L33t Links #2
Splint, the ladybird, actually sat on my bag all day long yesterday. Sadly, on my way home it vanished. Too bad.
- How to securely store passwords (using bcrypt-ruby)
- How to build a popularity algorithm you can be proud of, really awesome article with lots and lots of math.
- common_name, a plugin that lets you avoid cluttering your application with
pluralize()andconstantize()calls, and the like. - routing_tricks, a plugin with more or less useful extensions to the Rails routing engine.
- 10 cool cross-browser CSS hacks, my cat would never think of them.
- Ruby’s metaprogramming toolbox, all the methods you need to know to be a metaprogramming ninja.
- Ryan Bigg’s Driver is now available for Linux. Great for me, as I’m running Ubuntu.
- “Using Apache as a BasicAuth proxy to an internal resource“, pretty neat trick from @bjeanes who works at Mocra.
- Another example of Apple’s pretty insane approval policies for App Store: “Your chat bubbles are too glossy!”
- Update: Support Details, cool service that allows customers to send all the technical data of their computer by email.