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How to Test RubyMotion with any Ruby Test Framework
Waiting for your RubyMotion app to compile before your tests run can be a hinderance to a good TDD cycle, so I decided to come up with a way to test my code using any Ruby test framework without having to compile first. [more inside]
Free for developers beta of new Social Media Monitoring tool
We just launched a public beta of nikoma. It’s a social media monitoring platform & marketing tool for developers with lead generation tools etc. . The backend is based on the Apphera system, written in Ruby. Developers and webdesigners can signup for free right now (no credit card etc.) and we will process data results starting next week in the order of signups as we ramp up the system. Right now it’s monitoring about 9 million businesses and almost 700 million Tweets and other social media data in real time (yeah! All in Ruby!). At “login” you can signup with Google login or create a regular user account. We will also update the open source version of the backend soon. You can find it at my Github repo.
A shortcut to admin interfaces
I just updated admin_view to work with Rails 4. It’s a small code generator that can create a nice Bootstrap-friendly admin interface for existing Rails models. I find this useful because admin interfaces I work with almost always need to be customized, and this gets me to that point quickly. More background here.
eurucamp regular tickets now on sale!
The first of our two regular ticket sales takes place today, Friday 16 May from 2pm CEST. (that’s 8am EST, 12noon UTC). Tickets are available at tickets.eurucamp.org and expected to go fast!
Elasticsearch on Rails, a primer
a simple introduction to using the elasticsearch fulltext search engine inside a rails application… enjoy!
How Big Should Your Gem Be? One Idea Big
But here’s more about what that means.
On the Road to Continuous Delivery on Rails
Check out my blog post on how we improved our deployment process at Localytics: On the Road to Continuous Delivery at Localytics
Cool stuff you can do with rails has_one
Take a look at the blog post Cool stuff you can do with rails has_one and learn some cool stuff you can do with the rails has_one association.
Using Named Scopes Across Models with ActiveRecord#Merge
I just posted a short screencast showing how to use ActiveRecord#merge to join named scopes in other models.
cloudconvert 0.0.5 launched
Just launched cloudconvert 0.0.5 , now you can use different callback parameter for each conversion.
Callbacks and Ruby
Just wrote a new blog post about callbacks and ruby. Please enjoy
supervision gem release 0.2
I have released supervision with ability to create system of safe calls directly on Supervision module. Please provided feedback to help make it production ready.
Ruby (Rails, Sinatra) background processing – Reentrancy for your workers is a must be!
I just wrote a post about reentrancy for background workers. Want to know, why it’s worth having reentrant workers (or what does it mean)? You can check out my blog post: Ruby (Rails, Sinatra) background processing – Reentrancy for your workers is a must be!
Boston's Wicked Good Ruby Conf venue announcement
We have been granted special access to use one of the oldest buildings in the country
It's live! The RubyConf Portugal website...
It’s live! The RubyConf Portugal website is now online and we’re announcing our first 2 international speakers and the date for the first batch of tickets: RubyConf Portugal
Node.js for Ruby
Noder brings the architecture of Node.js to Ruby. It was built to support Expressr and runs on EventMachine.
Simple Calendar v1.1 released
Simple Calendar is a gem for building calendars in your Rails apps. It now provides month, week, and custom-length calendars for you as well as a plethora of customization options. Simple Calendar gem on Github.
New Rails 4.1 "travel_to" Test Helper
I wrote a new post on the New Rails 4.1 “travel_to” Test Helper. Hope you enjoy!
Deployment Notifications via Slack
Now you can have your Rails app deployment and redeployment notifications automatically delivered to the Slack channel of your choice. Setup is super easy! Just choose Ninefold from the Slack integrations page and follow the simple instructions. Learn more:
Expressr - Express.js for Ruby
Expressr brings the architecture of Express.js to Ruby. It supports a great deal of Express.js’s API and runs on top of Noder (Node.js for Ruby).
self_systeem system tests are now modular!
self_systeem records a users interaction with your rails app and then can replay that interaction in an automatically built test to assert a similar response. [more inside]
Realtime Messaging with Pusher
Realtime Messaging in your apps is very powerful. Here’s how to send 1.3 Million Message every day with PusherApp and the Pusher Gem. [more inside]
How to learn Ruby while you walk the dog
There’s never enough time to learn everything you want. Books and screencasts are great, but they take time and focus. And doing the dishes, commuting to work, and walking the dog can get boring. It’s nice to have those moments to think or relax. But most of the time, I want to take advantage of those minutes of boredom and learn something!
Reading Rails - How Does MessageVerifier work?
How well do you understand how crypto is implemented in Rails? [more inside]
Tips for keeping your Open Source Software issues tracker tidy
Plataformatec’s team is sharing some tips on how to maintain your Open Source Software issues tracker tidy based on their experience with Devise, Simple Form, Elixir and more!