added: (2010-03-10 03:40:29) | Category: Technology
typed_accessors version 0.3.0 has been released!
Typed accessors creates a set of accessors with a predefined typed.
Often when dealing with webservices all the data comes back as
strings, but you really want to be working with these things as
numbers or dates. Manually converting them is duplicati
http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=36570
added: (2010-03-10 03:20:23) | Category: Technology
temperature version 1.1.0 has been released!
Temperature makes it easy to deal with temperatures in Ruby, but
adding mixin methods to numbers and strings.
This was inspired by using Ruby to manipulate data from my home
weather station, and wanting it to keep track of the units for me so
that I di
http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=36569
added: (2010-03-10 03:20:23) | Category: Technology
thermostat version 1.0.0 has been released!
Thermostat.rb is an attempt to build an easy to use ruby api around
the web services provided by the Proliphix line of network
thermostats. Their API is documented at
http://www.proliphix.com/Documentation.aspx.
The code is tested on the NT20e unit, whic
http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=36568
added: (2010-03-10 00:00:27) | Category: Technology
Version 3.0.0 is out.
Bugfixes and upgrade to Rails 2.3.5 for the web gui.
http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=36566
added: (2010-03-10 00:00:25) | Category: Technology
RDF.rb is a pure-Ruby library for working with Resource Description Framework (RDF) data.
This is the first generally useful release of the library.
http://rdf.rubyforge.org/
http://blog.datagraph.org/2010/03/rdf-for-ruby
http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=36567
added: (2010-03-09 14:40:05) | Category: Technology
Ruby User Groups (RUGs, for short) are typically informal organizations put together to encourage Ruby developers with certain areas to get together, share ideas, and, often, to have some fun. If you're lacking for inspiration or want to get to know some Rubyists within certain parts of the world (or
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RubyInside/~3/pDAd67kB7mw/how-to-find-ruby-user-groups-3067.html
added: (2010-03-09 12:20:20) | Category: Technology
test-unit version 2.0.7 has been released!
Test::Unit 2.x - Improved version of Test::Unit bundled in
Ruby 1.8.x.
Ruby 1.9.x bundles minitest not Test::Unit. Test::Unit
bundled in Ruby 1.8.x had not been improved but unbundled
Test::Unit (Test::Unit 2.x) will be improved actively.
Changes:
### 2.
http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=36565
added: (2010-03-08 22:20:27) | Category: Technology
TZInfo version 0.3.17 has been released (based on version 2010e of the underlying tz data).
Gem, zip and tar.gz files can be found at http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=894. You can use 'gem update' to upgrade if you already have the tzinfo gem installed.
Changes in this release:
* Updated to tzd
http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=36564
added: (2010-03-08 22:00:17) | Category: Technology
Vagrant is a Ruby-based tool for building and deploying virtualized development environments. It uses Oracle's open-source VirtualBox virtualization system along with the Chef configuration management engine along with lots of Ruby goodness to automate the creation and provisioning of virtual machine
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RubyInside/~3/7KtDxmnK6T0/vagrant-ruby-powered-virtualbox-vm-building-and-provisioning-3059.html
added: (2010-03-06 17:40:18) | Category: Technology
New release of Symbian Ruby based on version 1.9.1 patch level 378 is available. See www.ruby-lang.org for release details.
http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=36560
added: (2010-03-05 21:40:46) | Category: Technology
The importance of wireframing and prototyping in designing process is more than significant. These tools enable you to explore different ideas and test them before proceeding with next stages in the process. FlairBuilder, a tool for wireframing and prototyping can ease the job of creating interactive
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JankoAtWarpSpeed/~3/48J8kn-FYaQ/post.aspx
added: (2010-03-03 13:40:41) | Category: Technology
Over the years I’ve played key roles in many software projects. Although I have had many successes there are only a few which were truly memorable. On average I probably do a very exciting project every three years. I would say that’s above industry standards :) Last week we released Zend Serv
http://andigutmans.blogspot.com/2010/03/why-im-truly-and-geekishly-excited.html
added: (2010-03-02 17:20:23) | Category: Technology
I'm pretty excited about Pivotal's JavaScript testing framework, Jasmine. The same folks who brought us Screw.Unit have upped their game. You still get the RSpec-style JavaScript DSL that you know and love, but Jasmine's a bit leaner and meaner, has a more robust architecture under the hood, and is
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/relevance-llc/~3/1jFdINUr17A/jasmine-for-javascript-testing-it-s-screw-unit
added: (2010-03-02 16:20:05) | Category: Technology
JRuby is undoubtedly the most mature of the alternative Ruby implementations. Supporting Ruby 1.8.7 and 1.9.1 (mostly!) and JIT compilation, JRuby is already in use in mission critical Ruby apps and runs scarily fast on the JVM. In this interview with JRuby core member, Charles Nutter, we dig deep in
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RubyInside/~3/McuPuZSIheA/in-depth-jruby-qa-what-makes-jruby-tick-in-2010-2971.html
added: (2010-03-02 00:41:03) | Category: Technology
A few weeks ago I started a new side project (a string-figure catalog, not yet ready for an audience, sadly), and I figured it would be a good opportunity to dabble in the new goodies in Rails 3. It’s been a fun experience, for the most part, but I’ll save my “wins and fails” for a separate p
http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/2010/3/2/unobtrusive-yet-explicit
added: (2010-03-01 17:40:42) | Category: Technology
Greasemonkey scripts let you improve your web experience by adding additional functionalities for any kind of website. And our favorite video site, YouTube is not an exception. In total, hundreds of YouTube scripts are available but there are some, which every video lover should install like the scri
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gtricksrss/~3/JaFAwjGDImw/
added: (2010-03-01 12:40:25) | Category: Technology
After a slightly longer than usual interval, I can finally announce that a new release of Ruby DICOM is finally ready!
This release contains a lot of feature additions & compatibility improvements that results in a significantly matured and improved Ruby DICOM toolkit.
As for compatibility, the
http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=36532
added: (2010-03-01 12:20:21) | Category: Technology
rubyforge version 2.0.4 has been released!
A script which automates a limited set of rubyforge operations.
* Run 'rubyforge help' for complete usage.
* Setup: For first time users AND upgrades to 0.4.0:
* rubyforge setup (deletes your username and password, so run sparingly!)
* edit ~/.rubyforg
http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=36531
added: (2010-02-28 05:00:17) | Category: Technology
ZiK is an audio player.
The major novelty is global hotkeys.
This version brings some graphical interface improvements. All reported bugs are fixed.
Changelog can be seen at http://zik.rubyforge.org/git?p=zik.git;a=blob;f=doc/ChangeLog;hb=44fb9301acf9802c42776f103f372cb6eba6eb4b
http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=36518
added: (2010-02-28 03:40:19) | Category: Technology
The latest version of the Ruby ParseConfig library 0.5.2 is now available. The following changes have been applied:
The latest version of Ruby ParseConfig library is now available. This release has the following changes:
Sat Feb 27, 2010 - v0.5.2
- Re-releasing under MIT License.
- Fixed issue wit
http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=36517