A Taste of Ruby on Rails - Part 1 What is Ruby on Rails?

Reblogged from Anthony Zullo's Journey Into Web Development:

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In my next series of posts called A Taste of Ruby on Rails, I wanted to explain what I've been learning for the past couple weeks.

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Well, when you talk about Ruby on Rails, you're really talking about two separate things.  Ruby is actually a programming language created by Yukihiro "Matz" Matzumato in 1993.  If you don't know what a programming language is, it's basically written codes that talk to your computer or internet browser, like Google Chrome, and tells it what to do or to display.  

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Great summary from one of my students @codefellowsorg

Pay Another Way: Bitcoin

Reblogged from WordPress.com News:

At WordPress.com, our mission is making publishing democratic -- accessible and easy for anyone, anywhere. And while anyone can start a free blog here, not everyone can access upgrades (like going ad-free or enabling custom design) because of limits on traditional payment networks.

Today, that changes: you can now buy WordPress.com upgrades with bitcoins.

PayPal alone blocks access from over 60 countries, and many credit card companies have similar restrictions.

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This is awesome. Good going WordPress!

Custom fields in Rails

Reblogged from Art & Logic Blog:

What approach do you take when adding dynamic attributes to model objects stored in a traditional database?  Let's say a bug model with static fields like name and species also needs to support any number of additional dynamic fields specified by different bug collectors.  There are a number of possible solutions to this common problem, so let's consider the options.

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will be trying this out!

SURF Incubator Launch Party Happening Friday June 22nd. And It's Gonna ROCK!

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The unofficial mantra at SURF is: Get inspired. Explore ideas. Start companies.   It's crazy how you feel it the moment you walk through the doors.  Although SURF Incubator opened its doors at the end of April, they were busy accepting startups and inviting them to join the party even before the April 30th opening.

What once was a quite space with more empty desks than people walking around has now turned into a bustling center for early founders and tech startups.  

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Sounds like a fun launch party!

Ready for 13 June? Join Us as Captioning Advocacy Continues with the Film! Don't Leave Me Out!"

Reblogged from CCAC Blog:

Happy to announce launch of film, "Don't Leave Me Out!" for captioning advocacy next week! Designed and created by the CCAC production team, with wonderful participation of so many! You will like it!

We invite you to a fun day on Wednesday, 13 June, here, on Facebook, Twitter, anyplace! Help us spread the film around and advocate with us! We knew June was going to be a happening month for inclusion.

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important captioning awareness campaign

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