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Hi everyone, I''m a signal processing / math analysis programmer just getting interested in programming for the web. RoR seems to be the system to learn. I have read through the O''Reilly cookbook and pragmatic Depot applications, and am impressed by how much can be accomplished so quickly. I''m also impressed with the level of support that this mailing list seems to

Hi, I am trying to set up capistrano for use on textdrive, and followed the instructions posted at this very helpful site: http://blog.tuples.us/pages/rails-guide My problem is that when I try to execute rake remote:exec ACTION=cold_deploy the execution getss stuck when it tries to access my subversion repository. ** [out :: myurl.com] Authentication realm: <http://myurl.com:80>

I read in the Agile Rails book that I should avoid GETs for destructive actions. I notice that on 37signals'' Backpack web site, deleting an item in a list is accomplished with a simple click on a picture of a trash can. Is this a violation of the POST/GET rule noted above, or is there some way to make a clickable link send a POST? Ben