Looking for at Least One Good Developer
August 05 2007
I’m looking for someone to take over PDF::Writer, color-tools, and Transaction::Simple. I do not have time to maintain these anymore. I should have done this months ago, but pride of ownership and a belief that more free time would be just around the corner got in the way. You can read… read moreRuby Central and the Google Summer of Code
April 12 2007
For the second year in a row, I have the privilege of being a Summer of Code mentor for Ruby Central, the US-based organisation responsible for the promotion of the Ruby language and the parent organisation for both the International Ruby Conference and the International Rails Conferences. Summer of Code 2006… read moreSeptember 11 2006
The main Ruby website has been updated. It’s much better than it used to be and is much more readable. It’s not perfect, and it’s not going to please everyone, but it will be an evolving site. As James Gray (part of the Visual Identity Team formed last year) put… read moreDesperately Seeking Win32 Extension Issues
June 30 2006
In May, John Lam (behind Ruby CLR) put me in touch with the Visual Studio team at Microsoft. They were very concerned that the Ruby interpreter was being built on an obsolescent version of the Visual C++ compiler and were wondering what might be able to be done toward getting… read moreApril 18 2006
TRUGhat: Toronto Ruby User’s Group hackathon TRUGhat is TRUG’s hackathon or codefest. In a hackathon, a group of people get together and will either work toward a common goal, or simply work in a common area on code that interests them. For our first TRUGhat, we have agreed upon a common goal. During a codefest… read more