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Filed under: Ruby , Rails - scott @ 9:35 pm If you get a strange error trying to start WEBrick on Windows like this [2007-11-11 20:23:42] INFO WEBrick 1.3.1 [2007-11-11 20:23:42] INFO ruby 1.8.6 [i386-mswin32] ... via Scott.hodson.blog

Beautiful Code is a different kind of O'Reilly book. First off, the cover isn't an "O'Reilly cover": Second, instead of an in-depth examination of a single topic, it's a browsable anthology of essays by a wide ... via Ned Batchelder's blog

Many articles have already been written about service-oriented architecture and Service Component Architecture , for example, see references [1] and [2]. In this article we'll focus on a freely available, open ... via SOA World Magazine

“Because they can only give you answers.”

Why do 'cool kids' choose Ruby or PHP to build websites instead of Java? By: Coach Wei Nov. via WEBSPHERE Journal

“How did you get those Tabs in your GVim widow???”

Yesterday John Lam did a keynote for the P&P Summit where he talked about the DLR, Ruby, Dynamic Languages and all that goodness. via Geek Noise

The JRuby community has announced two releases, JRuby 1.1 beta 1 and JRuby 1.0.2 JRuby 1.1b1 is the first release towards the goal of JRuby 1.1. JRuby 1.1 represents a concerted focus on speed and refinement. via Sun Bloggers

“By delivering an open, standards-based script recorder, we are facilitating unprecedented interoperability between all script-driven technologies, as well as the various departments responsible for managing an application's lifecycle”

Webmetrics, a leading provider of web performance monitoring solutions, today launched the GlobalWatch Script Recorder, the most accurate record and playback tool available for the testing and monitoring of ... via Freshnews

Since Ruby is a pure Object-Oriented Language, exceptions play a big role in the flow of control. via SitePoint Blogs

Monday, November 05, 2007 7:17 PM Ok, I got blogged out and didn't blog about the last day of sessions, but I saw a number of good ones. via .Avery Blog

It's always a fun time at RubyConf . So, when you have a 9:00am talk, what do you do the night before? Well, hack in new features, of course! At 2:30am, Tomas, John and I removed the last grotesque hack from ... via Less is better

Posted on Saturday, November 03, 2007 10:58 AM The one post of the conference that might really interest the majority of my readers. via .Avery Blog

“What if someone decides to try X with our code”

This talk was awesome. It reminds me of a talk Dave Donaldson might give if he got a little buzzed and used Ruby. via .Avery Blog

I created a Netbeans tutorial on how to develop desktop application with JRuby and Swing based on the demo I presented to Vancouver Ruby and Rails last month . via Sun Bloggers

Posted on Sunday, November 04, 2007 9:24 AM This was an awesome session. Eric is a incredible active member of the Ruby open source community and this talk was basically him talking about all of the things he ... via .Avery Blog

Posted on Saturday, November 03, 2007 1:39 PM This talk was a good time. Evan started out by stating that the goal of everyone here is total world domination... for ruby. via .Avery Blog

I meant to keep posting these after each session, but I ran out of juice and the desk seats nest to the power jacks were full all afternoon. via .Avery Blog

Paris on Rails 2007 is the premier francophone event for Ruby developers, project managers and policy makers, bien sA r! You'll find ActiveState's a sponsor, since we want to tell attendees about the cool Ruby ... via The ActiveState Blog

Posted on Friday, November 02, 2007 12:55 PM The next talk of the day was my good buddy Jim Weirich talking about Advanced Ruby Class Design. via .Avery Blog

Posted on Friday, November 02, 2007 1:54 PM I first saw this talk at the raleigh.rb and I was glad to see that Nathan used one of the ideas I sent him after watching it. via .Avery Blog

I am pleased to announced that I'm nearing completion of The Ruby Programming Language , an updated and expanded version of Matz's Ruby in a Nutshell . via Davidflanagan.com