Treemap on Rails


almost 6 years ago by Rob Orsini on O'Reilly Ruby.
You may have used the Active Record “acts_as” extensions that ship with Rails, such as acts_as_list, or those added by third-party plugins,...

Tools of the Trade: iTerm--Faster, with Safari-like tabs


over 5 years ago by Rob Orsini on O'Reilly Ruby.
The other day, my PowerBook’s drive croaked and I was given a loaner machine (one of Tim’s old ones; keys worn down, no battery, etc.). Normally...

Rails Cookbook: Call for reviewers


over 5 years ago by Rob Orsini on O'Reilly Ruby.
I’m finishing up O’Reilly’s Rails Cookbook and wanted to get another round of technical reviewers involved. Please contact me if you&...

Rails Cookbook: Released


over 5 years ago by Rob Orsini on O'Reilly Ruby.
The Rails Cookbook is finally available! I wasn’t sure how the timing of the book’s production schedule and that of the release of Rails 1.2...

On the O'Reilly book production process


over 5 years ago by Rob Orsini on O'Reilly Ruby.
a comment and response from my blog entry announcing the release of the Rails Cookbook: by Leonard Richardson on 27 Jan 01:22 Rob, congratulations! Everyone...

North Bay Ruby Users group: first meeting


over 5 years ago by Rob Orsini on O'Reilly Ruby.
I’m pleased to announce a new Ruby Users Group for folks north of San Francisco (or who like to go to Sebastopol, CA): the North Bay Ruby Users Group...