Busy weekend on the Intertubes…

  • TorqueBox v2.0.0.beta2 Released - This software for setting up a JBoss/JRuby based application server is moving along with a more current JRuby, among other changes.
  • Capybara 2.0 and ambiguous matches - Potentially big API change coming in Capybara 2.0; take a look if you've got a big Capybara test suite.
  • Git in the Trenches - Scenario-based training on how to use git.
  • Trello - List-of-list management tool that got a burst of HackerNews publicity last week. Other tools along the same lines if you're in the market: Blossom and AgileZen.
  • Firebug 1.9.0 - has been released. Here's a list of the new features.
  • Yak Shaving - Josh Susser explains yak shaving for the layman. (Also see the classic email on the subject.)
  • 17 Years Later, The Internet Still Sucks - Why yes, yes it does. If you can't buy reliable net service in NYC for $$$, I sure can't get it here for any amount I can afford.
  • Ak47 - General purpose reloader. Want to restart thin or mongrel or whatever every time some directory changes? Now you can.
  • ngx_zeromq - "a transport module which allows nginx to use ZeroMQ message-oriented transport layer while communicating with upstream servers." I am informed by my sysadmin guy that this is awesome.
  • Underscore.js - Spiffy new site for this JavaScript utility library.
  • Hubot Minecraft - Set your Hubot chat bot loose on your Minecraft server.
  • TextMate 2 .tm_properties - Some cobbled together documentation on the settings files for the new TextMate.
  • Introducing Nettuts+ Fetch - Sublime Text 2 plugin to let you grab remote assets into a new project.
  • Radiant 1.0.0 Release Candidate 4 - Getting close to a 1.0 release on this CMS.
  • Accessing application session in capybara - Where was this a year ago when I needed it?
  • issues - CLI interface to GitHub issues.
  • titlus.js - JavaScript libary to handle things like animating the document title with various messages.
  • csv-mapper - Builds on CSV/FasterCSV to make it easier to map CSV files to Ruby structs or ActiveRecord models.
  • Smooth Sync for Cloud Calendar - If you're on OS X Lion and use an Android device, you need this.
  • respondto.it - Service for stubbing and debugging web hooks that expect to get back JSON or XML. You can also deploy your own copy via Heroku if you don't want to depend on the existing one.
  • switch_user - User impersonation that works with devise or authlogic.
  • New Year - Updated Ubuntu Rails Setup - Everything you need to get started on Ubuntu 11.10.
  • Fbootstrapp - Bootstrap-based styling for Facebook applications. Looks useful, even if the documentation is a bit uncertain how many 'p's should be in the name.
  • The GitHub Job Interview - beats the hell out of programming trivia questions.