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Category Archives: Ruby
PHP – The World’s Best Case Against Static Compilation
Let me start off by saying first and foremost that I am NOT anti-PHP. I like PHP. PHP was my first web scripting language that I learned (I don’t count Perl as a web scripting language, because it has so … Continue reading
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No, You Probably Don’t Need Ruby on Rails
I’ve taken some flack before for being on the side of the fence that usually doesn’t favor the use of Ruby on Rails for small projects. What have I got against Rails? Absolutely nothing! It’s my platform of choice for … Continue reading
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Hamilton C Shell 2009 – The Missing Shell for Windows
Rather than get right down to the details with Hamilton C Shell 2009, I’d like to take a moment to give a bit of software history. The reason I feel this is imperative is that most people buying software today … Continue reading
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Install MySQL Gem on CentOS 5
There’s a lot of conflicting information out there on how to install the MySQL gem on CentOS 5, but it’s very easy to do. On a clean CentOS 5 install, as root, run: yum install mysql-devel gcc make gem install … Continue reading
Can't activate rubyforge (= 0.4.5) problems
If you recently updated your gems, you may see this nasty error: can’t activate rubyforge (= 0.4.5), already activated rubyforge-1.0.0] or similar. If you do, the fix is simple. Simply run: sudo gem uninstall -a rubyforge Run the command twice … Continue reading
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Installing Ruby on Debian and Ubuntu
While you can use the version of Ruby that comes with Debian and Ubuntu's repositories, you'll find it to be a bit out of date. It's probably fine for most usage, but if you're like me and like to keep … Continue reading
RMagick on Ubuntu Gusty
If you're trying to install RMagick on Ubuntu Gusty, you won't have much luck, as the new RMagick doesn't support the version of ImageMagick that Gusty currently has. To install RMagick on Gusty, run: sudo apt-get remove librmagick-ruby librmagick-ruby1.8 librmagick-ruby-doc … Continue reading
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