005 RR RubyGems, Open Source, and Community




The Ruby Rogues show

Summary: This week we really dug into the issues surrounding RubyGems and why people are worried about it. Gregory Brown (RMU) really helped us unravel some of the issues people are having. If you want to know what the issues are in this dog fight, this is a good place to find out. Panelists Charles Max Wood (@cmaxw) David Brady (@dbrady) Gregory Brown (@seacreature) James Edward Gray II (@JEG2) Items discussed in today's episode RubyGems SlimGems RDoc YarDoc Rocco.rb RubyGems Future Proofing ADDCasts PDFWriter Prawn Ruby Mendicant University (RMU) (Greg told me that there are a few slots open in July that will probably fill soon if you want them.) Panel Picks Exceptional Ruby (Dave) How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy (Dave) Affiliate Link International Conference on Functional Programming Contest (James) Slimtimer (Chuck) iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide (2nd Edition) (Big Nerd Ranch Guides) (Chuck) pry (Greg) Conversations with Smart People