- Creating a Rails authentication system on Mongoid (Parts 1, 2 and 3) - Elad Meidar has a new series on implementing an authentication for a MongoDB database.
- Ultimate guide to table UI patterns - Tables don't need to be boring you know.
Snippets #85
Posted on 9th of March, 2010
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.
Posted on 4th of March, 2010
Snippets #83
Managed to get a few bits and bobs sorted in a Rails project last night.
- Notes on MongoDB - A great resource if you need to get the skinny on the popular NoSQL database solution.
- Using acts_as_archive instead of soft delete - Some alternatives to flagging your records as deleted.
- Canable: The Flesh Eating Permission System - Another permissions gem for your Rails applications.
Posted on 2nd 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?
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.
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.
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!
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
Posted on 2nd of February, 2010
Snippets #74
- Correct, Beautiful, Fast (In That Order) - A great technique from the Beautiful Code book. Think I'll add this to my book purchases for the year.
- Hoptoad's notifier now available in convenient gem form - Ideal for those not running Rails.
Posted on 28th of January, 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.
Posted on 26th of January, 2010
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