January 2009
4 posts
CloudKit 0.10.1 Released
A new 0.10.1 CloudKit gem has been released. This is the first release with patches from the growing community on GitHub. As always, a big thank you to everyone who sent feedback or code.
To install: gem install cloudkit
To update: gem update cloudkit
From the change log:
Updated oauth and sequel gem dependencies
Fixed 410 responses for stale PUT operations
Fixed MySQL content...
A World of Middleware
What if every endpoint (or “origin” in HTTP-speak) was a 404 and everything else was middleware? In Rack-land, this can be a reality. CloudKit, for example, detects if it is the last thing in the stack, inserting a default developer page at the root and a 404 everywhere else. If it is not the last item in the stack, requests for resources that it has not claimed are passed downstream.
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CloudKit 0.10.0 Released: Rack 0.9, Batch URI...
A new 0.10.0 CloudKit gem is out.
To install:
gem install cloudkit
To update:
gem update cloudkit
This was originally going to be 0.9.2 with support for this week’s Rack 0.9 release. However, the new batch URI resolution in the REST API was too valuable to hold back for the 1.0 release so it was pulled in and the minor version number was incremented to reflect its presence. This...
OAuth, Phishing, and Twitter
In the midst of what might seem like a crisis when viewed from within the web’s echo chamber, it can be difficult to sort fact from fiction, threat from hysteria. Such was the case last weekend when three terms that typically evoke passionate responses were combined in a single meme — OAuth, Phishing, and Twitter.
The source of concern was a scam spreading on Twitter via fake direct...