April 17, 2009
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Sinatra has been getting a lot of attention lately as the next great (micro-)framework. In writing apps, diving in, and contributing the reasons for its existence have become more clear. Sinatra is not just a toy or a neat trick, its the best way to create simple and non-obtrusive web interfaces to sit on top of a new or existing Ruby codebase. I'll walk through the whats, whys, and tools for getting started with Sinatra.
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Nathan Sobo presents Unison, a relational modeling framework for Ruby, and June, a JavaScript version of the Unison API. Together they enable in-browser applications with consistent views of database-backed content and dynamic interaction.…[More]
April 18, 2009
The Ruby Arduino Development project brings the beauty and power of Ruby to the Arduino platform. RAD uses declarative syntax and sensible defaults. It compiles Ruby scripts for execution on the Arduino microcontroller development board.…[More]
April 18, 2009
GoGaRuCo Lightning talks emceed by Bosco So. Presenters: Jeff Smick, Tim Connor, Wolfram Arnold, Yehuda Katz, Andy Delcambre, Erik Michaels-Ober, Mislav Marohnić, Bryan Helmkamp, Pat Nakajima, Chris Lee, Max Horbul…[More]
April 18, 2009
Webrat changes the acceptance testing ROI equation. By implementing an invisible, fast browser simulator you can use from within your test framework of choice, it sidesteps most of Selenium's drawbacks while retaining the coverage value.…[More]