The distributed Git version control system has been gaining a lot of traction lately. In contrast to traditional, centralized version control systems like CVS or Subversion, Git enables developers to easily fork each other’s repositories, pull patches from each other, etc. Even though I have not had a chance to use Git beyond pulling down some open source projects (such as Merb), it is clear that this enables much richer collaboration and development dynamics....
Merb 0.9.0 was released 5 days ago. It looks like the download instructions on the homepage have also been updated for 0.9.0. You can now install it as a gem or from source, by checking out the code from the Merb Git repository. Aside from a more modular design, Merb 0.9 also introduces a more flexible application layout. Previously, the layout was essentially the same as for a Rails app. This is still the default, but if you create your app using merb-gen my_app --very-flat or --flat, you get a significantly smaller layout that might be better suited for small applications....