruby was the well-deserved buzz of the conference. This year’s call for participation is closing...

  • RailsConf sold out!

    We warned you it was going to happen, and lo, in less than a week, RailsConf has SOLD OUT. All told, 400 people signed up. In October, RubyConf was capped...

  • RailsConf missing on .org, use .com

    A technical glitch has rendered railsconf.org inaccessible. Use railsconf.com in the meanwhile.

  • Canada on Rails is here too

    In the flurry of enthusiasm over the official RailsConf, Canada on Rails seems to have been a bit forgotten. It’s going down in Vancouver on April 13th and 14th. I’ll...

  • The argon express to RailsConf

    Planet Argon and friends have arranged a cross-country rails ride from Portland to Chicago for RailsConf. They’re inviting you to jump on board.