January 22, 2005
Beyond the 10,000th gem install of Rails
All the latest attention have spurred downloads of Rails to new heights and we just surpassed the 10,000th gem installation of Rails (not counting all the beta gem installs or...
January 22, 2005
'That application is so stupid'
Just as Patrick Lightbody recants his ill-guided charge, Geert Bevin — also involved with a Java web-framework, this time RIFE — picks up the torch and tries his best to...
January 22, 2005
Programmer needed for JSP to Rails conversion
Gately’s would like to dump their JSP-powered shop and upgrade to Rails. They’re looking for Rails talent to help them do just that: We need a developer who is proficient...
January 22, 2005
"I think Ruby on Rails is way over hyped"
Patrick Lightbody is on the steering committee of the Java web-framework WebWork and not at all happy about all the attention Ruby on Rails is gaining. Apparently, it’s all terribly...
January 21, 2005
Welcome Slashdotters!
We’ve been part of a Slashdot posting once before, but this is the first time that Rails is actually the primary topic of one. So a proper welcome to all...
January 21, 2005
Matz takes note of Ta-da and Rails
Matz — the creator of Ruby — noted the launch of Ta-da List and the fact that it’s 579 lines of Ruby on Rails code today. What a great honor,...
January 21, 2005
Rails tutorial on O'Reilly's ONLamp
Curt Hibbs has written a great tutorial called Rolling with Ruby on Rails. It takes the reader through setting up Ruby on Rails, scaffolding an application into immediate use, and...
January 20, 2005
Ta-da goes international with UTF-8
One of the simplest ways to make your application more welcoming to non-English speakers is to allow them the right of the native language. Before UTF-8 that was a huge...
January 19, 2005
Make your Ta-da list today
Todo lists have long been one of the favorite features in Basecamp, so we thought it would be a nice experiment to share that particular feature with the world at...
January 18, 2005
Rails 0.9.4.1: Cleaning up the mess
Seems like the 0.9.4 release required a public launch in order to find the last snags. No game, no pain, or something. The changes are: Action Mailer Fixed sending of...