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MySQL for Python
I am always for using the right tool for the right job. A lot of time, that tool is Python. I have always had trouble finding solid documentation on using MySQL with Python. There was generally enough to get by, but the more the merrier. Enter MySQL for Python by Albert Lukaszewski.
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Benchmarking in jRuby NYC.RB Talk
Here are the slides from my presentation on jRuby during the NYC.rb talk on 11/9. NYC.rb – Nov 2010 – Benchmarking jRuby
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JSON Benchmarks in jRuby
I am in the process of switching a major application from MRI Ruby (specifically 1.8.7-p302) using many C extensions to jRuby (currently trying 1.5.3-master). In my application, performance is extremely important. It is so important in fact, that I will be writing about some of my experiences in troubleshooting the speed and getting those important…
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Hash Autovivification in Ruby
One of the features that I miss most from my Perl days (and to be honest, there isn’t a whole lot I miss from my Perl days) is autovivification. For more information on what it is, read the wikipedia page on it here.
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Interesting Object Methods in Ruby
This little Rubyism is something that I use frequently for debugging my objects. I add a method to every object to show only the interesting methods. What do I mean by interesting methods?
