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how rails depends on treetop, and how I found that out

I’m working on a project where I think I’ll be using a parser library so I’ve been looking at the options. One thing I’ve noticed is that treetop is installed when Rails is installed. I didn’t know why, though, so … Continue reading

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A JSON Column Coder for Rails 3.1

Rails 3.1 has a serialize function that can take a custom column coder. A custom coder needs to have dump and load methods set, or else it will be recognized as a required type for the built-in YAML coder called … Continue reading

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Resources for Learning Rails

Here is a list of a few awesome sites offering tools for learning Rails: PeepCode Pricing: Starts at $12 for one screencast; Twitter: @peepcode and @topfunky I bought my first PeepCode screencast back in 2008, before Rails and Merb merged. … Continue reading

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Rails Mnemonic: Scaffold Actions

Over the last week I’ve been learning how to quickly develop simple applications in Rails without looking at API documentation. Each day I’ve been starting from scratch and seeing what I can create in an hour, only consulting documentation when … Continue reading

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Rails 3 and merb slices

I’m at the Merb and Rails 3 community forum with Yehuda Katz and Matt Amionetti right now. It’s an event with no agenda; they just opened the floor to questions. I asked them a couple of questions about Merb slices. … Continue reading

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