December 30, 2004
Splitting off the research patches
I’ve introduced the new [RESEARCH] prefix to ticket summaries in addition to the existing [PATCH]. By applying the [RESEARCH] prefix, you’re sharing a patch with the world that either needs...
December 29, 2004
Available for hire?
I’m regularly getting requests from people who wants to start up Rails development, but are looking for a way to kick-start the affair by retaining one or more experts. Some...
December 29, 2004
Variations on a railed theme
I’ve received quite a few alternative suggestions for a logo since we unveiled the direction Hicks was taking the identity. They all discarded the work that was going on and...
December 29, 2004
Rails celebrates more than 10,000 downloads
Across all versions and distributions forms, Rails have now rounded 10,000 downloads since the first version was released just five months ago. That’s an incredible achievement for a new framework...
December 29, 2004
Securing your Rails: Keep it secret, keep it safe
Andreas Schwarz has long been one of the most vocal speakers for making sure Rails could be keep the data of its applications secret and safe. So what could be...
December 29, 2004
Collaboa and EliteJournal joins the Trac
Reading code written by veterans has always been one of the best ways to learn the way of the arts. And of course, so is it with Rails, which is...
December 29, 2004
Playing Active Records on MS SQLServer and DB2
The work originally started by Joey Gibson on the MS SQLServer adapter around RubyConf is now finally nearing completion. The adapters have been charged with adding the LIMIT-condition and that...
December 28, 2004
Extracting missing content from wiki backups
The Rails wiki has taken a few beatings, but now it’s running in high class with proper rollback protection, so we should now have a stable host to fill with...
December 28, 2004
Reacting to customer requests in real time
Collaboraid recently had a visit with their client on that major intranet project for the still concealed client. Here they learned just how much of a difference it makes to...
December 28, 2004
Open sourcing the Rails logo
While the core shape, expression, and approach of the new Rails logo has been decided, there’s still room for hunting devils in details. So if you feel that the current...