Just saw a posting about the Boilerplate framework, which made me wonder who out there uses CSS frameworks like Blueprint or Yahoo? And if you do use them, why? Does this type of work really require libraries or is it more of a standards encouragement sorta thing?
Nice post here about creating seed data for Rails applications. I used migrations for a while in a previous application and found it to be quite annoying when trying to keep things in synch with numerous migrations over time.
Bamboo blog has some good tips on database optimization for Rails apps. Adam Keys on creating micro-apps using existing infrastructure and APIs like Foamee does with Twitter. Good presentation on application interface design.. New Rails restful help with the plugin resource_this. 40 design books from Smashing Magazine. Oracle has built a JRuby application Oracle Mix.
Great article on tools for making social networking sites more portable. Corkd’s use of microformats is also covered in greater depths in a recent microformats book
From Jeffrey Zeldman today on A List Apart: Web design is the creation of digital environments that facilitate and encourage human activity; reflect or adapt to individual voices and content; and change gracefully over time while always retaining their identity. Read more from Jeffrey Zeldman in his very interesting new article: Understanding Web Design I’ve [...]
Interesting take on some issues with managing multiple social networking sites.
The Rails community has social networking sites as well as socially-conscious sites. Does anyone know of any sites where the two meet? Or does these communities form de-facto in social networking sites?
Two interesting recent explorations of features gone awry. As well as interesting counterpoints (or opinions) from Donald Norman, Joel On Software and the always delightful Zed Shaw. Random side note: it’s quite cool all of the things one can do with Mongrel…Merb is a good example of using Mongrel handlers to great affect. Even better, [...]
The students needed to know how to fit the tetanus stuff into their lives; the addition of the map and times when the shots were available shifted the booklet from an abstract lesson in medical risk — a lesson no different from the countless other academic lessons they had received over their academic career — [...]