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Snippets #84

Looking at authentication options for my decision support system. There's so many options, but I think I may have settled on using Devise.

A quick RVM rundown - A useful little guide to get up and running with multiple versions of Ruby.
Hobo Fields: Lots of ActiveRecord goodness - François Beausoleil has a new series of article looking at Hobo the web application builder for Rails. First up, Hobo Fields.

Filed Under // Rails Ruby Snippets

Posted on 4th of March, 2010

Snippets #82

Rails and Merb Merge: ORM Agnosticism (part 5 of 6) - A good article on the de-coupling of ActiveRecord from Rails.
The Skinny on Scopes (Formerly named_scope) - Using the new scope feature in Rails 3.
The Maintainability of Unit Tests - As far as testing goes, this is probably the best advice for those who are unsure what to test.
You Are What You Charge - Great advice for freelancers.

Filed Under // Freelancing Rails Testing

Posted on 25th 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 #77

If you're looking for a mammoth Rails 3 link list, then check out the RubyInside blog.

Green-fielding new apps with the Rails 3 beta - Excellent tutorial to Rails 3 using a blog application for examples.
Signed and Permanent cookies in Rails 3 - Makes remembering users all the much easier.
The Building Blocks of Ruby - Why Ruby blocks are better!
jQuery with Rails 3 - Good intro for plugging in jQuery.
Scope a variable to a block in your template code - That's a new one to me! Thanks Ryan.

Filed Under // Rails Ruby Snippets

Posted on 9th of February, 2010

Snippets #76

Rails 3 I18n changes - I think people tend to forget about the internationalization features of Rails.
Rails 3.0 Release Notes - Just in case you were hiding under a rock in the last few days. I must be the last person to link to this!

Filed Under // Rails Snippets

Posted on 4th of February, 2010

Snippets #75

Getting into a good habit of dipping in and out of projects but always making good progress on the important ones.

Automating a portion of the Rails 3 upgrade process - Not long to go now!
Stackoverflow cool Ruby questions 3 - Lots of good stuff here.
SafeBuffers and Rails 3.0 - Some good notes behind the XSS changes in Rails 3.0

Filed Under // Rails Ruby Snippets

Posted on 2nd of February, 2010

Snippets #73

My design skills suck. Maybe something to try and improve on for this year.

Active Record Query Interface 3.0 - The skinny on all the new features for ActiveRecord.
UTC vs Ruby, ActiveRecord, Sinatra, Heroku and Postgres - Great article for using UTC in your web applications.
Just In Time, Not Just In Case - A great habit to pick up in your programming.
Showoff - Never thought Sinatra could be used for presentations!
The Path to Rails 3 : Approaching the upgrade - The series on Rails 3 continues. A must read.

Filed Under // ActiveRecord Heroku Rails Sinatra Snippets Techniques

Posted on 26th of January, 2010

Snippets #71

I wish had more time to take part in events like the BugMash. It would have been good to get some time to work with Rails 3. Maybe next time.

Discovering Rails 3 generators - Great list of posts from the Rails BugMash.
Hammertime - Interactive error console for Ruby. Need to spend some time with this.
The least you should know about S3 with Rails - Looking into this for a future project.
jQuery 1.4 Released: The 15 New Features You Must Know - Using Javascript more and more in my projects, so this is helpful.
Getting started with Nokogiri - Already sort of familiar with Nokigiri, but it's good to get an overview like this.

Filed Under // Debugging Javascript Rails Snippets

Posted on 19th of January, 2010

Snippets #69

Purchased the Rails Rescue Handbook yesterday. First impressions are good, and it's handy to have a resource for those times when you're working on another project that you didn't start with.

BugMash - Rails 3 is motoring along, but there a call to action for the community this weekend. Fixing issues, reporting bugs and other activities are all a great way to contribute. Get more details on the BugMash here.
ActiveModel: Make Any ruby Object Feel Like ActiveRecord - Some great tips for using ActiveRecord features (e.g. validations) in your own object.
Introducing Cramp - A good idea, but I don't think I'll be using this in the near future.

Filed Under // Frameworks Rails Snippets

Posted on 12th of January, 2010

Snippets #67

Let's ease into the New Year with a couple of my favourites from the last week:

The Rails 3 Router: Rack it Up - An overview of the changes in the new router. Really looking forward to the release of Rails 3.
history: ruby integration testing - It seems that every year there are more and more options for integration testing. I wonder how many 2010 will offer?

Filed Under // Rails Snippets Testing

Posted on 5th of January, 2010

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My name is Matthew Lang, and I'm a Web Developer based in the UK. I'm passionate about web development using open source frameworks and agile methodologies.

I'm very interested in working with Ruby and Ruby on Rails on a more permanent basis.

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