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I am following the rails book, and arrived to the section about testing. The test database is configured as: test: adapter: sqlite3 database: ":memory:" and I get this error with the simple product test: % ruby test/unit/product_test.rb Loaded suite test/unit/product_test Started E/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/sqlite3-ruby-1.1.0/lib/sqlite3/ errors.rb:94:in

I noticed there are a lot of PHP based dynamic text replacement examples out there such as: http://artypapers.com/csshelppile/pcdtr/ Is there anything like this for Ruby / Rails? I know there''s always SiFR but that method is often frustrating because I''ve noticed significant slow down in page load time even on pages that use it sparingly.

In two weeks, Dave Thomas will be in Pasadena doing a three-day Rails workshop. I''m about to sign up for it. I figure three intense days with Dave and a few dozen other Rails developers will produce huge learning leaps for me. Then it occurred to me that it might be useful to ask the list if anyone has attended one of these workshops before and, if so, how valuable you found

Does anyone have an idea of the rates being charged by Rails developers (or salaries for FTEs)? I''m curious to see whether rates will become comparable to those paid to more experienced Java/.NET developer types, or if rates will be lowered by the free/open source mentality, and the possible perception that Rails makes Web development "easy." Sometimes rates are more