My Linux box was hosting Subversion with no problem. I added a new repository to the several that were already present, and when I checked it out, it said, “301 Moved Permanently”. Excuse me?

As it turns out, there is a 301 error section in the Subversion FAQs. It says that this typically means your Apache configuration is invalid (nope, the rest of my repositories worked just fine) or your repository has the same path as a literal directory on your web root. Ahhh!

Sure enough, my subversion path was http://myserver.com/xyz/, and I had a literal directory named “xyz” in the web root. I changed that directory name, and Subversion would then allow me to checkout the repository with no problem.

In light of the departure of the ColdFusion Weekly podcast (so long Matt and Peter, and thank you!), I have assembled a list of my favorite “shows” or “episodes”. Really, all of the episodes were good and worth hearing. But these episodes were fantastic.

Presented in chronological order:

• v1.5 – IDEs of…April: Came at a perfect time for me, because I had just switched to CFEclipse recently. So it was great confirmation for me and I enjoyed the Eclipse plugin recommendations. This episode is good for anyone still using Dreamweaver or HomeSite.
• v1.6 – Version Control: Also had great timing, because I had already committed myself to exclusively using Subversion but hadn’t yet set up my Subversion server. While you’re at it, check out the follow-up episode on v1.29 – Source Control Revisited. These episodes are a nice way to be introduced to version control for web development.
• v1.10 – Design Pattern Safari: Probably one of the most classic episodes and a must-hear. All about design patterns like beans, DAOs, etc.
• v2.01 – Rise of the Virtual Machines: Discussion of virtualization technology on both Macs and Windows. Great discussion, because I think this is an important technology for web developers; I am a big proponent of virtualization.
• v2.02 – Cryptology and Security: This was very interesting because of the information that was discussed regarding encryption, hashing, and salt.
• v2.15 – Mark Mandel on Transfer: Very good consideration of the popular ORM, Transfer.
• v2.27 – Selenium: Discussion on testing your apps on the client side with Selenium.
• v3.06 – Open Source BlueDragon: Discussion with Vince Bonfanti about BlueDragon going open source.

I will miss Matt’s Vista rants.   Thanks to both of you for all of your hard work.

If you’re hankering for a podcast to listen to, Brian Meloche is picking up where Matt and Peter left off with a new podcast called CFConversations. W00T!