Mini-log2008-02-06T10:31:07ZActivity log and notestag:wincent.com,2008:/a/about/wincent/weblog/mini-log/5Movable TypeCopyright (c) 2008, wincentSuperDuper! 2.5! Released!2008-02-06T10:31:07Z2008-02-06T10:29:07Ztag:wincent.com,2008:/a/about/wincent/weblog/mini-log/5.39012008-02-06T10:29:07ZA most welcome update that brings Leopard compatibility at last. I make simple tar-based backups of my home directory every two hours via a cron job, but I've been without whole-disk backups for a while now because SuperDuper! has been...wincenthttp://wincent.com/win@wincent.com
A most welcome update that brings Leopard compatibility at last. I make simple tar-based backups of my home directory every two hours via a cron job, but I've been without whole-disk backups for a while now because SuperDuper! has been out of action. It's good to have it back!
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backtrace(3)2008-02-04T20:49:40Z2008-02-04T20:49:10Ztag:wincent.com,2008:/a/about/wincent/weblog/mini-log/5.38812008-02-04T20:49:10ZCool new API for Leopard that I just found out about....wincenthttp://wincent.com/win@wincent.com
Cool new API for Leopard that I just found out about.
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Ragel 6.02008-01-12T21:52:22Z2008-01-12T21:50:56Ztag:wincent.com,2008:/a/about/wincent/weblog/mini-log/5.36072008-01-12T21:50:56ZA new release of the totally awesome state machine compiler. When you need to parse regular languages fast, remember Ragel....wincenthttp://wincent.com/win@wincent.com
A new release of the totally awesome state machine compiler. When you need to parse regular languages fast, remember Ragel.
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New Mac Pros out2008-01-11T08:42:15Z2008-01-11T08:40:27Ztag:wincent.com,2008:/a/about/wincent/weblog/mini-log/5.35382008-01-11T08:40:27ZOnly just found out about this... have been very busy with work of late and so haven't really been keeping up to date with the news. While I would certainly love one of these machines, I'll probably be sticking with...wincenthttp://wincent.com/win@wincent.comOnly just found out about this... have been very busy with work of late and so haven't really been keeping up to date with the news. While I would certainly love one of these machines, I'll probably be sticking with the trusty old first-gen Intel iMac for a while yet.
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RR2008-01-03T14:38:39Z2008-01-03T14:37:45Ztag:wincent.com,2008:/a/about/wincent/weblog/mini-log/5.34672008-01-03T14:37:45Zwincenthttp://wincent.com/win@wincent.com
A new and very interesting "test double" (mock, stub, proxy) framework called RR. I really like the terse syntax in the examples.
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WordPress 2.3.22008-01-03T14:22:27Z2008-01-03T14:20:55Ztag:wincent.com,2008:/a/about/wincent/weblog/mini-log/5.34662008-01-03T14:20:55Zwincenthttp://wincent.com/win@wincent.com
"WordPress 2.3.2 is an urgent security release"... Familiar-sounding words for anybody who's been tracking the releases of everybody's favorite PHP weblogging engine.
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Subversion 1.4.62007-12-23T10:58:22Z2007-12-23T10:56:29Ztag:wincent.com,2007:/a/about/wincent/weblog/mini-log/5.33442007-12-23T10:56:29ZIs out (full changelog). I doubt I'll bother upgrading though from the default 1.4.4 installation that comes with Leopard, seeing as I use Git for everything now....wincenthttp://wincent.com/win@wincent.comIs out (full changelog). I doubt I'll bother upgrading though from the default 1.4.4 installation that comes with Leopard, seeing as I use Git for everything now.
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Crazy advice2007-12-20T13:43:51Z2007-12-20T13:43:20Ztag:wincent.com,2007:/a/about/wincent/weblog/mini-log/5.32942007-12-20T13:43:20ZJust crazy....wincenthttp://wincent.com/win@wincent.comJust crazy.
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ssh-agent in Leopard2007-12-18T13:16:39Z2007-12-18T13:16:09Ztag:wincent.com,2007:/a/about/wincent/weblog/mini-log/5.32812007-12-18T13:16:09ZGood coverage of the changes....wincenthttp://wincent.com/win@wincent.comGood coverage of the changes.
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Ruby 1.9/2.0 manifold faster...2007-12-14T15:41:52Z2007-12-14T15:40:12Ztag:wincent.com,2007:/a/about/wincent/weblog/mini-log/5.32702007-12-14T15:40:12Z...than it's closest competitor (JRuby), which isn't surprising, seeing as JRuby is built on Java (not exactly known for its blistering speed)....wincenthttp://wincent.com/win@wincent.com
...than it's closest competitor (JRuby), which isn't surprising, seeing as JRuby is built on Java (not exactly known for its blistering speed).
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Rails 2.0.12007-12-07T14:17:27Z2007-12-07T14:16:40Ztag:wincent.com,2007:/a/about/wincent/weblog/mini-log/5.32062007-12-07T14:16:40ZAlready, but no release notes and no mention on the official weblog....wincenthttp://wincent.com/win@wincent.comAlready, but no release notes and no mention on the official weblog.
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Rails 2.02007-12-07T08:27:38Z2007-12-07T08:27:05Ztag:wincent.com,2007:/a/about/wincent/weblog/mini-log/5.32052007-12-07T08:27:05ZApparently out, although there's been no announcement on the official weblog yet....wincenthttp://wincent.com/win@wincent.com
Apparently out, although there's been no announcement on the official weblog yet.
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Nested examples in RSpec2007-11-30T19:38:05Z2007-11-30T19:36:50Ztag:wincent.com,2007:/a/about/wincent/weblog/mini-log/5.32012007-11-30T19:36:50ZVery surprised to see this (there always seemed to be a bit of resistance to the idea from the core devs), but very happy too as it will make for some much more readable specs....wincenthttp://wincent.com/win@wincent.com
Very surprised to see this (there always seemed to be a bit of resistance to the idea from the core devs), but very happy too as it will make for some much more readable specs.
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Rails 2.0RC22007-11-29T15:00:15Z2007-11-29T14:59:41Ztag:wincent.com,2007:/a/about/wincent/weblog/mini-log/5.31922007-11-29T14:59:41ZAlmost there......wincenthttp://wincent.com/win@wincent.comAlmost there...
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Game of life2007-11-28T08:58:55Z2007-11-28T08:57:35Ztag:wincent.com,2007:/a/about/wincent/weblog/mini-log/5.31912007-11-28T08:57:35ZHe's on a roll (see also Wikipedia on the Game of life)....wincenthttp://wincent.com/win@wincent.comHe's on a roll (see also Wikipedia on the Game of life).
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