Links from February 2010
Canable: The Flesh Eating Permission System
John Nunemaker releases his super-simple way to implement permissions in a Rails app. I love how this does away with a complicated role system and just deals with whether or not a user can do specific action. Simplicity at its finest.
Rack::Codehighlighter
A really clever solution to highlighting code through Rack middleware. I’m going to have to replace my current Javascript solution with this, seems a lot less kludgy.
RSpec and Sinatra Quick Start
Quick and easy way to test a Sinatra app with RSpec.
Why the iPad Can't Use Flash
Daniel Dilger goes through exactly why Flash just won’t work on a touchscreen device. I mentioned this a little while back–it’s totally unreasonable to think that applications and games developed for a mouse and keyboard can be easily ported to a completely new interface.
The Year of the Android
Charlie Sorrel:
I got a sneak peek of Flash running on a Motorola handset here at the show. It crashed.
I really hope I’ll be able to disable Flash once it comes to the Droid. Performance is going to be terrible.
A successful Git branching model
This is why I love Git so much: it makes complex workflows, like the one to which I’ve linked, really simple to implement. I can’t even imagine trying this in Subversion.