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Pattern matching [:ok, result]
I use a lot of [:ok, result]-like return values to avoid using exception as flow control. It’s not fun to pattern match on this in Ruby, so I write a small gem that handles that problem gracefully: [more inside]
SecretGarden = Vault + Secretfile for 12-Factor-Apps
You want to secure your secrets in a central store like Vault, and make it easy to configure which secrets your application has access to. Even better is a way to be able to configure your app via the environment, and fall back to a secret storage service like Vault! [more inside]
Wait, where does what?
No matter how much I know there are always bits that slip by. I’ve used Rails for years. Which means I’ve queried models using where for years. Even so, I recently saw someones code and thought, “that can’t work.” I was wrong. [more inside]
Free Light-Weight Open Data Catalog (CKAN Clone) w/ Jekyll Incl. Admin Pages w/ Auth
Hello, Via @statictimes - a static site (Jekyll, Middleman & friends) news channel: Tim Wisniewsk (from Philadelphia) has put together a free open source CKAN clone for light-weight open data catalog sites. Add/edit datasets in the _datasets collection/directory or use the user-friendly (admin) editing pages (requires login e.g. authentication). Cheers.
PS: Waldo Jaquith has published a Q&A w/ Tim Wisniewsk on the U.S. Open Data site. ++ What are you using Jekyll for? Let us know.
Get More Out of Queries in Rails Using Bullet in Just 3 Steps
For a large scale projects with added complexity, manual code refactoring becomes a huge risk and time consuming. Therefore, it is recommended to use third party tools like Bullet Gem for the maintenance, security and optimization of codes. Read more at RailsCarma Blog on Bullet Gem.
Five More Active Record Features You Should Be Using
ActiveRecord is the backbone for most Ruby on Rails applications. The entire API of ActiveRecord cannot possibly be contained within a single or even a handful of digestible posts; but, here are at least five more pieces of that massive API that some might find useful.
Generating Reports with Pure RoR
I recently created a pattern for generating reports in the background in a Rails app. In this post I’ll show you how to use a simple yet powerful reporting pattern that can later be expanded to quickly generate complex reports for your customers. http://blog.nrowegt.com/pure-ruby-on-rails-reporting/
Active Admin Bootstrap Skin
A tiny gem supports Twitter Bootstrap in Active Admin https://github.com/vinhnglx/active_bootstrap_skin
Spree Uname Login/Signup
Spree default provides login/signup with just email. [more inside]
Different approach to Ecommerce on Rails
I always wanted to build my own ecommerce platform from scratch. That’s not because I don’t like to reuse existing code – I really love to. That’s because I believe that we can do better. Now I have a chance to do it and you can follow my work on Github. http://blog.sundaycoding.com/blog/2016/03/29/different-approach-to-ecommerce-on-rails/
Paloma: page-specific javascript for Rails done right
Paloma offers a simple way to organize javascript code for your Rails project.
Rails 5: Belongs to Is Now a Required Association
I spent a couple of hours yesterday trying to track down why one of my models would not save without it’s relationship. Unfortunately, I was too deep into accepts_nested_attributes_for and fields_for to see the real problem. Turns out it was an easy change.
Moving from Mandrill to SendGrid or Amazon SES
With Mandrill going away soon, I’ve explored two of the main alternatives to their addon. http://blog.nrowegt.com/amazon-ses-and-sendgrid-heroku-mandrill-alternatives/
tty-prompt v0.5.0
Newest tty-prompt adds ability to expand options similar to Git hunks functionality, gather more than one answer with intuitive DSL using collect prompt and makes asking boolean question yes?/no? much more flexible and robust. Finally, you can theme all the prompts!
Sycamore
I’m very happy to share Sycamore, a slightly unusual tree data structure with you. It’s MIT-licensed, has quite good test- and documentation-coverage and even if it’s not for you, it might be worth checking out since it contains an interesting solution to the problem of null-values. [more inside]
Start testing your HTTP proxies with `proxy_rb`
I just released v0.9.3 of proxy_rb. It’s an extension for rspec and cucumber to write unit and acceptance tests for your HTTP proxy infrastructure. There’s also some “getting started”-documentation available. [more inside]
Discover TDD
Do you want to learn one of the most vital Ruby skills on the marketplace? I made this course for you! http://www.blackbytes.info/discover-tdd-full-course/
From Rails to Hanami (Lotus) Part 1: Container Architecture, Models, Views and Assets
A pragmatic approach to migrate Rails apps into Hanami container: http://rpanachi.com/2016/03/28/from-rails-to-hanami-part1-container-architecture-model-views-assets
The Hidden Cost of Indexes
In today’s episode, we dive into indexing, and some hidden costs.
Versionaire 1.0.0
This library provides immutable, thread-safe, semantic versioning. It can also convert (cast) primitive objects like String, Array, and Hash into a Version and visa versa. For further details, check out the README. It will soon be used by Milestoner and Gemsmith to make project and gem management much easier. Enjoy!
Slide Show (S9) Presentation Templates Now Jekyll-Compatible (Using Liquid)
Hello, Starting with Slide Show (S9) v3.0 all slide show/presentation templates are now Jekyll-compatible and use Liquid. Why? The idea is that your slide show template pack is “just” a Jekyll site and, thus, you can use your Liquid template skills for creating or changing slide show / presentation templates and if you use GitHub you can use the free built-in GitHub pages service for live previews, testing, and more. For some first example see: S6 Blank templates and the live demo • deck.js templates and the live demo. Any favorite slide show/presentation package? Questions? Comments? Welcome. Cheers.
Why I left Blogger for Jekyll
Thought I’d share some of the main reasons I left Google Blogger for Jekyll + Github Pages. It’s not entirely Ruby-specific, but I thought other bloggers would find it interesting. Nonetheless, Jekyll is an excellent platform and I’m loving it so far! [more inside]