Javascript

Episode 246: AJAX History State

The new pushState function in JavaScript allows us to change the full URL with AJAX. This means the back button, reloading, and bookmark support can be easily added.

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RubyDrop: A Dropbox Clone in Ruby

Ever used Dropbox? It's awesome. A cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, and even mobile) file syncing and backup service with 2GB for free (or 2.25GB if you sign up with this link).

How Santiago Pastorino Went From Ruby Newbie to Rails Core in 2 Years

Just a month ago, David Heinemeier Hansson welcomed Rails' newest core team member, Santiago Pastorino.

Faye: Simple Pub/Sub Messaging for the Web (and Ruby!)

http://faye.jcoglan.com/Faye is an easy-to-use publish-subscribe messaging system based on the Bayeux protocol. It provides message servers for Node.js and Rack, and clients for use in Node and Ruby programs and in the browser.James Coglan

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.

Pusher: WebSocket-powered Realtime Browser Push Service for Rubyists

Pusher is a new Web service from New Bamboo that makes it easy to push data to users of your web applications "live", outside of the request response cycle. They've embraced Web Sockets technology and built a REST API to which you can post events.

Practical example of need for prototypal inheritance

Alex Sexton wrote a wonderful article about how to use inheritance pattern to manage large piece of code. His code also has a pratical need for prototypal inheritance for writing modular code.
creating standard jQuery plugin
Given below is code that does exactly what Alex’s code does.

Dragonfly: Image Handling For Champions

Dragonfly is a new(-ish!) ruby gem for handling images and other content in Ruby web apps (including Rails). “What – another one?!”.. I hear you exclaim.

prototypal inheritance in JavaScript

One of the key features of JavaScript language is its support for prototype method. This feature could be used bring inheritance in JavaScript.

Michael Fogus talks to RubyLearning’s Clojure Course Participants

On the eve of the first free, online “Clojure 101” course, Michael Kohl of RubyLearning caught up with Michael Fogus, author of the forthcoming book – The Joy of Clojure. In this interview, Michael Fogus talks to the Clojure 101 course participants on Clojure.

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