Two days ago, Phusion (@phusion_nl on Twitter) announced the release of Passenger 2.2.0, a significant update to the dream-come-true Apache module for deploying Rack-based Ruby applications (including Rails, Sinatra, and Ramaze apps). The big deal? It now supports Nginx too. Yes, you can…
Two days ago, Google announced the release of Java support on its App Engine service (a system that allows you to run Web apps on Google's infrastructure). And.. what runs on Java that we care about? JRuby!
It took JRuby guru Ola Bini…
The "longer than average release candidate phase" is now over and Rails 2.3.2 (don't ask about the .2) has been released. At least, the gems have been pushed to RubyForge and you can now install it with gem install rails,…
Back in January, Planet Argon (a company with a very long history in developing and hosting Rails apps) launched a Rails Hosting Survey. They wanted to find out stuff about Rails developers, their deployment requirements, their experience, what tools they use, and…
It was over a month ago that Rails 2.3 Release Candidate 1 was released with the note that it'd be a "longer than average release candidate phase" due to all of the amazing things that are going in to 2.3. So…
If you're a Rails developer, the current recession needn't be too hard.. well, depending on where you live! There are quite a few good Rails jobs going out there. If you're looking for one you're in the right place! Recently…
Welcome to the latest in our new series - Rails Industry News - where we focus on the latest from companies that either depend entirely on or significantly use Rails. We want to highlight what's going on in the industry without…
David Heinemeier Hansson has announced the release of Rails 2.3 Release Candidate 1 (RC1). In a break from the usual rush from RC to a final release, David says that due to the substantial nature of this update this will probably…
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Peter Cooper on January 15, 2009 :
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Welcome to the first in a new series of posts - "Rails Industry Updates" - where we focus on the latest news from companies that either depend entirely on Rails or who are significant users of Rails. This series acts as a…
Back in the days of Rails 1.x, one of the most influential Rails websites was The Rails Way that was run by Rails core team members Jamis Buck and Michael Koziarski. The purpose of the site was to help teach early Rails…
The definitive Rails reference - a gazllion pages long and awesome throughout. A true Rails "bible."
An awesomely illustrated Rails book for beginners - a great way to learn Rails
The 3rd edition of the canonical Rails book from Sam Ruby, Dave Thomas, and David Heinemeier Hansson, the creator of Rails himself.