Double Shot #489

Had a modestly productive weekend, in between explosions and shrapnel.

• babelphish - Automatic YML file translation using Google Translate, for when you just need quick-and-dirty localization.


• Accessible Rails Apps - Images and Alternative Text - More advice from Brian Hogan.


• Elements of Testing Style - Noel Rappin has some suggestions on writing better tests.


• Rails Magazine #3 - The free version is available now.


• Basics: Why every rails dev should track 404 pages - Some good advice.


• Parkaby - Faster Markaby-flavored markup language.


• Beet - Thor-based modular alternative to Rails templates.


• aegis - Easy-looking role-based permissions for user models. Looks like it doesn't support multiple roles per user though.


• Rails admin interface roundup - Sarah Allen looks at ActiveScaffold and alternatives (and settles on Typus).


• dry_scaffold - A flexible scaffold generator with multiple options.


• Ripper2Ruby: modify and recompile your Ruby code - New way to parse and generate Ruby with Ruby.