[ANN] Rails 2.3.12 has been released!
Hi everyone! I've released rails version 2.3.12.
Security issues!
There are security issues in the rails_xss plugin, and we've fixed them with this release. Please make sure to upgrade your rails_xss plugin.
Please see here for more d...
Potential XSS Vulnerability in Ruby on Rails Applications
The XSS prevention support in recent versions Ruby on Rails allows some string operations which, when combined with user supplied data, may leave an 'unsafe string' incorrectly considered safe. It is unlikely that applications call these ...
News from the Documentation Front
New Configuration Guide
Rails 3.1 will come with a new comprehensive guide about configuring Rails applications written by Ryan Bigg (@ryanbigg). The current draft is already available in the edge guides.
Rails Documentation Team
The do...
[ANN] Rails 3.0.8.rc3 (third time is the charm!)
Hey everybody! I've pushed Rails 3.0.8.rc3.
Hopefully this release candidate takes care of all the outstanding issues remaining. To see what has changed between 3.0.8.rc2 and 3.0.8.rc3, check out this link on github.
If no regressions a...
[ANN] Rails 3.0.8.rc2
Hey folks! I've pushed 3.0.8.rc2.
I want to give a big thanks to Philip Arndt and Robert Pankowecki for reporting regressions in 3.0.8.rc1! We've fixed the regressions, so I pushed an rc2.
To see the diffs for this rc, check out the...
[ANN] Rails 3.0.8.rc1
ZOMG HI EVERYBODY!!!! HAPPY WEDNESDAY (UTC-7).
I am EXCITED, PLEASED, and even MORE EXCITED to announce the release of the
Rails 3.0.8 released candidate NUMBER ONE!
OMG RELEASE CANDIDATE. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
This is a release candidat...
Rails 3.1: Release candidate
As I promised at RailsConf, we’re finally good to go on the Rails 3.1: Release Candidate. This is a fantastically exciting release. We have three new star features and an even greater number of just awesome improvements. First the stars:...
Rails 3.1 beta 1 released
We’ve taken our first release step towards the final version of Rails 3.1 today with the unveiling of beta 1. This is a release mostly for people who’ve already been following along with the development of Rails 3.1 and want to try a...
jQuery: New Default
In Rails 3.1 jQuery is going to be the default JavaScript library. Also, RJS has been extracted out. This post explains what that means for new applications, and what to look for while upgrading existing applications.
New Applications
St...
jQuery: New Default
In Rails 3.1 jQuery is going to be the default JavaScript library. Also, RJS has been extracted out. This post explains what that means for new applications, and what to look for while upgrading existing applications.
New Applications
St...
Rails 3.0.7 has been released!
Hello everyone! I've released Rails version 3.0.7!
I want to say thanks to Santiago for handling the release candidate gems. He's
on vacation, so I get to do the real thing.
The main change in this release is to fix a performance regre...
Why HTTP Streaming?
Rails 3.1 is going to support HTTP streaming, aka chunked responses, this post explains what's all about.
What Is HTTP Streaming?
Ordinary dynamic HTTP responses need a Content-Length header. Their timeline look like this:
HTTP request ...
