Dev stuff 001

Ruby and teh' Rails

- Rob Connery - on why he likes ruby http://bit.ly/ddQW4U http://bit.ly/aUouBz - Opinion piece on why he loves ruby: http://bit.ly/aaEOFk - Threads in ruby: http://bit.ly/9O4JnQ - Rails 3.0 RC1: http://bit.ly/dso1iT - Boost rails performance: http://bit.ly/cpWyfs - Roadmap for learning rails: http://bit.ly/c8kTC7 - Ruby shootout (comparisons of 8 implementations): http://bit.ly/a40ylo - Opinion piece on his perspectives on difficulties with Ruby: http://bit.ly/dy6vJp - Ex-Microsoft devs talk about why they switched: http://bit.ly/dqixEq

teh' .NET

- Flexible method args: http://bit.ly/bxKUjU - C# Dynamic features: http://bit.ly/aqfyBl - For a good laugh: http://bit.ly/cTPx6Q

API:

- REST anti-patterns: http://bit.ly/c20zRb - Writing bulletproof Apps with API Errorpoints: http://bit.ly/bhcBzZ - Designing Ruby APIs (I cried when I saw this - +1 to unicorn tears): http://bit.ly/9BJoN5

Code Theory / Engineering:

- Your code sucks: http://bit.ly/aA1t8M - How grep got its name: http://bit.ly/d2G8T4 - What does HREF stand for: http://bit.ly/9BIKqp - Should developers have access to prod: http://bit.ly/a6WgKj

Storage / Database / SQL / NoSQL:

- NoSQL on the Microsoft platform: http://bit.ly/9WD6K1 - CouchDB HTML5/Javascript app: http://bit.ly/9o3z2Z

Productivity:

- Public links for dropbox files: http://bit.ly/a65rn2 - Enable Ctrl+V windows command prompt: http://bit.ly/dabAh5 - Turn your task list into a RPG - http://bit.ly/a1nCdC - How to run a meeting: http://bit.ly/ayuVrw - Helps you clean up your GitHub watchlist: http://bit.ly/aDCNCE

Sources:

programmableweb.com lifehacker.com blog.wekeroad.com randsinrepose.com yehudakatz.com devshow podcast rubyshow podcast herdingcode podcast