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Testing execution of a before_filter with RSpec custom matcher
I just published a post about how to test execution of a before_filter with RSpec custom matcher.
New from RailsApps: Mailing List with Active Job
I’m so delighted with the new Active Job feature I decided to release a new example application and tutorial right now, rather than waiting for Rails 4.2 final. Here’s Mailing List with Active Job plus an article, Updating to Rails 4.2. Of course, you can build it with Rails Composer.
How to go beyond documentation to learn a new library
You’re working with a brand new library or feature, and you just can’t understand the documentation. Maybe it’s hard to set up, so you have to bounce between RDocs until you learn how everything fits together. Maybe the documentation doesn’t even exist. Or maybe you just learn best by seeing lots of examples. You need some help. But where do you learn how to use a feature, if not its documentation?
Intercity Chef Repository 2.2.0 released
We have just released version 2.2.0 of our Intercity Chef Repository
gem TheLog. Take care of your joints!
Take care of your joints! Replace console.log with log in your Rails App. 5 minutes gem for for Great Good! Read more
Representable 2.1 Is Faster!
The new representable release allows to skip rendering and parsing of properties dynamically. This allows to exclude properties at run-time, e.g. to reflect permission restrictions. It also got faster and we added a debug mode to help understanding what Representable does internally.
When to Use Protected Methods in Ruby
The protected method visibility in Ruby is one of its more confusing aspects. I recently took a closer look at it, and found that it has an interesting use case. [Continue reading…]
Adding reentrancy and a on failure fallback for your Sidekiq workers
Handling exceptions is really important. I wrote a short post on how to handle reentrancy and other failures in Sidekiq workers: Adding reentrancy and a on failure fallback for your Sidekiq workers
BDD on Rails with Minitest tutorial
A lot of people use RSpec to do TDD/BDD, but in this two-part tutorial Chris Kottom shows step-by-step how you can use Minitest to do the same thing.
What’s a Pair to Do? Pair programming using SSH + TMUX + VIM
A couple of practical tips on setting up perfect pair programming configuration What’s a Pair to Do.
Green Ruby News #90
Green Ruby News #90 like every sunday night, some links of the week about ruby, rails, webdev and devops.
Presenting Sunalytics - the no-development analytics for Rails
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Help Customers Spread The Word About You
There was an article featured in RubyWeekly that mentioned business as an essential skill for developers. I used to blog about business and marketing, but stopped. That article encouraged me to start again. Here’s a blog post on how to initiate word of mouth and reach more of your target customers.
Introducing ImageDrop gem
I just released the ImageDrop gem and demo. Good for avatars and such. Transform the lowly file input field into sophisticated looking drag-and-drop targets, complete with a preview image and placeholder text, with only 988 chars of minified js.
Diving in Rails : Exceptions handling
I wrote an article about how rails handles exceptions in your app , have a look !
Tutorial on debugging Ruby C extensions using XCode
I just put together a beginner-level blog post which walks through steps to setup a development environment in XCode to help debug Ruby C extensions.
Introducing Lotus::Validations
Data validation is an important piece in software architecture. Delegating this responsibility to models increase the cost of maintenance. Lotus offers a different and powerful approach to the problem. Read more
Aloo - GIST for data / RailsRumble 2014
Previous weekend I’ve participated in annual Rails Rumble 2014. I’ve build app/product called Aloo. This is the story behind it, some details and some problems that I’ve discovered on my journey.
Serving static assets with Rack
I think this is a pretty common scenario, and yet I struggled to find an example on how to do it. I was trying to build a single page application using AngularJS on the front-end and Cuba, a minimalistic web framework for Ruby running on top of Rack. Read it here
Process Payments with Paypal - Charging Cards and Recurring Payments
We published the part 2 and part 3 of the “Process Payment with Paypal in Rails” series! Read more
Lita 4 released
Version 4 of Lita, the ChatOps framework for Ruby, has been released. Lita gives you a robot for your company’s chat room which can serve as an interface for automated operations. Read the release announcement and upgrade guide for more details on what’s new in the latest version and how to upgrade.
In Defense of Alias
I’ve been reading a lot of Ruby style recommendations lately, and I wanted to share a relatively unpopular opinion (with some justifications) in preference of “alias” over “alias_method”.
Ruby Object Mapper Reboot
The ROM project is being rebuilt using Sequel for RDBMS. Read more about it here.
How safe is your website? (Get an A in SSL class)
How to score A+ in your ssllabs test: dev ops tips from a Ruby on Rails team.
Useful FactoryGirl methods, part two
I’ve just published follow up to our first Useful FactoryGirl methods post on the CookiesHQ blog. This one is about the building strategies in FactoryGirl.