Most of the online regular expression testers I’ve used just aren’t that useful, but Rubular is the exception. It uses AJAX appropriately, has a clean aesthetic, and the quick reference at the bottom of the page is so useful it hurts. Plus, it has great features such as match extraction and the ability to create permalinks to your results.
Rubular is only for Ruby regexes. I wish somebody would make one for JavaScript. Jubular, anyone?
The much anticipated 280 Atlas developer beta is under way and I recorded a brief screencast introducing the basic concepts of creating applications with Atlas.
In it I build a simplified version of the payment calculator from chapter 2 of Cocoa Design Patterns.
Topics covered include creating a Cib-based project, laying out an interface and binding outlets/actions to working code.
Have you ever spent way too much time babysitting a long-running command? Code compilation, large file transfers, software upgrades and other time consuming tasks can trash productivity by requiring intermittent attention.
Picking up a new framework can be a daunting task, especially if you’re simultaneously learning a new language. I’ve done this before when I learned Ruby & Rails all in one fell swoop. It was not easy. I’m doing it again with Objective-J and Cappuccino.
Along the way I’ve compiled a list of valuable resources. I believe many others will be taking this same journey in the coming days (especially once Atlas drops), so I’m sharing my findings for the benefit of all.
