Rails 2.0 application checker
Posted by Martin Wood | Filed under Programming, Ruby
Now that the first release candidate of Rails 2.0 has been announced, what better time to check if your existing Rails app might need some TLC before the upgrade?
Enter r2check, a small tool which does some regular expression searches against your codebase for things that we know are changing.
Functional testing of a Rails app with Selenium
Posted by Martin Wood | Filed under Programming, Ruby, Testing, Web
How to use the Selenium test tool for functional testing of a Ruby on Rails and Ajax application.
Link : Automate acceptance tests with Selenium
Definitely one to add to every web developers toolbox in 2006.
Rails Deployment: Lessons Learned from James Duncan Davidson
Posted by Martin Wood | Filed under Programming, Ruby
James Duncan Davidson has published an excellent essary detailing Rails deployment issues. Jam-packed with practical tips.
* Should I use CGI or FastCGI?
* Should I use lighty or Apache httpd?
* If Apache, which freaking version?
* And how do I configure mod_fastcgi with Apache?
* Should I let the webserver manage fcgi processes or spawn them externally?
* And what’s this SCGI thing?
* And what’s this SwitchTower thing?
* What version of MySQL is the server running?
Link : Real Lessons for Rails Deployment
Hyper Enthusiasts - Java = Ruby?
Posted by Martin Wood | Filed under Java, Professional, Programming, Ruby
Excellent article from Bruce Eckel covering the dangers of “language-love”, a sure sign of an amateur programmer.
The Java hyper-enthusiasts have left the building, leaving a significant contingent of Java programmers behind, blinking in the bright lights without the constant drumbeat of boosterism.
Link : The departure of the hyper-enthusiasts
Ruby Off The Rails
Posted by Martin Wood | Filed under Programming
Refreshing non-Rails centric Ruby intro for seasoned Java developers from Big Blue:
Acts as a timely reminder that there is a truly capable OO language behind all the Rails hype.
Teaching Javascript to Behave
Posted by Martin Wood | Filed under Programming
For all those who are still not fully paid-up members of the Ajax club :
Behaviour : Using CSS selectors to apply Javascript behaviours
is a nifty technique for separating Javascript code out of your HTML.