hoodwink.d enhanced

Fri Jul 15

script.aculo.us Wishlist


A look at what’s coming in future releases of Thomas Fuchs’ script.aculo.us library.

Searchable documentation with Rails Dock


Duane Johnson has developed a Google Suggest style system powered by RubyOdeum. “This means that if you type redirect_to and wait for suggestions, you will not only see the ActionController::Base#redirect_to but also ActionController::Flash (for example) since its documentation references redirect_to.”
“ Pair programming is a learnable skill, but one often at odds with the tendencies of the sort of people who typically get into programming. Perhaps I should state this less equivocally—nerds aren’t generally good at talking. ”

Kent “Making New Friends Every Day” Beck

KISSing lessons


Courtesy of _why
Mo-at-gates

Mo at the Gates

A simple YAML configuration model

class YamlConfiguration < Builder::BlankSlate
  def initialize(yaml_file)
    @yaml_file = yaml_file
  end
  
  def method_missing(name, *args)
    yaml = YAML.load_file(@yaml_file)
    yaml[name.to_s] || nil
  end

  def authenticate(u, p)
    u == self.username and p == self.password
  end
end

Configuration = YamlConfiguration.new 
  APPLICATION_CONFIG_FILE
Sabotage