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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 -
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.
How do you use helper methods in the Rails console?
Turns out, Rails has a helper for that.
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! Read more
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.
danthes 1.0.2
I just released new version of danthes. Danthes is a PrivatePub on steroids. New features: * Subscription callback through sign call * On subscription connect callback * On subscription error callback * Transport disabling
Integrating Rails application with Dropbox API for fun and profit
I just published a blog post detailing (with code) how using Dropbox API, especially its copy_ref endpoint, improved user experience (and reduced operations cost) for my site selling legal music.
RailsBridge Boston August 2012 workshop recap
Volunteers from the Boston Ruby community came together to run a RailsBridge workshop for women and their friends last month at the Harvard Law School. 44 students, including 36 women, and 17 instructors attended. Here’s our write-up of the experience. We hope Ruby communities elsewhere try running RailsBridge workshops too. It’s the right thing to do, and a great fun too.
Rails Rumble 2012 - Registration Opens Soon!
The Rails Rumble is back and will be held on the weekend of October 13th and 14th. Registration opens soon, so I hope you’re ready!
Bonus talk announced for MagicRuby 2012! Register now!
We just announced a bonus talk for Magic Ruby 2012 (presented by GitHub), a Ruby conference happening October 5-6, 2012 in Orlando, FL at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park! Johan Scheffler, Hungry Academy graduate and now Living Social engineer, will be talking about his experiences in the program and how the patterns of learning they used there can be generally applied. We’ve got an amazing crop of talks, and you’ll be enjoying them right in the heart of a Disney theme park. What other time can you expense a trip to Disney World to your boss? :) Go to http://magic-ruby.com for more information.
You are doing your A/B testing WRONG
So many people start A/B testing with just a hypothesis. In non-scientific terms that means “A GUESS”! I just launched Validation Issues. I made this gem to help find the cause of forms not converting as well as expected. Read more