Rails Initialization and Configuration Order

A good and simple overview of how initialization and configuration works, in detail, for Rails apps.

http://www.sekuda.com/rails_initialization_and_configuration_order

Fix Index Selection for Ruby in TextMate

Install the Beautifier bundle.

Here are some other useful bundles for working on Ruby in TextMate.

Setting up SSH for EC2 Covenience

Add/Modify .ssh/config and add this entry:


Host ec2
Hostname ec2-x-x-x-x.compute-x.amazonaws.com
User ubuntu
IdentityFile /your/path/to/id/file


Then you can simply log into your machine by typing:


ssh ec2


instead of giving the complete path to your machine and identity file each time.

Rails State Machines…

.. and integrated into the ActiveRecord gem no less!

http://blog.envylabs.com/2009/08/the-rails-state-machine/