Mathias Meyer posted the toolchain he used for the Riak Handbook and the NoSQL Handbook. It is similar to what I use on Authoring Ebooks, though quite a bit different than on my other two books (my ebook publishing tools).
Getting Started With iOS Development [Link]
Good post by Stewart Gleadow on how to get started with iOS. I’ve had the Big Nerd Ranch iOS guide recommended by someone else too.
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I’m going to be trying something new over the next few weeks. I’ve also had the desire to write more but I can’t find 1-2 hour blocks of time since I’ve been busy with the newest edition to my family. So I’m going to be writing some shorter posts and commentary on interesting links I’ve …
Speeding up Capistrano Deployments from 6 Minutes to 9 Seconds by Skipping Asset Compilation
By skipping assets:precompile when assets haven’t changed, I’ve reduced my deployment time from 6 minutes to 9.6 seconds. I’ve been practicing semi-continuous deployments on Chirk HR since I’ve started (where I am deploying to production as soon as code is useful). I’ve been having a problem with the asset pipeline though because the assets:precompile task …
Coming this summer…
See also http://baby.ilanadavis.com/