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Databound - provides Javascript a simple CRUD API to the Ruby on Rails backend
Got tired of writing the same CRUD functionality over and over again, so I created a library that does that in a easy and secure way out-of-the-box. Check it out: Databound.
Chrome extension to make working with Ruby Gems more productive
I created a chrome extension for easy navigating to gem pages in Github.
Build a Pocket Clone: Part 1
Check out my post on building a Pocket clone. More to come soon.
When to use Ampersand and/or Colon with Proc, Map, and Inject | Daniel P. Clark
New Blog: When to use Ampersand and/or Colon with Proc, Map, and Inject. A visual guide and demonstration.
Python Environment Management for Rubyists – a Guide
Python has always been an intriguing language to me, but I’ve never been a huge fan of its syntax. Thankfully, I’ve now discovered a few tools that make managing multiple versions of Python and your projects libraries a breeze (on Mac/Linux systems, at least). In this post, I’ll walk you through a basic Python setup to get you rolling on a new project.
tty-progressbar v0.5.0 release
tty-progressbar allows for fine-grained control over progression with addition of start/reset/finish methods. Also it gets new formatting tokens to show running speed and average speed. Enjoy!
Making Errbit work faster by keeping it clean and tidy
I wrote a short post on how to take care of your Errbit instance so it works fast and without any issues. It can be useful especially when you track multiple apps and you have many errors that occur. You can read about it here: Making Errbit work faster by keeping it clean and tidy
Ruby Object Mapper 0.5.0 Released
You can read all about it on the updated ROM website right here
wicked_pdf: Generate PDF from HAML Template
Nice article Generate PDF from HAML Template
Useful Sublime Text 3 packages for a Rubyist
My year in review post covering some of the most useful Sublime Text 3 Packages for a Rubyist
splay_tree v0.1.0 release
I’ve released splay_tree, an implementation of a self balancing binary tree with quick lookup.
RubySpec has been retired
Brian Shirai has announced the end of RubySpec in a post titled Matz’s Ruby Developers Don’t Use RubySpec and It’s Hurting Ruby.
Minitest: Full backtrace for assertions and errors in verbose mode
Get unfiltered backtrace when using -v with maxitest (the “all the features you always wanted” plugin).
A Social Network in Rails: Comments
New post in the guide to create a social network in Rails. Now we’re adding comments to our photos. This time it was actually easier to do the job ourselves than to use a gem, check it out!
RoR Installation Form Source And Deploying a Test App
RoR Installation Form Source And Deploying a Test App Procedure to Download the ruby source, then unzip, untar, configure and install Read more
How do you take an app from testless to TDD?
You’re excited about the app you’ve made. There’s just one problem — you don’t have any tests. You wanted to write it using Test-Driven Development, but you didn’t quite know where to start. So you’re stuck. Where do you go from here? How do you get from an app with no tests, to writing your apps using TDD?
Avoiding clever mistakes when displaying data with missing values
I created some short code to solve a problem but my quick thinking hid a bug from me. My recent post is about how, by being just a bit more verbose, I got my code to work properly.
Offshore RoR Web Development Partner – RailsCarma
RailsCarma specializes in Offshore Ruby on Rails Development and is located at Bangalore, India. RailsCarma offers specialized web development services using the Ruby on Rails platform. RailsCarma has high level of expertise and experience in developing ruby on rails or ror applications on PaaS platforms, both in standalone and Software as a Service formats. Read More…
How to write a Ruby-related book - the tools
I have recently published the 1.0 release of the code-heavy Fearless Refactoring: Rails Controllers book. It took me over 1 year since I started. Over the time, I’ve experimented with many tools which helped me along the way. Read more
Slop version 4 has been released
I just released version 4 of Ruby’s favourite command line parser. Slop has been rebuilt from the ground up. Check out the README on GitHub for more information and some upgrade notes.
activerecord-hierarchical_query v0.0.3 release
New version of activerecord-hierarchical_query supports Rails 4.2
Sinatra and Kaminari without any views and without padrino-helpers gem
Tired of “You should install `padrino-helpers’ gem if you want to use kaminari’s pagination helpers with Sinatra.” warning message in your zero-views Sinatra apps when using Kaminari? Get rid of it. Here’s an easy way to do this.
A Social Network in Rails: Activity Feed
New post in my guide to create a social network in Rails. This time, the Activity Feed. Hope you like it!
Planet Ruby - All the News About Ruby, JRuby, Rubinius, Rails, etc. - New Feeds Welcome
I’ve setup (another) Planet Ruby - a public news site (feed reader/aggregator) for Ruby. The planet subscriptions (feed lists) are split into seven sections (sub planets), that is, 1) Blog Postings, Articles, etc. 2) Official Ruby, JRuby, Rubinius, Rubygems, Rails News 3) Events, Workshops, Conferences, etc. 4) Jekyll 5) Rubygems 6) Podcasts 7) Meta - Updates about Planet Ruby and Planet Pluto ;-)
The planet feed list is a plain text file on GitHub, that is, ruby.ini. You’re welcome to add new feeds or suggest new (sub) planet sites. The Planet Ruby ships with six design templates/styles, that is, Standard, Cards, News, Hacker, Digest and Top. Happy Planet. Cheers