InfoQ: DataMapper Turns the Big 1.0
Since my visit to RailsConf in June I have been pursuing various topics to write about for InfoQ. I have been particularly interested in DataMapper and the fact that version 1.0 has been released.
My Top 10 iPad Applications
I know more and more people who are buying iPads almost daily. I get asked what applications I recommend for the device.
My Updated Developer Podcast List
My appetite for podcasts is always growing but my interests routinely change.? I don?t listen to many .NET-specific podcasts any longer, but more along the lines of software craftsmanship, Mac/iPhone, Python and Ruby development.? I hike about an hour a day to try to stay somewhat fit and always have...
App Inventor for Android, VB Revisited
Google announced a new product today, App Inventor for Android. This is a development environment for creating applications on Android, only you don?t need to be a developer, says Google:
Bootstrapping Your Ideas
As an individual entrepreneur it is sometimes hard to get things done with our limited time in a day and limited financial resources. I find it helpful to have a large base of contacts which I know well and can reach out to when I need a hand, but timing...
Install Consolas Font for Use in Xcode
Coming from the Microsoft development world I have gotten really accustomed to using their Consolas font in Visual Studio. ?When moving over to the Mac I wanted to have the same font in Xcode. ?A bit of searching around the web I found a great resource,?Install Microsoft?s Consolas Font on...
Design Lessons from the Apple Store
I recently visited the Apple store in Farmington, CT because I was having a problem with my iPhone 3GS.? I own many Apple products and happy with them all. The area we live is not located near any Apple store so I buy my Apple products from the Apple web...
RailsConf 2010
RailsConf 2010 was this past week in Baltimore, MD. I decided to make the trip down from CT since it was only about 5 hours by train. Many people have already covered the conference around the interwebs and I am not doing it here.
To Rails 3 or Not to Rails 3, That Is The Question
The release of the web framework, Ruby on Rails 3, may lead to some pretty interesting decisions for current Rails developers. The description of Rails 3 from the Agile Web Development with Rails 4th Edition (beta) book from the Pragmatic Programmers web site sums it up pretty well: