Rails Database Config Parameters for PG Gem

I’ve noted how difficult it is to get a complete list of parameters that can be used in the Rails’ config.database.yml file. I understand this is because there are different parameters for the different library layers. Still, I would like a more complete list somewhere, especially given that the parameter names can be confusingly similar …

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Integrating R and Ruby

I did my time with rsruby, rinruby and Rserve-Ruby-client. In retrospect I should have trusted the Rserve-Ruby-client readme which details the problems with rsruby and rinruby. rsruby – dealbreaker is that this is not stable, there are a few other downsides including complex data conversions and compilation issues but enough said. rinruby – slow, but more importantly fails …

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