Weekends are always so much better for writing code than Mondays are.

  • The Hobo Cookbook - Guidance for folks who want to use the Hobo framework for Rails.

  • Using DTrace to observe the SQL statements on a live running MySQL database - Something I've missed from SQL Server. Here's instructions to make it easy in OS X.

  • Non-test code is trivial - Yes, testing is hard.

  • Elements of Ruby Style - An attempt at a Ruby style guide. In my experience, such things lead only to arguments or concentration on form over function, but hey, maybe this one will be different. (via RubyFlow)

  • Validating slugs against existing routes in Rails - Useful if you allow unadorned /:user-supplied-id routes.

  • Multiselect control in Rails with a Many to Many relationship - One of several guides out there on this subject.

  • suprails - "Super Rails" command that comes with its own DSL to let you install gems, freeze rails, set up git, and perform other pre-coding steps.

  • Response Splitting Risk - A security issue in Rails is causing new point versions to come out. Here's the 2.0.5 release announcement.

  • JavaScript: TraceMonkey - Instructions for turning on the new, faster JavaScript engine in Firefox 3.1 beta 1.