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• Juice – Juice is a javascript server-side web framework, i am not a fan of server side javascript, but i keep the options open.
• Dr Nic’s install-theme – import any HTML template to your rails projects, a brief tutorial.
• Foreui – a mockup design application, looks a bit more packed than Balsamiq Mockups.
• Good Ruby Times – some advices and practice ideas for a bunch of code reviews, good stuff to read and learn.
• Amazon’s RDS – Amazon recently released their new MySQL Relational Database Service, this is a good post on the aspects, usage and observations of using RDS.
• 1K grid – a small neat CSS grid layout generator.
• BigRecord – Column-oriented Data Mapping for Ruby on Rails, not that i have any idea what that is.
• RubyGems.org – GemCutter becomes the #1 source for Ruby gems.
• and on that note move your gems to gemcutter – a gem from hakunin that helps in the process.
• BluePrint CSS tutorials – a brief tutorial.
• eCSStender – subdue browsers to your CSS.
• Flash like jQuery – games, effects and other fun-ness.
• CodeRack – a Rack Middleware competition, those of you who care about Rack existence, will find some cool stuff in the projects list.
• jsbin – live javascript debugging.
• NoSQL misconceptions – some explaining done by the guys at viget.
• Ruby Metaprogramming first steps – How, when, where and why.
• Google’s attention to RDF and Microformats – a small change in attitude.
• Better jQuery and JS coding – nice tips. i didn’t know about $(selector).data.

Treasures

• Ancestry – Organise ActiveRecord model into a tree structure, extra methods included.
• ActiveHash – A readonly ActiveRecord-esque base class that lets you use a hash, a Yaml file or a custom file as the datasource.
• ROMA – key value store for Ruby (among others).
• Irwi – Wiki plugin for ruby on rails.
• jquery.concrete – Concrete UI programming library for jQuery
• geo_mere_laal – integrate browser locationing in rails.
• interfacelift – a collection of templates for rails applications.