Thoughtbot's engine for Rails admin UIs, sans-DSLs. Filed away for reference.

"I spend every day writing Rails code in vim, and I’ve optimized the heck out that process. The screencast contains the best of what I’ve learned for creating and editing Rails code at top-speed. Come look over my shoulder and I’ll show you my best stuff." Might give this a pop at some point.

You can now use Shoulda macros in RSpec as well as Test::Unit. Thanks, Thoughtbot! Might take a poke at this some time.

"The tests are the program. Without the tests, the program does not work. Tests are not something that should be left for the inexperienced; tests are the hard part."

"The general rule to take from this is “dont use modules to create namespaces in controllers that are also names of pre-existing constants from other class definitions”" Matt J with some useful tips for namespaced controllers. Also, Warren G.

"I’ve reproduced the list [of rules from Lockheed’s Skunk Works] here with an identification of a modern software development rule or business practice that it corresponds to." Good stuff from Matt J. Can't wait to see his book.

Nice alternative to the somewhat clunky fixture_replacement - factories for generating fixtures for your tests and specs. Yummy!

"Widgetfinger lets your clients edit their websites without touching the code." Congrats to the Thoughbot team for getting this out there.

"I went and wrote Paperclip on the plane to RailsConf last year. We’ve been using it here in various forms since and IMHO it’s *the* way to handle uploads, and finally decided that it should be released." Another handy Thoughtbot plugin.