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Snippets #136

Really digging the Ruby koans in the last few days. Amazing how your knowledge of a topic can be expanded with just a few simple exercises. All programming languages should do this.

 

Posted on 7th of September, 2010by Matthew Lang

Tagged as Rails Snippets

Snippets #135

Off on holiday for 2 weeks now. I don't need to write ERP code for 2 weeks and can spend some extra time on Rails!

Posted on 2nd of September, 2010by Matthew Lang

Tagged as Android Rails

Snippets #134

Big week this week for the Rails community!
  • Rails 3.0: It's ready! - Lots of developers have already been using 3.0 from RC versions, but finally the official version is here. Be sure to also check out Ruby Inside for a list of 22 videos that will help you get moving along with Rails 3.0.
  • RVM 1.0.0 - RVM also hit a massive milestone in the last few days. RVM has made handling different versions of Ruby so much easier.
  • RVM - Improved support for Hudson - Continuous integration is something that has been missing in my Ruby projects, but this support for RVM in Hudson has me intrigued about trying out Hudson.
  • Building an Object Mapper: Override-able Accessors -  A great read if you want to get started on your own object mapper. A good exercise as well for just learning more about Ruby.

Posted on 31st of August, 2010by Matthew Lang

Tagged as Rails Ruby RVM Snippets

Snippets #133

Rails work has taken a back step to other work this week, but should be back into it by the weekend.

  • Ruby Weekly - Peter Cooper has just launched a new Ruby e-mail newsletter. If you're choosing to avoid RSS then this is a great way of getting a round up of the best bits from the community.
  • 34 Ruby on Rails resources to get you started - You might have already seen some of these but it's still a great resource.
  • Ruby Koans - Want to learn Ruby in a more practical approach? Ruby Koans is a set of files that each contain tests on an aspect of the Ruby language. Your jobs is to get those tests passing in true TDD fashion.
  • Pragmatic Guide to Git - I've never advanced beyond the basic commands of Git, but I'm putting this on my book list for this year to learn more.

Posted on 26th of August, 2010by Matthew Lang

Tagged as Git Rails Ruby Snippets TDD

Snippets #132

Rails 3.0 is just around the corner!

Posted on 24th of August, 2010by Matthew Lang

Tagged as Craftmanship Gems Rails Ruby RVM Snippets