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Ringo is an experimental, distributed, replicating key-value store based on consistent hashing and immutable data.

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Writing a simple raytracer in Common Lisp

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So, for my own reference, and yours, here's a complete overview of everything possible with a mailto link.

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Rhomobile's open source Ruby-based mobile application framework Rhodes lets you quickly build on-device interfaces to enterprise applications for all major smartphones. These are true native device applications: they work against synced local data and take advantage of device capabilities such as GPS and PIM access.

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Debuggers and profilers can provide insight into an application's behavior, but we usually only break out these tools when there's a serious problem. Building monitoring hooks into an application can make it easier to understand what your programs are doing without breaking out the debugger. Now that Java Management Extensions (JMX) is built into the Java™ SE platform, and the jconsole viewer provides a universal monitoring GUI, using JMX to provide a window into your application is easier and more effective than ever.

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My slides of the WeB 2008 workshop on e-Business in Paris. The framework that I describe in the presentation assists decision makers to understand the value proposition of Cloud Computing technology.

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In the presentation I gave an introduction the Cloud Computing (SaaS, PaaS & IaaS) and how the technology is different to the doomed ASP model of the Dot Bomb days.

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Imagine if instead of writing SQL, you could write Ruby. Instead of writing LDAP, you could write Ruby. Instead of learning some esoteric API, you just stick to one you know and love.

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SmartMarkUP is a lightweight and powerful JavaScript library that allows you to turn any textarea into a fancy markup editor. HTML, CSS, XML, Wiki syntax, BBCode or any other desired markup language can be implemented and/or adjusted to your preferences and business needs. SmartMarkUP doesn't depend on any other JavaScript library and can be integrated with any already existing JavaScript library or code.

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