Macurls.com is a fun little application I wrote while learning Rails. It is a TinyURL.com clone I use on my uber-short domains (f8p.com. g5u.com, lubz.com, pv4.net).

I kept it around because I like seeing the stats for URL usage, and playing with new deployment and coding techniques occasionally.

This weekend I rewrote the application using the new kid on the block, Merb.

Honestly, not a lot of rewriting had to be done. Merb supports ActiveRecord, uses Ruby and deploys using Mongrell.

What did I get out of it?

Merb uses less memory, is faster and helps me follow my mantra - doing more with less.

Worth checking out.