Author Archives for simon
Installing the latest Aptana Rails plugin
It turns out I’m more of an eclipse novice than I thought! Despite using Eclipse for Java development (since version 2!) and more recently for Rails work it’s taken me a while to figure out how to install the latest beta version of the Rails plugin for Aptana. To summarise:
1. Download the current [...]
Escaping the flash
At work we’re building an online community site with the aim of promoting sustainable lifestyles – quite similar to A year of living generously
The deadline is fast approaching, and Matthew and I have been coding hard to meet it. Last week we were discussing what seemed to be a fairly generic problem – what’s [...]
CoolBook review
Background
I fought off buying my MacBook Pro just long enough for the hardware problems to surface, but not quite long enough for them to be addressed. In retrospect I think I faired reasonably well: Sure the screen is bent, and so doesn’t sit flush when closed. OK the machine gets a bit [...]
Rails – do you want fries with that?
I gave an effusive talk on Rails at work after completing my first project. Coming from a Java background, I was impressed that it was easy to pick up, get started and get things done with less faff than J2EE. Convention was the new king, and I his happy servant.
Buoyed by my [...]
