John Resig, the creator and lead developer of the jQuery JavaScript library, looks back when JQuery was born: I remember doing the first release at BarCamp NYC (combined with the mention of two other projects of mine that fizzled: Feed Pile and Idea Shrub). While I had released a bunch of open source code in the past, this was the first ...

Looking for Prototype/script.aculo.us replacement on Rails? jRails project can be an answer if you prefer JQuery. Here is info from project site: Features jRails provides drop-in functionality for these existing Rails methods. Prototype form_remote_for form_remote_tag link_to_remote observe_field observe_form periodically_call_remote remote_form_for submit_to_remote Scriptaculous draggable_element drop_receiving_element sortable_element visual_effect RJS hide insert_html remove replace replace_html show toggle Visual Effects The visual effects in jRails are based on the new jquery-fx library. jRails currently uses a slightly modified version of jquery fx code to get some of the desired effects. ...

Long awaited book stating itself as the "expert guide to building Ruby on Rails applications" has finally come. This book will help you: Increase your productivity as a web developer Realize the overall joy of programming with Ruby on Rails Learn what's new in Rails 2.0 Drive design and protect ...

Myles Eftos has given 6 things try Rails this year. They are: Install Rails: This is aimed at those of you out there that haven’t tried Ruby on Rails yet. Jump in - have a go, there are plenty of resources out there, and it is fairly easy to install regardless of your platform Upgrade to Rails 2.0: I have covered what’s ...

One of Hubble's most famous images: pillars of creation where stars are forming in the Eagle Nebula. Credit: NASA/ESA What are new upgrades in Hubble Space Telescope version 2.0? They will make the Hubble telescope 100 times more powerful. And, big news, they will add Web 2.0 functionality on the companion website "hubbl.". You'll ...

Oh, my first thought was "It's silly to add Java to Rails" because normally GWT uses the Java language to generate JavaScript. But I changed my mind after reading Jon Crosby's answers to a short interview from InfoQ: Most of Java's weight comes from JEE, which is not part of GWT on Rails. Client side GWT uses the Java language to ...

Tim O’Reilly opines on notable tech books from 2007 -- just have a quick look on his list. Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual: this book sold out of its 50,000 copy first printing in a few of days. In the fourth quarter of 2007, the total size of the ...

David H. Hansson - Photo: 43people.com InfoQ had an interesting interview with David H. Hansson, the creator of Ruby on Rails and its biggest proponent. He revealed many improvements in Rails 2.0 and how to upgrade from previous version. Here are some points: Rails 2.0 is polished in a way that's very hard to describe meaningfully in ...

Yahoo co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang showed glimpse into the future of Yahoo: “At Yahoo we want to be most essential starting point for your life,” and “take the complexity of the Web and simplify your life through very powerful technologies,” in his inaugural CES appearance. Yang also showed that Yahoo Mail will serve as the hub, but open interface to ...