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Web Fonts Performance: Making Pretty, Fast!
An in-depth look at the performance and optimizations behind web fonts, and Google Web Fonts in particular.. Web fonts are here to say, and that’s a good thing - yes, even for performance!
RuPy 2012 - Call for Proposals!
RuPy is unique conference that compares different approaches, brings together communities from different programming languages: Ruby, Python and JavaScript. It is organized by a community of volunteers and non for profit. This fall, there will be two simultaneous editions of RuPy: one will take place in Brno (16-18 Nov 2012 Czech Republic) and the second one in Sao Jose dos Campos (7-9 Dec 2012 Brazil). If you haven’t applied yet, now it is the best moment to do it – there are still a few days to submit your proposal. It can be done in two ways - by using this form and by Github until 15th of September. RuPy is waiting for you!!!
Setting Up Fallback Locale(s) in Rails 3
A short article on setting up fallback locale(s) in Rails 3.
5500 Flashcards on Web Development With Rails
I released a set of 5500 questions and answers on various aspects of modern web development using Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, CoffeeScript and the command line. Turned into a book, it would be over 400 pages; I’m giving them away for free. I hope you find them useful: web development flashcards.
Geofencing with Ruby and Mongo
I just wrote an article on implementing geofences with Mongo and Ruby. It’s in Ruby because that’s my language of choice but this design can be extended to any number of languages. The series is broken up into parts: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. Enjoy!
Best Way To Learn Ruby on Rails as a Beginner
A great article on how to approach Ruby on Rails from a beginner’s perspective.
Ruby method decorators inspired by Python
I wrote this as a small practice for some ruby meta-programming fun: Ruby Decorators. The implementation is imo a little simpler than some other similar ruby decorator projects.
PiecePipe Examples: Map, Aggregation, & Group-By
PiecePipe is a library that allows you to write code by focusing on the flow of data through a pipeline of steps without worrying about the iteration and “glue code.” Here’s how to use it for map, aggregation, and group-by.
Automatic face-blurring in images made easy
This blog post explains how to keep people privacy in photos by automatically blurring their faces. A pixelization effect is applied on images. Together with automatic face detection, only faces in a picture are blurred as intensely as you need. Image transformations are transformed on-the-fly in the cloud. Code samples in Ruby on Rails are included.
What's new in upcoming SimpleForm 2.1.0 version
What’s new in upcoming SimpleForm 2.1.0 version - http://brainspec.com/blog/2012/09/11/simpleform-2-1-0/
Five mistakes that make you look like a Rails n00b...
A quick look at some of the top soft-mistakes I see when I’m working with beginners: 5 mistakes that make you look like a Rails n00b.
split your cap tasks into different files
I just wrote a new post Split your cap tasks into different files, which shows you a way to organize your cap tasks cleaner and reusable.
ConFoo 2013 - Call for Papers is Now Open!
ConFoo is one of the most important developer-oriented conferences and includes Ruby content. ConFoo 2013 will be held on February 25 through March 1 in Montreal, Canada. The team just opened its call for papers. Candidates can submit proposals until September 23. Consult the call for papers page for details and to start submitting. You can even get advice on how to write proposals. The call for papers is public, meaning that all proposals get published on the website for others to vote and comment on. This approach allows the organizers to pick subjects that have most interest in the community. The comments are only visible to speakers and organizers to avoid influencing the votes.
Compilr.org - Free Tutorials
I just launched some programming tutorials and yada yada.
Just Add a Dash of Include to Your Spinach
Dan talks Spinach with his latest blog post.
Ruby Tidbit: __LINE__ and heredocs
Just a quick little post explaining an odd little corner of Ruby: mixing LINE and heredocs in method calls.
Options for getting JRuby 1.6 to use Ruby 1.9 Syntax
There are many ways to get JRuby 1.6 to use Ruby 1.9 Syntax. Options for getting JRuby 1.6 to use Ruby 1.9 Syntax outlines a number of these, the pros and cons, and some recommendations of which to use.
Rails Fubdamentals Workshop: Sept 27-28
Feeling stuck learning Rails? Can’t tell your M from V in your MVC? Want to connect with a community of learners and pro instructors? Check it out: I just announced dates for the next Rails Fundamentals Workshop. You’ll build and launch an app that you understand and can modify yourself. YOUR questions will drive our discussion. Take that, screencasts! [more inside]
ror_ecommerce Version 1.2 Released
A new version of ror_ecommerce was released. This work highlight an awesome new admin look and feel. Take a look on github.
Airbrake power tools: search & backtrace summary
Airbrake search & summary of all backtraces for a given error: Airbrake backtrace summary
Free Sinatra, Camping, Rack Hosting by Dotgeek with SSD Drives and MySQL
We have just launched 1.ai by Dotgeek that offers a Free Hosting for developers and beginners (traditional SFTP hosting) with 512 MB of free space + 512 MB of MySQL space. This could be useful as a playground to run your apps and test new projects. It is entirely free (no upgrade plans) and there are no ads - nor they will be any in the future.
Protected Methods and Ruby 2.0
Aaron Patterson wrote a post about Protected Methods and Ruby 2.0.
Pragmatic Concurrency With Ruby
I just posted Pragmatic Concurrency With Ruby. A pragmatic take on doing real concurrency with JRuby.
The best way to add rating capabilities to your rails application with letsrate gem.
I just launched Rails Rating Gem - Letsrate and you can use it in your rails project. Using the gem is very easy. Letsrate can integrate with your ActiveRecord Model.