Curious About Everything
I’ve always enjoyed reading the blog of Eric Sink, the founder of SourceGear and the creator of the AbiWord project. The latest was particularly funny, explaining why he sometimes hates technology. Reminds me of my travails - setting up such a cool, unbreakable password that I forget it in a day or two :).
I was pleasantly surprised to see Rails getting a bump-up in it’s version number (I don’t read the list all that often now, it’s gotten too busy to handle on a daily basis) :
Riding Rails: Rails 1.2: REST admiration, HTTP lovefest, and UTF-8 celebrations
Looks like a lot of work has gone in. Has Rails reached “Plateau of Productivity” without going through the “disillusionment” phase? For me, it did. There was one time when it looked like the best thing since sliced bread, and other times when I didn’t think it was all that great. For me, Rails’ magic is a part of my daily routine now. So it’s new tricks might not impress me much, but I still admire it for the amount of chore it saves me everyday. Go Rails!