seesaw

As you’ve probably heard already, Matt and Max built a sweet little gem called seesaw. It allows zero-downtime, zero-request loss restarting of mongrel clusters. They put their heads together and wrought it before our eyes. I don’t think they noticed anything but the code all day :)

gem install seesaw

javascripter

Pat knocked up a javascript version of his “Styler” plugin. It allows you to include controller- or action-specific javascript in your views. Very useful stuff, as it can add another dimension to your javascripting, and the polish you apply to them.

numbr5

numbr5 got some love from Martin and Harry. They added

command	action
?ri [term]	look up term with ri, n5 will send a pm to you with the results.
?bs [someone]	ahem, bitchslap someone, you know, when you need to.

Duke

Our perennial favourite web based dukebox “duke” was dusted off by Nick and Dylan, and taught to sing. Well almost. They tried to get it using net/raop but the new airport expresses weren’t really bedded down. Then icecast was attempted. Next Hax day, eh boys?

odds and ends

I made a few tweaks to roro faces, while other guys just soaked up the knowledge, vibe and brownies.

afterword

Some guys stayed around for lovely curry made by Lone.

We’re hoping to have many more Hax Days over the coming months, and I think they’ll become a catalyst for more and more cool, useful stuff.