February 6, 2007
Rails 1.2.2: SQLite3, gems, singular resources
It’s time for another minor update to Rails 1.2. This was primarily prompted by a change in the API for SQLite between version 3.3.7 and 3.3.8+, which left the Rails...
February 5, 2007
RailsConf is more than half sold out and the fastest selling O'Reilly conference
The registration form for RailsConf is still glowing hot after a weekend that ensured that we’re now more than half sold out for the conference! This makes RailsConf ‘07 the...
February 4, 2007
Joyent makes Rails app go to 4,000 req/sec
Our friends at TextDrive/Joyent have been slugging away at their seriously impressive mega-cluster for quite some time now and it looks like it’s paying off. Just a few days ago,...
February 4, 2007
New Feature for Rails 2.0: Multiple Controller View Paths
Thanks to John Long, Rails now supports multiple view paths for each controller. For 90% of the apps, this probably won’t make a huge difference. But, for those of you...
February 4, 2007
How to get more literal URLs and still use IDs
Obie walks through the technique for getting more search engine-friendly URLs and still retain the ease of use with auto-incrementing ids. It’s the same technique we used on the new...
February 4, 2007
Capistrano 1.4.0
Capistrano is a utility for executing commands in parallel on multiple machines, such as for automating the deployment of applications. Version 1.4.0 is now available. To install: gem install capistrano...
February 2, 2007
One third of RailsConf '07 seats gone!
So we had a suspicion that the seats for RailsConf ‘07 would sell fast, but this is ridiculously. A few hours after we’ve opened for registrations that close to more...
February 2, 2007
RailsConf '07 opens for registration
Come May 17th, the Oregon Convention Center in Portland will host the second annual RailsConf and if you want to be there, you better get your registration in early. Last...
February 2, 2007
Getting that Rails Deployment Help
As hosts start expanding their hosting options, it’s becoming more important for folks to get together and share their deployment knowledge and trade war stories. Robby Russell thought it was...
February 1, 2007
JRuby enters the home stretch for Rails support
We’re on the home stretch now, and Rails is getting more and more solid every day. With you all helping, we should be able to finish off the remaining failures,...