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Open flash chart plugin ~ Ruby on Rails

August 1, 2008 smacak 1 comment

In my latest Web project I have to dynamically display data from the database using all sorts of charts.

My choice fell on this great plugin for Ruby on Rails – Open Flash Chart:

http://pullmonkey.com/projects/open_flash_chart

Open Flash Chart RoR plugin is based on the original Open Flash Chart project which is available here:

http://teethgrinder.co.uk/open-flash-chart/

There you’ll find helper classes for other programming languages and platforms (e.g. Java, PHP, .NET, Perl, Python, etc.).

Charts preview:

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Excellent Ruby on Rails hosting

July 2, 2008 smacak Leave a comment

I’ve been using HostingRails.com for hosting my Ruby on Rails projects for seven months. I must admit that they have excellent service and support staff and I would like to recommend them to everyone – from Ruby on Rails beginners and enthusiasts like me, to more experienced users.

They offer very reasonable hosting plans (starting at 3.59/month). If you’re interested, click here.

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The power of Rails apps

November 25, 2007 smacak Leave a comment

Did you ever ask yourself is it possible for a team of 1 to 4 programmers to write a fully working web application in 48 hours tops? I’m proud that Ruby on Rails web framework gives an affirmative answer to that question. And here’s the proof.

Rails Rumble 2007

RailsRumble is a competition which shows what can be accomplished with Rails in 48 hours. Judging by the end results it can be accomplished a lot. This competition is a proof of the fact that Rails gives you the possibility to think and code fast and have an elegant and simple results.

And now, see the results for yourself. Here is a list of mind blowing apps which won the competition:

Winners

Categories

Honorable mentions – non winners but worth mentioning

Check out the full list of 92 apps that were part of the competition.

Two more things regarding the beauty and power of Rails apps that also caught my attention recently are:

  • HappyCodr – a showcase for sites designed with Ruby on Rails. You must see it… the site design is stunning like the beauty of Rails apps which are presented.
  • http://rails100.pbwiki.com/- a list of top 100 Rails site based on traffic rank from Alexa. Top 50 apps at the time of writing this post are:
  1. twitter.com [602]
  2. blingee.com [1460]
  3. yellowpages.com [1766]
  4. penny-arcade.com [2020]
  5. alistapart.com [3861]
  6. 43things.com [3920]
  7. projectpath.com [3924]
  8. pitchforkmedia.com [4593]
  9. www.vodpod.com [5406]
  10. kongregate.com [5775]
  11. mog.com [6525]
  12. ma.gnolia.com [8264]
  13. clientsection.com [9111]
  14. revolutionhealth.com [11339]
  15. userscripts.org [11628]
  16. customize.org [11788]
  17. odeo.com [13564]
  18. chowhound.com [14129]
  19. iconbuffet.com [15223]
  20. basecamphq.com [16889]
  21. justsayhi.com [16971]
  22. eons.com [19026]
  23. tadalist.com [19699]
  24. gravatar.com [23981]
  25. yubnub.org [26233]
  26. zvents.com [29231]
  27. chow.com [29808]
  28. kyero.com [40975]
  29. 43places.com [46389]
  30. stikipad.com [48266]
  31. caboo.se [48988]
  32. blinksale.com [53135]
  33. lighthouseapp.com [54678]
  34. feeddigest.com [63406]
  35. shopify.com [64291]
  36. collectivex.com [69235]
  37. www.talentdatabase.com [70231]
  38. corkd.com [72400]
  39. tanga.com [77050]
  40. menuism.com [88410]
  41. growsonyou.com [90807]
  42. www.pazoen.com [104180]
  43. errtheblog.com [110515]
  44. www.cashnetusa.com [121751]
  45. unfuddle.com [123929]
  46. communitywalk.com [136284]
  47. hotchalk.com [149085]
  48. livingto100.com [153272]
  49. backchannelmedia.com [163302]
  50. loudthinking.com [173182]

If you have a link to a site which has a showcase or a list of interesting Rails apps, feel free to mention it in your comments.

Cheers.

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