Using a garbage collected language doesn’t absolve you from understanding how memory is used up. Start with this primer on MRI memory allocation.
Wondering where your code sucks? metric_fu 2.0 is out. Check your code’s complexity, smells, churns and other signs you’re overdue for refactoring.
jQuery just went 1.4.4, but this is mostly a reminder where to find the latest online/offline jQuery API docs.
Finally, form validation for jQuery that uses HTML5 attributes.
How fast is your site? Well, that depends on where visitors are coming from. Measure your site’s performance from different cities around the world.
Sheepsafe, for when you’re on WiFi in the presence of other geeks. Black Hole, because not everything needs to be stored forever.
“I think programmers have become inured to incidental complexity, in particular by confusing familiar or concise with simple. And when they encounter complexity, they consider it a challenge to overcome, rather than an obstacle to remove. Overcoming complexity isn’t work, it’s waste.”