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A Summer of Code

over 5 years ago by Gregory Brown on O'Reilly Ruby.
The Google Summer of Code program is winding down now, and it’s finally time to take a deep breath and look around a bit. I’d like to try to...

Making RubyForge Entries Less Cluttered

over 5 years ago by Gregory Brown on O'Reilly Ruby.
I love the fact that RubyForge is available for us. It’s one resource that almost every Ruby developer working on free software is bound to need...

Let's Tag RubyQuiz!

over 5 years ago by Gregory Brown on O'Reilly Ruby.
One common criticism of the RubyQuiz is that the quizzes are ‘too hard’. I don’t think this is necessarily true. It’s more likely...

The joy of 'rolling your own' with Camping.

~5 years ago by Gregory Brown on O'Reilly Ruby.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder In my experience, there are a few different attitudes when it comes to beautiful design. Many consider Rails to be...

NubyGems: Don't Use Class Variables!

~5 years ago by Gregory Brown on O'Reilly Ruby.
This was actually inspired by some thoughts at a new_haven.rb meeting I wasn’t able to attend, reintroduced in a RubyTalk thread, and solidified in...

Digging Deep: Mixing it up (or in) with Modules

~5 years ago by Gregory Brown on O'Reilly Ruby.
Yet another series attempt I think my NubyGems series has gone over pretty well, so I figured I’d try my luck with something else. This new series...

The RubyForge Forum

~5 years ago by Gregory Brown on O'Reilly Ruby.
RubyForge has been growing fast. As the primary resource for project hosting in Ruby, it’s been expanding with the language. One thing that is...

MountainWest RubyConf, Day Two

almost 5 years ago by Gregory Brown on O'Reilly Ruby.
The second day of MWRC has passed, and I’m sad to see the conference end. It was really a great time, preserving the feel of RubyConf while having...

Camping CRUD for the Lazy

almost 5 years ago by Gregory Brown on O'Reilly Ruby.
In your views def _time_entry_form(entry) _form_for(entry,AddTimeEntry) end def _form_for(record,handler,options={}) attributes = record...

MountainWest RubyConf, Day One

almost 5 years ago by Gregory Brown on O'Reilly Ruby.
I am out at MountainWest RubyConf and so far, it’s been a great time. I didn’t take detailed notes, but I’d like to share a few highlights...