dnagir

# RSpec 2.0 syntax Cheet Sheet by http://ApproachE.com

# defining spec within a module will automatically pick Player::MovieList as a 'subject' (see below)
module Player
	describe MovieList, "with optional description" do
		  
	  it "is pending example, so that you can write ones quickly"
	  
	  it "is already working example that we want to suspend from failing temporarily" do
		pending("working on another feature that temporarily breaks this one")

tmm1

diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index fd90d42..9dd0146 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 source 'http://rubygems.org'
+gem 'perftools.rb', '>= 0.4.4'
+gem 'rack-perftools_profiler'
 
 gem 'rails', '3.0.0.rc'

karmi

What's wrong with Ruby libraries for CouchDB?

During the last year, I have worked on couple of Ruby/Rails based projects where the primary datastore was CouchDB. CouchDB, to me, is a dream database for web developer come true. The simplicity, the HTTP-based API, the abandonment of SQL semantics, the inspiring community, that all reminds me of when I came into Rails years ago.

However, working with Couch in Ruby and Rails is very, very painful, in my opinion. I'd like to briefly summarize some of my frustrations here. Maybe they are shared, maybe not -- if they are, I think we should launch some coordinate effort to make using Couch in Ruby a pleasure and intelectual satisfaction, not endless loops of research and hacks to „make it work“.

Please note, that my interest is solely to stir the debate. I may be severely mistaken in any point. But, I'd like using Couch in a Ruby application to be a joy, not a frustration, which is what I've met more times than I'd ha