[0 of 10] Why Ruby on Rails?
It would be an understatement to say I've been enthusiastic about Ruby on Rails for a while now. Okay, I am downright fanatic — just look at that shrine to DHH in my closet; it's plain to see that I've drunk the (ruby red) Kool-Aid.
This is the first post in a series in which I hope to share my enthusiasm and explain just what it is that I love about Ruby on Rails. Not many folks in the library world seem to be using RoR — with a few notable exceptions — and so I thought it might be of interest to folks unfamiliar with or curious about Ruby and Rails to hear some impressions from a bright-eyed newbie.
Stay tuned, folks.
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Oh no! Ruby was with you? She is being passed around I see. Guess she got you drunk on that Rails. It is a lethal drink, and if you are not careful, you'll be programming in double vision. Good luck with that!
BTW where is your actual Ruby work?
Hey Antonio,
The stuff that we're releasing under an open source license is available here:
http://diglib2.princeton.edu/projects/oss
The other stuff is in our protected repo, which you should be able to see in the dlog trac. (http://diglib2.princeton.edu/projects/diglib/browser/diglib/src/main/ruby)
I always program in double vision. Well, after a visit to the Triumph…
ArkHAM? I'm sure when you thought of the name the thoughts in your head went something like this:
"Hmm, let's see what the wifey made me for lunch today. Oooh a ham sandwich, sweet. Love that ham. I'm stoked about this Ark stuff, I gotta replace Noidman with something slick. Wow, this ham is great, a bit smoky, not very salty. I wonder if Noah when he was on the ark had visions of hams, sort of like those cartoons where a guy on a stranded island would see Bugs bunny as a chicken. I'd have eaten all the animals on the ark. Except the Chihuahuas, they are so cute, and it would remind me of the taco bell commercials. Yo, quiero Taco Bell. Wait, gotta think of a name for my Ark application. Hmm's Noah's Ark, ArkHAM, perfect. Now, I just gotta open Firefox and do a little Google search and make sure no one can make the link between Arkham and this delicious ham sandwich. I gotta thank Elizabeth for this one. Hmm, 10 new messages, mostly spam. Wait, Google mail gave me a spam recipe. Gotta send that to Elizabeth! Speaking of spam, this is no spam sandwich, I can tell you that much. Back to Google search, gotta find something to legitimize the name Arkham. That Antonio will see clearly my tricks. I have to throw him off like I have thrown everyone off of Noidman. No one can guess I named it after that Noid character in those Domino's commercials. Speaking of pizza, this ham would be great on a pizza….."
It's almost like you can read my thoughts! I had better stay on your good side.