Europe

Finland's First Rails Conference – May 7, 2010

frozen_rails_logo.pngThe Frozen Rails conference is set to be Finland’s first and finest Rails conference. The conference has a high-profile line-up, and we have managed to get three core developers (Yehuda Katz, Carl Lerche, and Pratik Naik), Chris Wanstrath, and other stars to give talks at the conference.

Nearly Sold Out – Berlin JavaScript Master Class

A quick note for our European friends—especially ones who we’ll see at JSConf Europe.

Become a JavaScript Master

Our one-day JavaScript Master Class is coming to Berlin, November 9, right after JSConf.

Nearly Sold Out - Berlin JavaScript Master Class

A quick note for our European friends—especially ones who we'll see at JSConf Europe.

Become a JavaScript Master

Our one-day JavaScript Master Class is coming to Berlin, November 9, right after JSConf.

12 Interesting Upcoming Ruby and Rails Events (That Aren’t Sold Out)

Wanted to go to JRubyConf or RubyConf this year? Tough - they're sold out already. Luckily, though, there are some interesting upcoming events that you can still get in to - some online, some in multiple cities, some held in youth centers, some in hotels, and even one on a tropical island. Whew!

(Update: Removed Aloha on Rails as it has sold out - thanks to Tammer Saleh for the note.)

GitHub is Moving to Rackspace!

In just a few short weeks we will be moving GitHub to a new home at Rackspace. We’re aware of the current stability and performance issues, and we want to let you know what we’re doing about it. After all, we’re GitHub users too! The move to Rackspace will bring about a new backend architecture and a lot more servers, leading to a much improved user experience for everyone. Thanks for sticking with us through our growing pains!

Interesting Ruby Tidbits That Don’t Need Separate Posts #28

lucky-dip-shoe-anim.gifWelcome to the latest in the series of random Ruby related links I've picked up over the past few weeks. It's a crazy grab-bag of links this time around! Whatever your job, interest, or fetish, there's bound to be something in here that tickles your fancy if you're a Rubyist. Enjoy!

Bullet: An Eager Loading Adviser Plugin

bullet.pngBullet is a new Rails plugin (developed by Richard Huang) that helps you reduce the number of queries your Rails app makes, thus increasing its performance.

Why’s “Try Ruby” (Web Version of irb) Back Online

Screen shot 2009-09-02 at 19.19.38.pngTry Ruby was a Web site by Why The Lucky Stiff that provided a Web-based version of irb (the interactive ruby prompt) and

A Month in Rails

Lots of great content coming out of the community in the past month. Below you’ll find some of the most useful tutorials and libraries I’ve found over the past few weeks. These stories came directly from the Ruby5 podcast, which covers news from the Ruby and Rails community twice weekly.

Improving your Rails code

Protecting your Paperclip downloads

Way back last November when I first blogged about Paperclip I included a brief mention of hiding files behind a controller rather than simply putting them in the public directory for all to see.

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