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DB2 on Rails is now faster and more secure with parametrized query support

Not too long ago, I blogged about importance of getting developers to code parametrized queries  instead of using literal values in SQL queries. In this post I urged every DBA to forward an article that talked about SQL injection attacks to their developers. Well, it would not have helped any to send this article to a Ruby on Rails developer because Ruby on Rails does not support parametrized queries.  I should say “did not support till today”. Today IBM delivered version 2.0 of the Rails adapter for DB2 and the key future of this new version is support [...]

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New and improved DB2 support for Ruby on Rails

Our development team just released version 1.1.1 of the IBM_DB gem which provides support for using Ruby on Rails with DB2 and IDS. The new gem provides support for Activerecord 2.3.3 and a fix for a defect that will let us implement support for a popular Ruby on Rails application. [...]

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Another open source team leaves SUN in fear Oracle

It is no secret that we in the DB2 Express-C team are big fans of Ruby on Rails and we and our DB2 developers have worked hard to make DB2 a great database for Ruby on Rails programmers. JRuby is of particular importance to us as it helps advance the use of Ruby on Rails in the enterprise. With the impending acquisition of SUN by Oracle, the JRuby team felt uncertain about the future of JRuby within Oracle. So, they decided to join the people who really care about Ruby i.e. Engine Yard. Given Engine Yard’s commitment to Ruby on Rails this is a great move for the Ruby community. We wish JRuby and Engine Yard teams the best. [...]

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