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Rails Went Off The Rails: Why I'm Rebuilding Archaeopteryx In CoffeeScript

gilesbowkett.blogspot.com 23 Feb '12, 10pm

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We use a bizarre, convoluted mechanism for attaching ClassMethods and InstanceMethods modules to ActiveRecord::Base because if we attempt to subclass it in a gem, we don't get a subclass in the purest sense. What we actually get is a new class which ActiveRecord::Base creates. ActiveRecord::Base is an ActiveRecordClassFactory in denial. And as for overly ceremonial code, let me tell you about my balls. I actually have a rake task to scratch my balls. Somebody told me a good entrepreneurial programmer writes code to scratch their own itch, and I took them literally. The code uses a serial port to power an Arduino board. The Arduino's got a servo with a backscratcher attached. I keep it on a shelf at scrotum height underneath my desk. I literally need to type bundle exec every single time I want to scratch my balls. I don't like having to type bundle exec every single time I...

Full article: http://gilesbowkett.blogspot.com/2012/02/rails-went-off-r...

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@joahking » 09 Mar '12, 11am
good points about rails and node.js and full of epic humor [link]
@jugyo » 09 Mar '12, 4am
Google翻訳で日本語に翻訳して読んだ > Giles Bowkett: Rails Went Off The Rails: Why I'm Rebuilding Archaeopteryx In CoffeeScript [link]
@ogijun » 09 Mar '12, 3am
あとで読む / “Giles Bowkett: Rails Went Off The Rails: Why I'm Rebuilding Archaeopteryx In CoffeeScript” [link]
@thynctank » 07 Mar '12, 9am
Giles Bowkett: Rails Went Off The Rails: Why I'm Rebuilding Archaeopteryx I (via @ReadItLater) #longreads #rakeballs [link]
@msuarz » 05 Mar '12, 11pm
@steveklabnik @tenderlove i'm guessing u've seen this at some point :) [link]
@janvlnas » 03 Mar '12, 12am
Rails Went Off The Rails [link] Really great post. Also `rake balls` is a terrific idea!
@drunkengrass » 02 Mar '12, 10pm
@grossberg I thought of you when I saw this article: [link] Hadn't had a chance to really read it yet. Your thoughts?
@grossbart » 02 Mar '12, 8pm
Weekend reading for @herrstucki and me: [link]
@ahfast » 02 Mar '12, 1pm
Me rei mucho con este articulo [link]
@aminggs » 02 Mar '12, 10am
Attended @NodeCPT meetup last night to see if Node.js is the new hotness [link] or cancer [link] -- undecided ;)
@dreamerslab » 02 Mar '12, 1am
#rails [link]
@ole_morten » 01 Mar '12, 6pm
haha, @gilesgoatboy is a colorful dude. gotta love it! Node.js - Rails [link] Exited to see coffeescript music tutorials!
@azanka » 01 Mar '12, 3pm
Rails went off Rails: Drôle mais aussi plein de vérité. (Note: aucunement drôle si vous ne savez pas ce qu'est Rails) [link]
@treybean » 01 Mar '12, 3pm
Great. Now, I'll always think of @gilesgoatboy's balls every time I have to type `bundle exec`. [link]
@wjlroe » 01 Mar '12, 12am
@TheColonial this made me rethink Node [link] and I'm trying to live by my new motto "no ideology"
@justinpirie » 29 Feb '12, 4pm
Superb post by @gilesgoatboy Rails Went Off The Rails: Why I'm Rebuilding Archaeopteryx In CoffeeScript [link]
@justinpirie » 29 Feb '12, 2pm
when you don’t create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. your tastes only narrow & exclude… [link]
@kumokasumi » 28 Feb '12, 7pm
@maiab possibly related: this article [link] (it's tl;dr-y but search in page for "world's most powerful douchequake")
@mid » 28 Feb '12, 4am
rake balls with Rails3/Bundler by @gilesgoatboy -- sad but true [link]
@dkolba » 27 Feb '12, 8pm
Love how you support your article with YouTube videos [link] @gilesgoatboy
@DevP » 27 Feb '12, 6pm
It talks about Rails, NodeJS, and Skirllex. [link]
@aamir » 27 Feb '12, 6am
RT @shaghab: [link]
@monkeyatlarge » 26 Feb '12, 12pm
Lots of hating in here: Rails Went Off The Rails: Why I'm Rebuilding Archaeopteryx In CoffeeScript [link] via @prismatic
@webdesignStatio » 26 Feb '12, 5am
Giles Bowkett: Rails Went Off The Rails: Why I'm Rebuilding Archaeopteryx In CoffeeScript Thursday, February 23, 2... [link]
@diamondtin » 26 Feb '12, 2am
w u don’t create things, u become defined by tastes rather than ability. ur tastes only narrow&exclude ppl. so create. [link]
@Nergal2 » 25 Feb '12, 8pm
@gilesgoatboy I'm a non-Developer (actually prefer 'poser') but read [link] with zeal. best blog post I've read in ages.
@jqno » 25 Feb '12, 7pm
Ruby was fun when I started in '03. Still is. Rails too in '06 but I don't much like it anymore. Why? Pretty much this: [link]
@funkatron » 25 Feb '12, 7pm
How a tech/movement can become what it started out reacting to. Less into his "use X" stuff. [link] /via @al3x
@blasterpal » 25 Feb '12, 7pm
@jasonnoble @collinvandyck Is it me or are there WAY more moving parts/choices in Rails app nowadays? [link]
@nodejsTweets » 25 Feb '12, 5pm
lots of truthspeak from @gilesgoatboy [link] Well said. #rails3 #nodejs
@andresgutgon » 25 Feb '12, 9am
RT @happywebcoder: I don't think Node and Rails target the same scope right now, but this rant makes some good points [link]
@pedromelo » 25 Feb '12, 8am
Very nice article by @gilesgoatboy … In a lot of ways reminds me of the reactions I get when I tell people I use Perl [link]
@sulaeman » 25 Feb '12, 3am
NICE RT @muhghazali @sulaeman A good read: [link]
@namedpipe » 25 Feb '12, 2am
This post has influenced my developer-thinking all day: [link] - I too am done with rails. I'm working on new things.
@hidgw » 25 Feb '12, 1am
This article about how "Rails Went Off the Rails" by @gilesgoatboy, and most of the links, are REALLY interesting [link]
@ryanj » 25 Feb '12, 12am
Nice rant on Node.js & CoffeeScript vs Rails3 & bundler - Bonus points for new MIDI synth lib, Clyde: [link] via @gilesgoatboy
@scottjasta » 25 Feb '12, 12am
My favorite sort of of development rant. .. rails vs js (node, etc) [link]
@dandean » 25 Feb '12, 12am
That quote in that last post was from [link]
@marcusholmgren » 24 Feb '12, 10pm
[link] Yes the rise of JavaScript frameworks seems to be here
@bmann » 24 Feb '12, 10pm
RT @PolyglotConf: This Rails vs. Node.js post by @gilesgoatboy is a good read: tech choices as fashion [link]
@PolyglotConf » 24 Feb '12, 10pm
This Rails vs. Node.js post by @gilesgoatboy is a good read: tech choices as fashion [link]
@grahamashton » 24 Feb '12, 10pm
Goat quote. "Rails tests can take so long that by the time a test run completes, you're liable to forget … your name" [link]
@dvsch » 24 Feb '12, 10pm
I've tried to learn rails for 2 or 3 years now, and I can't tell you how much this matches up with my feelings on it: [link]
@premyslc » 24 Feb '12, 10pm
"@cbeust: Related article about Rails' downfall: [link]" prospikovano zminkami o nodejs a coffee scriptu
@TimIsHungry » 24 Feb '12, 9pm
Interesting post criticizing the current state of the Rails community (and what makes a useful programming language): [link]
@matschaffer » 24 Feb '12, 9pm
RT @arpit: Thats some epic rant on Node.js vs. Rails. [link] / cc @matschaffer
@arpit » 24 Feb '12, 9pm
Thats some epic rant on Node.js vs. Rails. [link] / cc @matschaffer
@johnstok » 24 Feb '12, 8pm
Rails is … a bloated meta framework that requires enormous amounts of peripheral knowledge to understand. <= like J2EE. [link]
@pbombo » 24 Feb '12, 8pm
#RecomReading RT @heyando cc. @pbombo RT @o0o0o: Best rant I've seen this month. "Rails went off the rails" #ruby #node [link]
@tjoneseng » 24 Feb '12, 8pm
Rails for frontend is dead to me. Still using for JSON APIs for Backbone. Do Scala/Clojure have fewer douchebags? [link]

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