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Re:Resources for Getting Started with Ruby on Rails by jim_h on Monday November 15, 2010 @11:20PM (#1909014)
I also recommend this website for a good collection of blogs entries daily. http://www.planetrubyonrails.com/

Good list. There's a few sites I haven't been to yet. Not a fan of bit.ly links though. I like knowing exactly where the links are going to

Re:Resources for Getting Started with Ruby on Rails by danishkhan on Monday November 15, 2010 @11:22PM (#1909018)
Yea, I realize that know. I think I'm going to add the urls next to the links so people know where they are going.
Re:Resources for Getting Started with Ruby on Rails by spicyj on Tuesday November 16, 2010 @01:35AM (#1909304)
Why use shortened links at all if no users have to type them? You've added the complete links now, but they're not clickable.
Re:Resources for Getting Started with Ruby on Rails by aidanf on Tuesday November 16, 2010 @07:15AM (#1909829)
Indeed. This is really bizarre behaviour. The full links are shown in non-clickble text beside the links. But the links actually point to shortened bit.ly links. What's the point of using shortened links here at all?
Re:Resources for Getting Started with Ruby on Rails by epochwolf on Tuesday November 16, 2010 @09:08AM (#1910079)
from the comments on the blog:

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Hey Matt,

Thanks, glad you find it useful. My reasoning for the bit.ly links is so that I can see what types of resources readers of the EY blog find interesting so that I can cater future posts and tutorials with that in mind. I know that google analytics does the same thing, but I myself do not have access to that and all I need to know is what links were clicked on not everything else.

I did not expect people to find the bit.ly links annoying. Is there something about them I am missing? I wouldn't have done it if I thought people would find it to be an annoyance.

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