TextMate Tip – The Ruby Bundle by Ciarán Walsh
The Ruby bundle is a large collection of automations that will help you write and run Ruby code. If you are a Rails user, switch the language menu at the bottom of each editor window to "Ruby on Rails" to gain access to these automations plus those defined in the Rails bundle.
Beginners Tutorial: Routing in Rails 2.0 (with REST) - Part 1, 2, 3 and 4 by darynholmes
This is a series for beginners wanting to learn about routing in Rails 2.0. This first post is aimed at exploring the behaviour of routing in Rails. It examines what happens when the routing system is given a certain URL. Future posts will examine the ‘hows’ and ‘whys’ of this behaviour.
Getting Started with Web Service Mocking from soapUI.org
…create mock implementations of operations and entire services with a combination of static response messages combined with Groovy scripts, attachments and custom http headers. This opens for a number of usage scenarios, including:
* Rapid Web Services Prototyping; generate a complete static mock implementation from a WSDL in seconds and add dynamic functionality using Groovy.
* Client testing/development; create mock implementations of desired operations and set up a number of alternative responses (including scripts, attachments and custom http headers). Clients can be developed and tested without access to the "live" services. Responses can be cycled, randomized or selected with XPath expression from incoming request
* Test Driven Development; Create soapUI TestSuitesa and TestCases against MockServices before or during the actual services being implemented
Distributed Version Control Systems: A Not-So-Quick Guide Through by Sebastien Auvray
Since Linus Torvalds presentation at Google about git in May 2007, the adoption and interest for Distributed Version Control Systems has been constantly rising. We will introduce the concept of Distributed Version Control, see when to use it, why it may be better than what you're currently using, and have a look at three actors in the area: git, Mercurial and Bazaar.
Groovy, JRuby, Jython, Scala: Who Wins the Script Bowl? from Seapegasus Blog
Script Bowl was indeed what the caption promised, a rapid-fire comparison of scripting languages. Four developers took on the challenge to convince the audience of their language of choice — in only three minutes per round. Guillaume LaForge represented Groovy, Charles Nutter represented JRuby, Frank Wierzbicki represented Jython, and Jorge Ortiz represented Scala.
Ruby Project Tree from Jay Fields
I was recently asked: How would you structure a (non-Rails) Ruby project?
Here's a list of the things I generally do when creating a new project
OSGi for beginners by Joseph Ottinger
The Seven-Word and Twenty-Four-Second explanations of OSGi
OSGi is a component framework for Java.
The twenty-four second explanation: OSGi is a framework for Java in which units of resources called bundles can be installed. Bundles can export services or run processes, and have their dependencies managed, such that a bundle can be expected to have its requirements managed by the container. Each bundle can also have its own internal classpath, so that it can serve as an independent unit, should that be desireable. All of this is standardized such that any valid OSGi bundle can theoretically be installed in any valid OSGi container.
Pragmatic Caching - a simple Cache Configuration Model for Spring by Mario Gleichmann
We’ve come up with a very pragmatic solution with a declarative style for cache configuration and a more programmatic style for handling caching behaviour.
A tutorial introduction to git from kernel.org
This tutorial explains how to import a new project into git, make changes to it, and share changes with other developers.
And part two
The goal of this tutorial is to introduce two fundamental pieces of git's architecture—the object database and the index file—and to provide the reader with everything necessary to understand the rest of the git documentation.
INTERVIEW: Dr. Yi Pan of Georgia State University from ACM Ubiquity
…what I'm saying is that if they really work hard I think they will succeed and realize their dream eventually. Success will happen. That is the story. But success means having a full happy life. Success is defined by yourself. You should consider yourself a big success if you feel happy and you are doing what you want to do. That's your success. Success may not mean holding a high official position; it may not mean big money. But it does mean lots of work, of the kind you like to do to make yourself feel happy. That's success.
