Author Archives: Daniel Roop

Model Glue Flex

So I finally got a chance to play around with the alpha of Model-Glue Flex and I must say I am rather impressed. I never got a chance to use the ColdFusion version of the framwork, but Model-Glue Flex is … Continue reading

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Orlando User Groups

I just wanted to point out that I added my user group affiliations to the navigation panel. Anyone in the Orlando area, that is interested in Ruby probably already knows about the ORUG. The ORUG is a fairly popular user … Continue reading

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About Section

I know everyone who reads this blog has been wondering…Who Is Daniel Roop?. Well let that question be answered, I have finally put up an about section to my blog. It is a second draft, so we will see how … Continue reading

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Syntax Sugar

I have been doing a lot of reading lately about MDSD and DSLs and I have to admit the ideas they suggest are rather seductive. I don’t mean that in a negative way, I simple mean the end goal of … Continue reading

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Banana Pudding…Yum!!!

I just want to make a quick and dirty post congratulating a co-worker of mine on the launch of his first independent project. The project is Ataraxis Pudding and it is: “Pudding is a simple visual collaboration tool. You upload … Continue reading

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cffeud

Congratulations ColdFusion!!! Maybe it is because I have not been actively following the ColdFusion until lately, or maybe they are becoming a real thriving community, but today marks a historic landmark. The invention of the cffeud tag. This tag has … Continue reading

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DHH and Fowler on RIA

Scott Hanselman caught up with DHH and Martin Fowler at railsconf and started a discussion on RIA and where it fits into web applications. I believe in my previous article I was a little more open minded about the topic, … Continue reading

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Dragon Ball, Starcraft, Team Fotress Oh MY!!!

I realize I was trying to make the focus of this blog development. Most developers however have a gaming side in them, so with the recent influx of great gaming news I felt I needed to post a few things. … Continue reading

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Hi I’m RubyOnRails

They guys over at Rails Envy have put together some pretty funny spots in the spirit of the I’m a Mac ads that apple has been publishing. I have met these guys at my local RUG, which Greg, the RubyOnRails … Continue reading

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Web 3.0: Enter the Bling

It seems that the Internet is gearing up for the next experience revolution. We all remember sites from the Web 0.5 era. These sites typically were thrown together as fan pages or small information sites about some topic. Then we … Continue reading

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