I tend to run into every conceivable error when working on a project.
This afternoon I got this error when trying to commit my Rails app to subversion.
svn: Commit failed (details follow):
svn: Could not use external editor to fetch log message; consider setting the $SVN_EDITOR environment variable or using the –message (-m) or –file (-F) options
svn: […]

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Here are 16 ways to learn Rails. I came up with this list two years ago before I had a blog. My goal is to flush out each of these items with links over the next few weeks.
1. Read “The Books”

Agile Web Development with Rails, 2nd Edition

The Rails Way

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It is that time again. Time to come up with resolutions that will only last a month.
My main resolution is to kick the Diet Coke habit again. I’m going to do Steve Pavlina’s 30 day trial. That should be easy enough…
In other news, I read this interesting post from Zed Shaw […]

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When trying to run a Rails application recently I ran into the following error.
undefined method gem for main:Object (NoMethodError)
To get passed this I had to do this command:
gem update –system

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The Lone Star state is getting it’s own Ruby conference, Lone Star Ruby Conf. This is SOOO close to Houston, I might get to go. Now I wonder if Rails will be covered.

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RailsEnvy has created some really funny “Hi, I’m Ruby on Rails” commercials, comparing Rails to different web frameworks. (I first saw this at Digg.)
Here’s the first one.
Here’s the second one.
Here’s the third one.
For the record, I like BOTH Rails and PHP…

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The Houston Ruby and Rails Group meets tomorrow, May 8th at 6PM:
Find out more here: http://houston-ror.pbwiki.com/Meetings

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