How to use Apache Shindig - even if you don't use PHP or Java

Apache Shindig is a reference implementation of OpenSocial that you can use to quickly get an application platform up and running for your social site. Shindig has two implementations of the OpenSocial spec, one in Java and one in PHP. However, in this post, Chris Chabot talks about how to use Shindig even if your site is built using a different stack, such as Ruby or .NET.