Deployment Screencast Coming!
I just finished recording screencast where I take a CentOS 4.5 server and create a deployment server. I got the idea of doing this when I was fiddling with different deployment scenario. I picked CentOS not because I like it, but because it’s what most of VPS providers are using. However, I’m compiling everything from the source, so it really doesn’t matter what distro it is.
I’m going to edit this during my vacation starting this Wednesday and post it on Monday. Stay tuned!
RailsConf 2007 Video - DHH Keynote
With a baby and a pregnant wife, it was impossible for me to attend RailsConf 2007. I’ve been looking for videos, but none was really available online. The only thing I could find was DHH’s keynote in two parts. It’s not the whole thing, but just a taste…
Regular Expression (RegEx) Screencast
Regular expression (regex) is a vital component we all need to learn, but it’s not always fun. The screencast below is a quick run down of the basics.
Link here…
I’ll continue to post screencasts for easy learning.
**UPDATE**
I stumbled on even better tutorial from of all places, Microsoft. Here are the links.
Using Regular Expression Part 1
Using Regular Expression Part 2
SQL on Rails
This has to be the one of the funniest site I’ve seen. Their screencast is also hilarious. I especially loved their MS-DOS reference. Take a look, it’s great!
Screencasts
If a picture is worth thousand words and a video is worth thousands of pictures, then why wouldn’t you use the most effective form of communication? If someone can demonstrate something for me rather than hand me his notes, wouldn’t I learn lot faster and better?
This is why I prefer screencasts and live seminar over reading a magazine or a book.
Railscasts is a screencast by Ryan Bates and released three times a week. Unlike anyone else, he releases episodes on regular timely basis. They’re all interesting, fun and extremely informative for anyone regardless of their level. They’re all also FREE!
For more in-depth learning, there’s Peepcode. Peepcode is not free, but you get lot more than what you pay for. Each episode is $9 but you get a rather substantial discount when you buy in bulk. I know it’s cheap, but don’t let the price fool you, you really do get lot more.
Both Railscasts and Peepcode are about Rails, but if you’re focused more on Ruby like me, there’s Rubyology.com by Chris Matthieu. His screencasts cover basic fundamentals in Ruby. They’re great for beginning Ruby and I highly recommend it although the quality of the video and the audio can at times be very rough.
Have fun learning!
Developers Are Moving Away From Windows
According to a survey by Evans Data, Windows is losing ground with developers. In my previous entry, I mentioned the cost of being a .NET developer. I guess I’m not the only one sick and tired of Microsoft’s practices.
What’s even more exciting is that Ruby usage is expected to gain 50% within coming year. I expect the growth to accelerate now that the technology is where it makes sense to write apps for web.
Editor for Windows
No, it’s not TextMate, but I found RoRED to be the best text editor for Ruby on Rails if you’re using a Windows machine (why?). It’s clean, straight-forward and does provide a good set of functionalities without too much clutter.
It can be downloaded at www.plasmacode.com for free. You know, it’s true that everything good in life are free.
Check it out for yourself.
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