It took a US blog to point out to me: this cool new Dutch coin with a smashing design on it. The creator used only Open Source software to create the design. It’s not one of our regular coins though, it’s a commemorative ‘silver’ 5 euro coin. Still very cool.
When connecting to services and APIs, I tend to follow the rule that simpler is always better. SOAP is one of these services where you don’t need any more complexity than strictly required. This post eventually led me on the right path.
The next major release of Rails is just about ready. There’s a ton of improvements. If you do stuff with Rails, it’s worth checking out the release notes.