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Open source identity: Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson

Web application development reached a new paradigm with the release of Ruby on Rails back in 2004. Ruby on Rails creator David Heinemeier Hansson has since been at the helm of one of the most successful and popular open source software development projects. Ruby on Rails, or just Rails, has allowed thousands of developers to create complex applications rapidly in a consistent manner. Open Source Identity catches up David Heinemeier Hansson to find out what the early days of Rails was like and what the future holds.

By Rodney Gedda | 22 October, 2009 10:51

Tags: frameworks, open source, open source identity, ruby, ruby on rails, web development

Old-school programming techniques you probably don't miss

Despite its complexity, the software development process has gotten better over the years. "Mature" programmers remember how many things required manual intervention and hand-tuning back in the day. Today's software development tools automatically perform complex functions that programmers once had to write explicitly. And most developers are glad of it!

By Esther Schindler | 30 April, 2009 09:52

Tags: programming language, software development

King of the dynamic IDEs

Komodo IDE 5 from ActiveState is the most comprehensive code editor and debugger available for enterprise teams that develop applications using a range of dynamic languages. Komodo's strong debugging skills are blended with broad-based coding support for Perl, PHP, Python, and Ruby, not to mention Tcl, Java, C, C++, Visual Basic, and many more. With powerful HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XML support, Komodo is a great Web 2.0 companion as well.

By James R. Borck | 27 February, 2009 08:48

Tags: Java, ruby on rails, software development, sun

15 amazing Web apps built in 48 hours

Winning entries from the annual Ruby on Rails coding contest.

By Julie Bort | 12 November, 2008 10:41

Tags: ruby on rails

Dynamic programming futures

What will the world of dynamic programming languages and Web applications look like in five years? This is one of those highly personal and deeply philosophical questions best saved for after dessert is served, the drinks are poured, and the sidearms are safely locked away.

By Peter Wayner | 14 October, 2008 08:47

Tags: programming, software development, perl

Hooking your apps into Amazon Web Services

Connecting your application into the Amazon Web Services (AWS) isn't complicated, particularly if you've done Web service programming on other projects.

Scripting languages spark new programming era

The era of scripting languages is opening up programming to the masses and extending the Web as an application platform.

Four online databases let you structure and share your data

There are many popular, low-cost ways to toss text onto the Web, from blogs and Google Docs to social networking sites. Likewise, you can find a lot of sites where you can post photos and videos. But until recently, less attention has been paid to online databases -- and that's a pity, because lots of people besides database geeks would benefit from a bit more structure to their data.