3 Unix commands for finding performance problems – Effectif Development

January 13, 2010

fingernails in oatmeal, Metaprogramming: Ruby vs. Javascript

January 12, 2010

A very useful post on Ruby and Javascript metaprogramming. I learned a trick or two in both languages: fingernails in oatmeal, Metaprogramming: Ruby vs. Javascript


Tim Bray: Doing it Wrong

January 6, 2010

Tim Bray on Doing It Wrong.


Vineet Gupta: NoSql Databases Part 1 – Landscape

January 5, 2010

Tim Bray on Personal Branding

December 30, 2009

2009 Open Source Top Ten

December 18, 2009

Production Rails Tuning with Passenger: PassengerMaxProcesses

December 8, 2009

Passenger 2.2.7 not reading RailsEnv like it used to Phusion Passenger Discussions | Google Groups

December 7, 2009

Passenger 2.2.7 broke a whole bunch of Rails apps I manage. It turns out that Passenger does not use the config.ru file for Rails, but if it’s there, it tries to load Rails as a Rack app. See the thread here, with info on the advantages of Passenger loading Rails as a non-Rack app. Passenger 2.2.7 not reading RailsEnv like it used to -
Phusion Passenger Discussions |
Google Groups


Less is Better: interview with DHH

December 2, 2009

Less is Better: UX Magazine’s interview with David Heinemeier Hansson is a very worthwhile read.


Railscasts – Formtastic Part 1 & 2

November 2, 2009

This is more like it:Railscasts – Formtastic Part 1 and Part 2.