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What Ruby’s ||= (Double Pipe / Or Equals) Really Does

4 months ago by Peter Cooper on Ruby Inside.
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The Last Week in Ruby: Rails 3.1.1, Sinatra Recipes, Spree Gets Funded and more

4 months ago by Peter Cooper on Ruby Inside.
Back in 2008 and 2009, Ruby Inside had a long line of "Interesting Ruby Tidbits That Don’t Need Separate Posts" posts, aimed at sharing a collection of...

Thanking Ruby Inside’s September 2011 Supporters

4 months ago by Peter Cooper on Ruby Inside.
Ruby Inside wouldn't be what it is without you but it's time for me to thank the companies who also help to keep Ruby Inside going by sponsoring my work...

Be Prepared for Ruby 1.9.3 and 1.9.4: What’s New and What’s Different

5 months ago by Peter Cooper on Ruby Inside.
On August 1, 2011, Ruby 1.9.3 preview 1 was released. The final version isn't yet out (as of September 23) but Ruby 1.9.3 is going to be the next, full...

The Ruby 1.9 Walkthrough: How to Go From Ruby 1.8.7 to 1.9.2 and 1.9.3

5 months ago by Peter Cooper on Ruby Inside.
In a presentation about Ruby 1.9.3, Yuki Sonoda notes that Ruby 1.8 has "no future" and its "end of life" is being discussed pretty seriously. Ruby 1.8...

A MiniTest::Spec Tutorial: Elegant Spec-Style Testing That Comes With Ruby

5 months ago by Peter Cooper on Ruby Inside.
Despite RSpec's awesomeness, Test::Unit remains the most popular Ruby testing tool out there outside of Rails apps. I've recently been code walking through...

22 Ruby and Rails Jobs for August 2011 (With Even Some Junior Ones)

5 months ago by Peter Cooper on Ruby Inside.
It seems the Ruby and Rails job scenes are on fire! I don't remember running so many jobs across a single month before. 22 Ruby and Rails jobs are here...

rbenv: A Simple, New Ruby Version Management Tool

6 months ago by Peter Cooper on Ruby Inside.
rbenv is a new lightweight Ruby version management tool built by Sam Stephenson (of 37signals and Prototype.js fame). The established leader in the Ruby...

Madison Ruby – A 2 Day Ruby Conference in Wisconsin With An Awesome Speaker Lineup

6 months ago by Peter Cooper on Ruby Inside.
Between August 19—20, 2011, Madison, Wisconsin plays host to thirty-seven speakers and panelists to discuss Ruby, OSS, and community in the form of Madison...

Using Ripper to See How Ruby Is Parsing Your Code

6 months ago by Peter Cooper on Ruby Inside.
In the past couple of months I've seen situations arise where developers aren't entirely sure how Ruby has chosen to interpret their code. Luckily, Ruby...