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In case you haven't noticed already, I've started blogging on the svbtle network. You can find my new blog at: http://tonyarcieri....

A programmer who once a Ruby on Rails enthusiast switches to Node.js and thinks it's awesome, then proceeds to write a blog post about w...

There's a pervasive myth that Ruby is slow, and moreover, that it's the slowest language in popular use. Everyone knows Ruby is slo...

DCell, which is short for Distributed Celluloid (and pronounced like the batteries you used to jam into boom boxes and RC cars) is an actor-...

(Edit: Some numbers for you people who like numbers) If you're already using bcrypt, relax, you're fine, probably. However, if...

There's been a lot of debate lately surrounding Rails suitability for the server stack underlying modern HTML5/JS applications. Having u...

Edit: Contrary to what I said here, José Valim is not stepping down from Rails core, he is merely on sabbatical. My bad. Lately I've b...