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My name is Matthew Lang, and I'm a software developer based just outside Glasgow in the UK.

I'm very interested in using agile methodologies such as XP to deliver projects with languages such as Ruby and open source frameworks such as Ruby on Rails and Sinatra.

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Snippets #96

Lots of goodies today!

Automated Heroku Backups - A great solution that uses Amazon S3.
The Projector Rule: A Moving Target Code Standard - Great way of knowing when you're done refactoring.
RSpecfully, I disagree - Bruce Williams talks about why he isn't using RSpec.
Simple Daily Git Workflow - Good article, but be sure to check out the comments for further ideas on this.
Rails 3.0: Third beta release - Oh, and a certain little web framework has reached beta #3. You know the one!

Filed Under // Git Heroku Rails Refactoring Snippets TDD

Posted on 15th of April, 2010

Snippets #91

Back on track with my decision management Rails application this week. Looking to include authentication using Devise this week.

String conversions using ActiveSupport - It's little tricks like this that I usually forget.
More ActiveRecord Notes - Charles Max Wood has more notes on ActiveRecord. Locking database records is new to me!
Warehouse 2.0 - Originally a Subversion repository browser, Warehouse has been rewritten for Git repositories. Nice!

Filed Under // ActiveRecord Git Rails Snippets

Posted on 30th of March, 2010

Snippets #79

Planning on spending some time expanding my homepage for a couple of weeks. Good chance to get to know Sinatra again.

Git v1.7 - Going to stick with posting only major releases of Git in the future.
Congratulations - Not technical, but a good example of how BDD works.
My Watch List, Into 2010 - What are you watching for 2010?

Filed Under // Git Snippets

Posted on 16th of February, 2010

Snippets #78

Looking forward to the weekend again.

Using Bundler in Real Life - Some recommended workflow tips.
Plugin Authors: Toward a Better Future - Good tips for Rails 3 if you have written a plugin or two.
False positive XSS in Chrome - Not Rails specific but if your app uses a bookmarklet it might be worth reading.
How to Build an Unobtrusive Login System in Rails - A detailed tutorial by Nettuts.
Git v1.6.6.2 - New release of Git if you're DVCS inclined.

Filed Under // Git Javascript Rails Snippets

Posted on 11th of February, 2010

Snippets #56

Git v1.6.5.3 released - A new release of the popular SCM tool is out.
Creating a Twitter Clone in Rails - Parts 5 and 6 of the series are now out.
Better Ruby Idioms - It's articles like this that give me a better understanding of Ruby.
Config So Simple Your Mama Could Use It - Great tip for those building Rails applications.
What makes a good API wrapper - I haven't built an API for an application yet, but still worth the read.
What Are Metaclasses - Jim Weirich takes on the definition of Metaclasses in relation to Ruby.

Filed Under // Git Rails Snippets

Posted on 17th of November, 2009

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