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ideal hdtv settings for xbox 360

25 days ago by Evan Weaver on Snax.
My XBox 360 broke, and since my new one supported HDMI, I reworked the connection to the TV (a Samsung PN50A450 plasma). It’s tricky to get the best...

Replace your test helpers with reusable API

26 days ago by drbrain on Segment7.
test/test_helper.rb is a great idea Rails brought to the Ruby world as a place for functionality that helps you write better tests. There's now a standard...

JavaScript Needs Blocks

26 days ago by wycats on Katz Got Your Tongue?.
While reading Hacker News posts about JavaScript, I often come across the misconception that Ruby’s blocks are essentially equivalent to JavaScript...

Access the system clipboard with JRuby

27 days ago by Jan Lelis on J-_-L.
This is my first jruby code (written for the clipboard gem) and I was quite surprised that you only need one-liners ;) Listing 1 /59/jruby_clipboard_oneliners...

#314 Pretty URLs with FriendlyId

27 days ago by Ryan Bates on Railscasts.
If you are tired of model ids in the URL, overriding to_param can only get you so far. The friendly_id plugin can help by making it easy to generate a URL...

Language Wars: PHP x PYTHON x RUBY

27 days ago by stJhimy on stJhimy - Playing around with codes!.
A nice infographic to start 2012. Source: http://www.udemy.com/ ...

RSpec 2.8: The Popular Ruby BDD Tool Goes Supersonic

29 days ago by Peter Cooper on Ruby Inside.
RSpec 2.8 has been released, along with rspec-rails 2.8.1 for the full Rails 3.x integration experience. RSpec is a BDD-focused testing tool that's particularly...

Ruby Programming 30th Batch: Registrations now open

29 days ago by Satish Talim on RubyLearning Blog.
Registrations are now open for RubyLearning’s popular Ruby programming course. This is an intensive, online course for beginners that helps you get...

The Past 2 Weeks in the World of Ruby: 40 Links to Bring You Up to Speed (January 2012)

30 days ago by Peter Cooper on Ruby Inside.
Ruby Weekly has just tipped over 10,000 subscribers but I know not everyone is into getting their news via e-mail, so here's the latest frequent roundup...

Making Xcode 4.2 and Ruby Work Together

~1 month ago by Chris Farber on Atomic Spin.
As Apple’s LLVM compiler matures, there are fewer reasons for them to continue to maintain their GCC port and its Objective-C extensions. As of Xcode...