A long-needed update release has just been posted, which includes support for fully-native internal threading for both Ruby 1.9 and JRuby 1.6. [GitHub]

Quick start examples:
* gem install journeta
* journeta_instant_messenger.rb (in multiple terminals)
* journeta_network_status.rb (in another terminal)

I just launched RailRoady, a Ruby on Rails 3 model and controller UML class diagram generator, originally based on the "railroad" plugin for Rails v1/v2 and contributions of many others.

Notes on the reasoning behind the Perl operators for Ruby programmers not versed in Perl. In response to Avdi Grimm's post.

A two-part screencast series demonstrating two different 3D desktop applications using ruby-processing on JRuby. Source code by Preston Lee available on his GitHub account: Starfield.app and Twiverse.app.

Roundtable discussion on Ruby IDEs and text editors. Four OpenRain developers debate the pros and cons of different IDE and editor tools for day-to-day Ruby application development.

Runtime: 38:39 minutes.
Participants: Marc Chung, Preston Lee, Saul Mora, Benjamin Smith.
Stream via the web from http://rubyology.com or subscribe via iTunes.
Direct Download: ~34MB AAC, ~74MB MP3

[Listen on iTunes]

#76: Roundtable 3
Sinatra webapps and Ruby micro-frameworks. Ruby conference recommendations. Safari 4 Beta, HTML 5 and CSS 3. Participants: Marc Chung, Ben Smith, remi Taylor, Saul Mora, and Preston Lee.
Direct MP3 Download: http://rubyology.s3.amazonaws.com/rubyology-76-high.mp3

#77: Ruby In The Enterprise, Part 2
Interview with University of Phoenix Senior Software Engineer Aaron K. Hawkins. Participants: Aaron K. Hawkins (UoP), Preston Lee (OpenRain)
Direct MP3 Download: http://rubyology.s3.amazonaws.com/rubyology-77-high.mp3

Roundtable discussion on... The scalability of Ruby and Rails applications, and source control in the Ruby community. [iTunes], [Web Streaming], [Discussion]

Roundtable discussion on unobtrusive JavaScript; common drawbacks of CSS layouts. Running time: ~46:50. [Web Streaming] [iTunes]

A brief but common misconception about the benefits of Rails in the enterprise.

HR departments for many technology firms tend to be a bit backwards in the way they evaluate potential hires. OpenRain's hiring strategy--while admittedly skewed towards finding only top tier entrepreneurial people--follows these steps.