Max out Your TDD with Maxitest and Minitest
Ruby
By Jesse Herrick,
Jesse Herrick shows you Maxitest and how it enhances TDD with Minitest. Maxitest makes your tests a bit more readable and easier to use. Check it out.
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How to Set Up a Rails App with CenturyLink’s AppFog & Bare Metal
Ruby
By Glenn Goodrich,
How to set up a Ruby on Rails application with CenturyLink’s AppFog & Bare Metal.
Integrating Jade Templates into Rails for Cleaner Templates
Ruby
By Hendra Uzia,
Hendra Uzia integrates the Jade Template engine into Rails, resulting in cleaner template syntax. Hendra also points out some gotchas for taken this route.
Building an RSS Reader in Rails Is Easy
Ruby
By Vinoth,
Vinoth builds a simple RSS reader using Rails. Missing Google Reader? Start making your own replacement with this tutorial.
Fun and Practical Alfred Workflows in Ruby
Ruby
By Robert Qualls,
Robert Qualls walks through some practical Alfred workflows using Ruby. Create a calendar event, convert some currency, and learn how much fun Alfred can be
Up and Running with Camaleon CMS
Ruby
By Kingsley Silas,
Kingsley Silas introduces you to Camaleon CMS, a content management system based on Ruby on Rails 4. Learn how to make your next site with Camaleon.
Watch: Managing Sample Data with Fixtures and Factories
Ruby
By Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski,
In this video we'll learn two ways of managing sample data: fixtures and factories. As well as annotations for models and specs, and generating fake data.
An Interview with Elixir Creator José Valim
Ruby
By Nihal Sahu,
Nihal Sahu sits down with well-known Rubyist and creator of the Elixir language, Jose Valim.
Know What Your Users Know with Raygun
Ruby
By Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski,
Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski introduces you to Raygun, a great error reporting and user monitoring service. Do the right thing for your users and read this.
Building a Slackbot with Ruby and Sinatra
Ruby
By Vinoth,
Vinoth shows you how to make a Slackbot with Sinatra. Customize your Slack experience with a slackbot that is under your command! BWAHAHHAHA!
PHP vs Ruby – Let’s All Just Get Along
PHP
By Phil Sturgeon,
Phil Sturgeon talks about his experience in Ruby-land after having been in PHP for ages. What does he like? What does he dislike? Find out in PHP vs Ruby!
Learn Concurrency by Implementing Futures in Ruby
Ruby
By Benjamin Tan Wei Hao,
Learn about concurrency in Ruby while implementing Futures. Benjamin Tan Wei Hao takes a test-first approach in this informative post.
Deploying Ruby Apps with Bare Metal: A New Type of VM
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By Glenn Goodrich,
Glenn Goodrich introduces CenturyLink's Bare Metal container platform, and explains how to set up a simple Ruby app.
Watch: RSpec — The Set Up
Ruby
By Ilya Bodrov-Krukowski,
Without automated testing, you'll have to manually re-test all the features of your app every time you refactor the code or add something new. Enter RSpec!
Awesome Autocomplete: Trigram Search in Rails and PostgreSQL
Ruby
By Vinoth,
Vinoth shows you how to make autocompletion awesome using trigram search functionality in Rails and PostgreSQL.
Octopress 3 Arrives to Make Blog Generation Crazy Simple
Ruby
By Kingsley Silas,
Kingsley Silas explores the new features unveiled in Octopress 3. Learn how to easily create and deploy a blog based on Jekyll and get your voice out there.