Archive for December, 2005

Rails hits 1.0!!

Congratulations are in order for the Rails team as they have now hit the big number 1.0!With the latest version comes a revamp of their site too. If you already have Ruby with Gems installed then simply run: gem install rails –include-dependencies Or if not then you can download all you need from the Ruby [...]

ElementTree

For those not in the know ElementTree is a Python API created by Fredrik Lundh to handle XML data in a simple, clean and powerful way. However, unlike the more complicated non-pythonic modules such as SAX and DOM – it is not included in the core Python installation. If you’ve any experience with using Python [...]

New Ruby forum at MySQL

MySQL AB have created a new forum for Ruby developers over at their main site. All you Ruby developers out there converge on the place and make it a bustling community. MySQL are giving a prime oppurtunity to get your voices heard so take advantage of it now! Ruby forum at MySQL.

Java reaching the end of the road?

An article over at the Register offers up a number of interesting points on the future of Java. Yes, I know its been said many times that Java’s days are numbered, but with the increasing availability and popularity of languages like Python & Ruby. What the report also points out is and Java’s increasingly complex [...]