And once again, hackfest is back. Only this time, it’s better than ever, thanks to Git

The idea is quite simple. You get 5000 points for each of your patches that get merged to the core. The person with the highest points at the end of the month wins.

August hackfest is already on and almost 3 more weeks to go, so hack on for the first prize – a free pass to RailsConf Europe ( special thanks goes to O’Reilly for the prize )

If you’ve never contributed to Rails before, now is a good time. This railscast is a nice head start.

Thanks to all those who have contributed to Rails, making it better and better.