Author Archives: Bradly Feeley

Merb Overheard Launched

Recently, Merb has been getting a lot of attention. With significant changes leading up to the 1.0 release, and now with it’s own conference, the Merb community needs a centralized place where relevant information can be found. Say hello to Merb Overheard. Merb Overheard follows the planet-type aggregation sites similar to Planet Ruby on Rails [...]

Installing a Ruby on Rails Plugin from a Github Branch

One of the coolest things about Git is how easy it makes working with branches. Rails has been playing catch up with Git’s distributed methodologies and recently took a nice step forward. Previously you could only useĀ ./script/plugin install to install from the master branch of a Github repository. Now you can specify the branch name [...]

Out with the New, In with the Old

Recently I switched from Feather, a Merb blogging app, to WordPress. Here is a small run down on why I made the switch. First off let me say this about Feather. It is an amazing application. I have contributed a bit to its development and can vouch on the quality of the Product. The creators [...]