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Hello intertubes. Long time, no type!!!

I know that back in December I’d have some news to post soon. This is not that news, but it’s news of a different type! The Rails Cookbook* is shipping, a fact that no doubt everyone reading this already knew.

What you might not know is that it contains three recipes written by yours truly. If you pick up a copy, look for these recipes:

• Deploying with Capistrano When You Cannot Access Your SCM
• Deploying Your Application To Multiple Environments with Capistrano
• Increasing Performance by Caching Post-Processed Content

I should point out that the “can’t access SCM” uses code that’s based on Jim Morris’s work here. I thought I had mentioned that in the recipe itself, but it’s not in my review copy. Jim, if you’re reading this, I apologize for not giving you the credit due.

My experience with the topics covered in all three recipes came from real problems that I dealt with during my time at EDGE Design. If there is interest, I can talk in more detail about the problems and solutions.

I reviewed the book as well, and there’s some really cool stuff in there. It’s up through Rails 1.2, so if (like me) you like to learn from a cookbook-style thing, it’d be a good option to get caught up with the new stuff going on in Rails. Check it out!

* yes, that’s an affiliate link