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Patches for rubyspec, jruby and paperclip all accepted. Woot!
Whoa, new version of OpenOffice.org Writer started to act like vim.
Ready to eat some apple donuts at the apple orchard.
@redsquirrel I'm having trouble reproducing the threading bug in ConnectionPool we found yesterday. Want to post the code on gist?
Hacking on trunk ActiveRecord connection pooling with @redsquirrel. Finding parts that aren't thread safe yet.
Submitted my first rubyspec and JRuby patch.
@redsquirrel What part of BackgroundDRb needs to be ported to JRuby? DRb just works. Are there C extensions?
At the local Caribou Coffee getting some code ready for public consumption.
Never thought I'd enjoy working with Excel's API, but JRuby plus Java's Excel libraries have me smiling. Excel with a ruby feel rocks.
Rails app is being pen tested. Wonder what would happen if I fired back using our grid. :-)
Installing ubuntu because I can't bring myself to do development on Windows.
@petdance Not really, many gems only have dependencies on other gems required for using the gem. I'd like to specify gems needed to develop.
gems need to have optional dependencies specified for testing only
Catching up on ruby screen/pod casts.
Found a macbook pro + vim user and a cluster of ubuntu people on the train today. Ideas brewing...
@synodinos Yes that's what I mean. Most recently searching for "jruby thread | threading". Trying to find "The Futures of Ruby Threading".
I have an abusive relationships with databases. I think it's the result of never having to deal with DBAs. I'd rather use than protect.
dynamic finders abuse find_or_create_by_deal_id_and_pool_code_and_pool_name
Why is the googlability of InfoQ so low.