I’m impressed. After years of using Chicken of the VNC as my OSX VNC client of choice I’ve just tried JollysFastVNC and it flies!
Get Railsified – new Rails plugin directory
Searching for Rails plugins just got easier – Railsify provides a nice, fresh interface for sharing and locating the hottest Rails plugins.
ERH : Why should Linux be any different?
Elliotte Rusty Harold questions Linux as any normal consumer would – why can’t it use the same driver software as Windows? Link : Mokka mit Schlag » A Stupid Idea for New Year’s Eve I was asking myself the same
Functional testing of a Rails app with Selenium
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
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
Hyper Enthusiasts – Java = 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
Foxmarks – Synchronise Firefox bookmarks
A novel solution to sychronising bookmarks across multiple machines : Foxmarks – Foxcloud Wiki Still awaiting the service that will allow me to synchronise across multiple machines with different browsers (e.g. convert as necessary for Safari, FireFox, Opera, etc.).
Ruby Off The Rails
Refreshing non-Rails centric Ruby intro for seasoned Java developers from Big Blue: Ruby Off The Rails Acts as a timely reminder that there is a truly capable OO language behind all the Rails hype.
Long hours? Poor project management
From Strange Brand – Branding and Marketing Blog – The First Year: 7 Lessons Learned Lesson 4: Long hours? Poor project management. Having been part of the design/development community for so long, I’m no stranger to the concept of “crunch
Teaching Javascript to Behave
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.