Double Shot #315
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.