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Deprecated Plugin -- Find Old Rails Code

over 5 years ago by topfunky on Nuby on Rails.
Kevin Clark created quite a scene by blogging about old or deprecated features of Rails. The poor guy was just trying to help, but managed to bring upon...

Topfunky World Tour: Oslo, London, Sydney, Seattle

over 5 years ago by topfunky on Nuby on Rails.
Over the next few months I’ll be traveling quite a bit. I hope to see some of the faithful readers of my blog, interview some famous Rubyists for...

Ruby, Rails, Test::Rails Cheat Sheet

over 5 years ago by topfunky on Nuby on Rails. [Linked from: RubyNoob]
A cheat sheet that shows the assertions in Test::Unit, the ones added by Rails, and the ones further added by Test::Rails (part of the ZenTest gem)...

memcached Basics for Rails

almost 6 years ago by topfunky on Nuby on Rails.
Many speedy sites use memcached to save the results of expensive database queries and intense rendered templates. This is a basic introduction to using...

PeepCode Screencast Series Launches

almost 6 years ago by topfunky on Nuby on Rails.
Ladies and gentlemen, I present PeepCode! PeepCode is a screencast series that will be released monthly and will cover relevant topics step by step...

Seattle.RBBQ

almost 6 years ago by topfunky on Nuby on Rails.
On Tuesday night I hosted the Seattle.rb at my house. I have this great little backyard that came with an outdoor table and chairs. As always, there...

FOSCON and Living Dangerously with rake

almost 6 years ago by topfunky on Nuby on Rails. [Linked from: Smartic.us]
FOSCON was great again this year. I gave a short speech on the shortcuts and aliases I use (download). I also stumbled onto a feature of rake that surprised...

Edward Tufte, Modern Prophet

almost 6 years ago by topfunky on Nuby on Rails.
If you are a blogger, writer, lecturer, minister, designer, or programmer, you need to sign up for the next Edward Tufte Workshop. (Only in the USA...

Seattle.rb Contest for NYC.rb Rubyists

almost 6 years ago by topfunky on Nuby on Rails.
A few months ago I unwisely pledged to donate my hosting referral bonuses to the Seattle.rb. That has now grown into a small fortune that could have bought...

RaPT Plugin Manager

almost 6 years ago by topfunky on Nuby on Rails.
Have you ever tried to install a Rails plugin in front of 40 people? If so, you know that no matter what plugin you choose, it will take at least 3 minutes...