From: Igal Koshevoy <igal@...>
Date: 2008-06-30T01:23:47+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby cache

Ben Bleything wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 29, 2008, Igal Koshevoy wrote:
>   
>> That code [http://www.nongnu.org/pupa/ruby-cache.html] provides no specs or tests, and hasn't been updated in nearly 6 years. You may want to look for a different solution.
>>     
>
> Aside from the fact that it hasn't been updated in 6 years and doesn't
> have tests (neither of which, honestly, should automatically disqualify
> code from examination), ruby-cache works great.  We're using it at my
> work in a large mod_ruby web application and a number of smaller tools
> and apps that use the same codebase.
>   
Thanks for the info.

Maybe it'd be worth checking in with the original author, and if he 
doesn't mind, we can do a code sprint with the Portland Ruby Brigade to 
create a gem, write specs, and publish it to RubyForge? That may be a 
useful demonstration of how to take some useful bits lying around and 
actually release them.

-igal