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Sugary Adapters

Very recently, Simon Harris had an idea: nil? for Ambition. Tasty sugar.

Let’s figure out what it takes to make

User.select { |x| x.nil? }

behave just like

46. Ruby Idioms Part 6

In this screencast you will learn about inject, splat operator and include? methods and how it is used in Ruby idioms.

45. Spaceship operator in Ruby

In this screencast you will learn the basics of spaceship operator <=> in Ruby.

Active Youtube

ActiveYoutube is a gem to access YouTube API using ActiveResource. This gem wraps code from our previous post on extending ActiveResource to access YouTube.

44. Threequal operator in Ruby

In this screencast you will learn about === operator in Ruby.

A Ruby on Rails application with no database

If you have a project that has no database (it may be hitting a web service), you will want to remove ActiveRecord, ActiveResource, and ActionMailer.To do this, uncomment the line in environment.rb19 # Skip frameworks you're not going to use (only works if using vendor/rails).20 # To use Rails without a database, you must remove the Active Record framework21 config.frameworks -= [ :

43. Ruby Idioms Part 5

In this screencast you will learn about parallel assignment, Regexp operators . and + and Ruby idiom that uses Regexp.

42. Ruby Basics

In this screencast you will learn about $0, __FILE__ and __LINE__ and how it is used in Rails.

41. Ruby Idioms Part 4

In this screencast you will learn about the splat operator in Ruby.

40. Ruby Idioms Part 2 & 3

In this screencast you will learn about ruby idioms that uses |= and ||= operators.

Rails | Rails Fire

Rails

8 Ruby and Rails Jobs for May 2010

Need a new Ruby or Rails job? They're getting posted daily on jobs.rubynow.com but we've got 8 special ones of our own that have come in via the Ruby Inside jobs board. Jobs this month come from the United Kingdom and the US and, as is proving typical, are Rails heavy.

Ignite RailsConf – Pre-Conference Lightning Talks on June 6, 2010

ignitebaltimore.pngBaltimore's Rails community is welcoming this year's RailsConf with an un-official pre-party the evening before RailsConf begins: Ignite RailsConf.

Chargify: Rails Powered Recurring Billing Service With An ActiveResource API

Over the last couple of months, a new billing and subscription company - Chargify - have been popping up around the Web 2.0, SaaS, and Rails scenes. Notably, Chargify's CEO is Lance Walley, co-founder of Rails hosting company Engine Yard.

The Ruby Show 104: Something New

In this monumental episode, Jason and Dan announce both the end of something old and the beginning of something new, and of course cover all the latest Ruby and Rails news.

Episode 104: Something New

Episode #104: Something new. I’m sad to say that this will be the last episode of the Rails Envy podcast. I’m happy to say that Dan and I will be doing The Ruby Show which will follow the same general flow of Rails Envy. There’s no need to update your feeds (though you can if you’d like) because the feed will redirect for the foreseeable future. We’ve also got some other fun stuff planned like The Dev Show so stay tuned!

Rails and Merb Merge: The Anniversary (Part 1 of 6)

A year ago today, we announced that Rails and Merb would merge. At the time, there was much skepticism about the likelihood of the success of this endeavor. Indeed, The most common imagery invoked by those who learned about our plans was a unicorn.

6 Ruby Jobs To Check Out for September 2009

Looking for a Ruby/Rails job in Texas, California, Florida, Illinois, or Texas? We might have want you want in this post. This is perhaps the most diverse set of states featured in a Ruby Inside job post - usually it's just California and New York! It seems Ruby and Rails are now finding a full-time billing in a whole new set of companies.

5 Ruby-related Blogs for August

Here’s your monthly dose of Ruby Blogs:

Rails 2.3 Released - Summary of Features

Here’s a list of the major new features in Rails v2.3 (most recent first):

News Release: RailsConf Opens Registration and Spotlights Rails' Next Generation: Rails 3 - Merges Rails and Merb

Sebastopol, CA, January 26, 2009 - Want to see Rails 3 roll out? O’Reilly Media and Ruby Central have opened registration for RailsConf 2009, happening May 4-7, 2009, at the Las Vegas Hilton. RailsConf, the official event for the Ruby on Rails community, will showcase the latest developments in the merger of Rails and Merb into Rails 3.

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