I'm a journalist with not much database programming experience. However I have been fascinated by the government and other agencies making their data available for developers to play with, and I think a newspaper could do wonders with this data. How do I get in on the fun? [more inside]
posted by Blandanomics on Jul 8, 2009 - 9 answers

What are the best database-driven Web application development frameworks out there right now? More specifically, please orient me to toolsets you know of that are similar to Ruby on Rails. [more inside]
posted by killdevil on Jul 6, 2007 - 17 answers

What's the best way (using the internet, and/or books) to learn how to query SQL databases with Ruby?
posted by anonymous on Jun 10, 2007 - 3 answers

I work at a small non-profit book publisher, and I need to build a database for our website. [more inside]
posted by mekanic on Aug 9, 2006 - 23 answers

Need a tinker-free Linux/MySql install for Ruby On Rails. Also, seeking advice for getting started in RoR. [more inside]
posted by Afroblanco on Jun 27, 2006 - 19 answers