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  1. A Tour of Rails’ jQuery UJS

    If you have a look at the default application.js file generated by Rails,...

    Derek Prior
    November 9, 2013
    • Web
    • Rails
    • JavaScript
  2. Better Tests Through Internationalization

    Internationalization (i18n) is the process of adapting computer software to...

    Derek Prior
    October 26, 2013
    • Web
    • Rails
    • Testing
  3. Implementing Multi-Table Full Text Search with Postgres in Rails

    Easily searching across an application’s data is a pervasive need. If you are...

    Derek Prior and Caleb Hearth
    August 16, 2013
    • Web
    • PostgreSQL
    • Rails
  4. The Perils of Uniqueness Validations

    Your Rails application probably makes use of uniqueness validations in...

    Derek Prior
    July 17, 2013
    • Web
    • Rails
    • PostgreSQL
  5. Taming Factory Bot List Creation

    There are times in your tests when you need to create multiple instances of...

    Derek Prior
    July 13, 2013
    • Web
    • Ruby
    • Testing
    • Factory Girl
    • Factory Bot
  6. Seamlessly Navigate Vim and tmux Splits

    My tmux session for a given project typically has two horizontal tmux panes...

    Derek Prior
    June 15, 2013
    • tmux
    • Vim
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