Rails 3.0 rc2 Notes

With the recent release of Rails 3.0 Release Candidate 2, DHH posted on the official Rails blog to check out the sweet GitHub compare view between the two RCs for detailed information. This list is by no means complete but I made some notes from the commit view, with links where possible, about the bigger [...]

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Friends Around Me

Friends Around Me

I’d like to congratulate Friends Around Me with their official launch today. I was involved with doing some back-end development for this project. It’s mainly an iPhone (and iPad!) app with a Rails back-end. It’s a great idea from a very talented group of people whom I was lucky to work with. Check out the [...]

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Rails Envy

Many have asked what happened to Rails Envy so I thought it was time to tell the story. Fair warning: this gets a bit personal at times. A Brief Bit About Me I went to school for Psychology where I got a Bachelor of Science at the University of Central Florida. I took some programming [...]

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Rake Tutorial

Rake Tutorial

If you’re developing with Rails you’ve probably encountered rake once or twice. This blog post aims to walk you through where rake came from and an introduction on how to use it effectively in your Rails apps. A Little Bit of History Rake is the project of Jim Weirich. It’s a build tool. For a [...]

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Developer Job Board

I’m pleased to announce the Genius Pool job board. This is a new job board for connecting companies to job seekers. With the connection to the 5by5 podcast network, making sure your job opportunity is in the ears of qualified applicants has never been easier. Why’s that? If you’re looking for a Ruby or Rails [...]

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