Archive for October, 2008

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Public Indecency, Protect Your Bits and Don’t Touch My Privates

One thing that I remember as confusing when I was starting out in ruby was “protected.” I understood the difference between private and public, but I remember protected seeming mysterious for quite a while. In the same vein as my class and instance variables article, I’ve decided to throw some examples together in hopes that [...]

Symbian Releases Ruby App Dev Kit for Handhelds

Symbian, which already supports Java, C++, Python, Flash Lite, Silverlight, and .NET among others, now adds Ruby, with an app dev kit designed to broaden support among developers.
LONDON — Symbian has announced the release of Ruby for the Symbian OS, enabling developers to use the Ruby language to create applications for Symbian-based handsets and devices. [...]

Tempest at the Tea Party: Tea for Ruby by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York

YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE TEA WITH THE QUEEN ON SUNDAY. PLEASE BRING YOUR VERY BEST MANNERS.
Even little girls who dream of lifting a pinkie with royalty need some education in etiquette, and Ruby is no exception. When she finds an elaborate invitation to tea on Sunday next, [...]

Why Ruby is My Favorite Language

I started programming seriously roughly ten years ago. I was working in the call center of an ISP, and there was a need for a reseller tracking application. I was attending the local community college at the time, and had been indoctrinated into the world of computer programming trhough what amounted to vocational training in [...]

the Ruby mysql gem error

Part of what I’m doing is actually learning Rails more than I knew it before. I’ve been working on random test apps, but now I’m trying to build something for real and I decided to start from scratch. Blew everything away, happily compiling/installing on my Mac and then I run into issues.
Basically, I got this [...]

Ruby on Rails: Opportunity in a Financial Downturn

In light of the current global financial meltdown, Darryl Taft of eWeek has posted a great article: Can Ruby, Rails Make Developers Shine in a Downturn?
In the piece, Darryl asks whether “specialty coding skills will help developers ride out the financial crisis”—specifically, are Ruby on Rails developers better prepared to deal with financial uncertainty? Like [...]

The Home Based Ruby on Rails Developer

How would you like to use your Ruby skills to make the world a better, healthier place?
Gyminee is the premier fitness social network for detailed tracking, online accountability, and motivation. We are built on top of Ruby on Rails, and we need another rockstar developer to join our team. The technology is fun, we [...]

How to Build Your Own Ruby on Rails Web Applications

Build Your Own Ruby on Rails Web Applications is an easy-to-follow, practical and fun guide to Ruby on Rails for beginners. It covers all you need to get up and running, from installing Ruby, Rails and MySQL to building and deploying a fully featured web application.
This book will show you how to install Ruby on [...]

Three Free Guest Passes for the AJAX Security Bootcamp!

As a speaker at the upcoming AJAX World RIA Conference & Expo, I just received an email from Lindsay over at SYS-CON Events. She just informed me about the coupon code “spkrguestbootcamp” (lower case) that I can use to invite three guests with. I am not planning to bring anyone with me from Sydney, Australia, [...]