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InfoQ Article: Introduction to ActiveMessaging
The maintainer of ActiveMessaging for Ruby on Rails gives a comprehensive and informative introduction to his open-source framework, which enables enterprise messaging technologies to be easily integrated with Ruby on Rails applications, and is getting support from noted industry leaders such as James Strachan and Jon Tirsen.
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Must Java Have an Answer to Rails?
There are two trends playing themselves out in response to this question. First there is the concept of simply running the Ruby language and in turn Rails under the JVM. Bloggers have been discussing the other concept of creating comparable frameworks in Java that catch the secret combination.
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Healthcare Startup Takes Rails Mainstream
Guest-writer Brian Ketelsen speaks to Aaron Batalion of RevolutionHealth.com, a Ruby on Rails-powered startup that is making waves in the healthcare industry and it turns out they are also making waves in the Rails world. Find out why in this InfoQ exclusive interview.
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Rails for Java Developers Review and Excerpt
Rails for Java Programmers, by Stuart Halloway and Justin Gehtland, teaches the Rails framework to Java developers. InfoQ is hosting an exclusive excerpt including sections on controllers, core classes, and unit testing. We are also pleased to provide a review of the title by Java Editor Rob Thornton.
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User-Centric Development Approaches: What's Next?
On her Creating Passionate Users blog, Kathy Sierra recently envisioned software that's not just usable, but transparent, helping users achieve "flow" in their work without intrusive distractions, delays or constraints. Perhaps end-user "flow" is the next big differentiator - and if so, what will the development processes look like that support the creation of such software?
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Interview: David Black on the Success of Ruby
Noted Ruby community leader and author David Black puts the success of Ruby and the growth of its community in historical perspective, why Matz is an optimal custodian for the language, and the overall success of Ruby and Rails and related conferences. We also discuss David's book Ruby for Rails, and why it's needed at this time by the Rails community.
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Ruby on Rails 1.2 deepens support to REST and Unicode
Tapping into advanced features of the HTTP protocol, the Rails team enhances the flexibilty and interoperability of derived apps, while providing guidance to optimal use of controllers. Combine this with proper UTF-8 support and a growing team of contributors, and Ruby on Rails is ready for 2007 and beyond.
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Flex and Rails Integration on Many Fronts
Several projects to leverage Adobe Flex from Ruby on Rails are very active lately. Here is a rundown of what's up, and plenty of links.
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Quick Interview with Martin Sadler of WorkingWithRails.com
WorkingWithRails.com is the largest directory of people involved with Rails on the web and a real success story for its creator, Martin Sadler. InfoQ asks him about the site and its effect on the community, and about challenges he's faced in its development.
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Ruby Test Integration With CruiseControl.net
Brent Heinz shows how to integrate your Ruby on Rails test suite into your CruiseControl build process so you can see the test results in the web dashboard.
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Deploy Rails on Microsoft IIS
Brent Heinz's installer packages Shane Careveo's Fast-CGI ISAPI filter in conjuction with Ionic's Rewrite ISAPI filter and custom IIS scripts. It's a complete solution for hosting your Ruby on Rails application under IIS on Windows XP/Server 2003.
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InfoQ Article: DrySQL ORM for Rails
In this exclusive article, Bryan Evans of the DrySQL project explains how to avoid situations where you're averse to changing your database schema, because of the resulting effort to change your app code.
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Follow the Progress of JRuby on Rails
Charles Nutter has been keeping an updated page of Rails test run results with JRuby that is showing how much progress has been made towards the goal of a fully-functioning JRuby on Rails.
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Rails 1.2 Release Candidate Announced
The long-anticipated release of Rails 1.2 begins this week with the announcement of Release Candidate 1, with final release expected within a few weeks. InfoQ summarizes the announcement.
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JRuby brings Rails applications to Glassfish
It is now possible to deploy Ruby on Rails applications on Glassfish. Utilizing JRuby and its growing support for Rails, Glassfish can now be used as a production platform, allowing a more robust and scalable deployment platform.