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DRY Your Google Queries with the Custom Ruby on Rails Search Engine

Posted by Corey Ehmke on February 22nd, 2009 in Ruby on Rails | Permanent Link | Share/Save

How many times have you searched for something Ruby on Rails-related on Google, and come up with search results having to do with rapid transit? Or page after page of Git commit messages? Sure, you could add “ruby on rails” to your search query, but having to do that all the time is not very DRY.

I’ve created a custom Google search that only pulls in results from a whitelist of the best Ruby and Ruby on Rails web sites, including APIs, reputable screencasts and blogs, and plugin directories.

Search from This Site

Search directly from idolhands.com:

Search via a Bookmarklet

  • Ruby on Rails Search
  • Firefox or Safari: drag-and-drop the link above to your bookmark bar.
  • Firefox or IE: right-click / control-click the link above and then select Add to Favorites… (IE) or Bookmark This Link… (Firefox).

The specific sites that are searched are listed on the full search page. If you have suggestions for additional sites to include, please leave a comment.


This entry was posted on Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 at 2:18 pm and is filed under Ruby on Rails. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “DRY Your Google Queries with the Custom Ruby on Rails Search Engine”

  1. Lucas Teixeira Says:
    March 3rd, 2009 at 7:20 am

    Hello! That’s a nice work! Using custom search pointed only to these sites is a great idea! Thanks!
    Just notice that the “rubyforge” link on the sites listing is broken!

    Thank you! :D

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