Archive for August, 2008
This is more a note to myself than anything else, but here is a Rails demo app that features full localization. What does that mean? It means that, as of the next version (2.2), Rails applications understand about different languages and offer a means to switch between them. It’s a huge thing and I am [ READ MORE ]
For all the apparent ‘l33tness’ the rcov tool is in a pretty sad state. Unusable, even. I get bus errors all the time and I know from experience I am not the only one. Why was this a good tool to use? [ READ MORE ]
The first thing you learn as a web developer is probably how to make a link. It’s so basic to the web that it is hard to see what’s wrong with it. Still, some people think the good old A tag needs a stern talking-to. Especially in the area of behaviour. [ READ MORE ]
Ahhh, nothing like a little Ruby sugar to start the weekend. I did little refactoring of a particular ugly bit of code and couldn’t help to share. This one is all about chopping up arrays. [ READ MORE ]
For years I’ve been keeping an eye open for a new house in Amsterdam. So far, no luck. They are either too cheap or too expensive. (This is a common problem for the Dutch housing market.) But what continues to amaze me, is how incredibly shitty most websites in this sector are. They are bad, [ READ MORE ]
Oh boy I am so proud! My latest blog typically.nl got a mention in today’s nrc.next, thanks to old friend of mine Robbert Weij. Read more for what he had to say (in Dutch). [ READ MORE ]
I’m a big fan of opting out of marketing crap. Now Yahoo and Google allow me to do just that. I think you should do the same, it’s only a simple mouseclick. [ READ MORE ]
Today I quickly wrote the Dutch localization for the jQuery validate plugin. Download it here or read more to copy/paste it from this post. [ READ MORE ]
I have been lurking on the Rails I18n mailing list for a couple of weeks now, and a message was just posted about the Rails I18n website. This promises to be the place where you will find all information regarding the new internationalisation API. [ READ MORE ]
I just deployed a new flash game for Z@PPBIOS today, including a slight restyle of the website. Play it and catch those popcorns! [ READ MORE ]
