Sat 20 Jan 2007
Earlier I mentioned the contest that CD Baby is putting on in cooperation with WorkingWithRails. I’d hoped that my Duration patch (which was accepted) would be enough to keep me in the running until the 22nd. By chance I also ran into a problem with the PostgreSQL adapter while working, and took some time to fix it. That was actually accepted just a few hours after I wrote it and made it into 1.2, which was recently released.
I think it’s great how much activity this contest has spurred. There are many, many documentation patches now. People have been using Kevin Clark’s Heckle to find gaps in Rails’ test suite and writing patches to fill those gaps. People’s little pet peeves are now being submitted as patches (mine included). The downside is that the core guys now have a lot more work to do, but now that Rails 1.2 is out they’ve got a little more time.
So thanks to everyone on this list - those who have contributed to Rails within the last 20 days or so. Rails has a pretty amazing community and it’s great to work with such talented, devoted people. I’m sure the activity will die down a little after the 22nd, but at least for me it’s helped me feel a bit more a part of the community, and I bet others feel the same. Hope to see you all at RailsConf!