Links from September 2009
Google Chrome Frame
This sounds promising:
Google Chrome Frame is an early-stage open source plug-in that seamlessly brings Google Chrome’s open web technologies and speedy JavaScript engine to Internet Explorer.
jQuery Evented Programming Primer
Excellent post by John Nunemaker on how he’s using the observer pattern to clean up his Javascript.
Filestore Cache Expires_in Plugin
Adds an :expires option to filestore caching in Rails–I’ll definitely have to try this out on this site, as standard cache expiration using sweepers and observers is a huge pain.
The Facts on Winning the Lottery
Two word summary: you won’t.
Powerball and Mega Millions lotteries generate greater prizes by increasing the odds against winning; from the usual near-certain 14,000,000 to one to 175,000,000 to one. In other words, you’d have a better chance of picking a Russian at random and getting Prime Minister Putin.
Why You Should Switch from Subversion to Git
Scott Chacon delves into why you should switch to Git. Once you switch to Git, make sure to try out my Git workflow.
A Deeper Look to mod_rewrite for Apache
An excellent run-through of how to use mod_rewrite. I’ll definitely be referring to this in the future.
That’s Not a Memory Leak, It’s Bloat
Excellent post by the team over at EngineYard on common memory issues in Rails, as well as how to fix them. Also be sure to check out the comments below, as there are a lot more suggestions on how to improve your app.
Compiling Ruby, RubyGems, and Rails on Snow Leopard
Dan Benjamin walks through how to install Ruby, RubyGems, and Rails on Snow Leopard. Also be sure to check out his other Snow Leopard guides for Mercurial, Git, and MySQL.