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Will A Java/Ruby Co-op Occur in 2007?
Ryan Tomayko recently wrote a detailed 2007 prediction on the "The Pending Ruby/Java Co-op". Java is going into 2007 with a number of interesting developments at the JVM level. Ryan considers a path were the JVM becomes a viable Ruby runtime environment.
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JRake: Ant-Killer Combo of JRuby and Rake
As JRuby becomes a viable solution for real development tasks, former ThoughtWorker Matt Foemmel is hard at work improving the world of build scripts by replacing ant with rake. He's winning fans among heavy-hitters such as Martin Fowler.
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Interview: Ryan Davis a.k.a. Zenspider
Ryan Davis, a.k.a. "Zenspider", is arguably one of the most influential Rubyists in the community. He is the author of a number of valuable open-source tools, including RubyInline and ZenTest. In this exclusive InfoQ interview, Ryan gives us a glimpse into how he has been pushing the envelope of what's possible with the Ruby language and runtime since 2000.
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Ruby Test Integration With CruiseControl.net
Brent Heinz shows how to integrate your Ruby on Rails test suite into your CruiseControl build process so you can see the test results in the web dashboard.
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Debate: JSON vs. XML as a data interchange format
The debate about JSON vs. XML as a data interchange format has begun in blogspace, following JSON inventor and architect at Yahoo Douglas Crockford's talk at XML 2006 JSON, the fat-free alternative to XML. Microsoft's XML head Mike Champion weighed in, as well as Sun's Tim Bray and many others.
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Deploy Rails on Microsoft IIS
Brent Heinz's installer packages Shane Careveo's Fast-CGI ISAPI filter in conjuction with Ionic's Rewrite ISAPI filter and custom IIS scripts. It's a complete solution for hosting your Ruby on Rails application under IIS on Windows XP/Server 2003.
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Eric Evans on why Domain-Driven Design Matters Today
Eric Evans (author of the original book on DDD) tells InfoQ why DDD matters today, how it fits into today's software development platforms, and what's been going on with DDD in the last few years. The interview is an excerpt from InfoQ's book, Domain-Driven Driven Design Quickly.
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Heckle Your Way to Better Tests
Like Jester, the Java program that inspired it, Heckle mutates your Ruby code, attempting to make your unit tests fail. The premise is simple: If your unit test doesn't choke on Heckle's mutated code, then you need to improve coverage.
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WPF as a Rich Client Technology?
WPF makes it easy to create visually impressive apps, but also has other talents which make it a compelling choice as a rich client over back-ends written in any technology such as Java, Ruby, or .NET. A new article on InfoQ compares WPF to alternatives such as Ajax/DHTML, Swing, and Flash; it will also look at some scenarios where a WPF client makes sense, using Java as the back-end example.
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Adobe Releases Flex Cookbook Online Beta
This week Adobe released an online cookbook for Flex application development tips. There also seems to be a defined path for taking the snippets available online and bundling them into an O'Reilly compilation in the future.
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InfoQ Article: DrySQL ORM for Rails
In this exclusive article, Bryan Evans of the DrySQL project explains how to avoid situations where you're averse to changing your database schema, because of the resulting effort to change your app code.
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InfoQ Book: Domain Driven Design Quickly
Despite the importance of Domain Driven Design, not many people are aware of it, which is why InfoQ commissioned the writing of a 100 page mini-book: Domain Driven Design Quickly. Like all InfoQ books is available for free download as well as print-purchase. The book is a short, quickly-readable summary and introduction to the fundamentals of DDD.
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Springy Brings JRuby Power to Spring Configuration
Last week's coverage of RSpec on Ruby included the thought that JRuby was poised to start making waves by providing new, Ruby influenced tools to Java developers. Springy, a JRuby configuration tool for Spring, is on the leading edge of those tools.
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Rubinius Surges Ahead
Geoff Grosenbach, host of the Ruby on Rails podcast and the producer of the Peepcode series of instructional videos, announced that he is backing development of the Rubinius Project to the tune of 1000 USD and encouraged the community to donate more towards its development.
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Registration now open for QCon London; 230 GBP off until Dec 20
Registration is now open for QCon, the new annual enterprise software development conference happening March 12-16, 2007, in London, UK. Recently, Martin Fowler, Dave Thomas (of the Pragmatic Programmer series), and Amazon.com CTO Werner Vogels have committed to presenting, and all the conference tracks have been added. Registrants can save 230 GBP until Dec 20.