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  1. ruby on fails

    So recently, I had a Rails app that raised the following exception:...

    Jared Carroll
    May 29, 2007
    • Web
    • Rails
  2. views gone wild

    The pragmatic programmers dave and andy once summed up object oriented...

    Jared Carroll
    May 7, 2007
    • Web
    • Rails
  3. just scrap it

    One problem with most of us developers is that we get too attached to our...

    Jared Carroll
    May 3, 2007
    • Playbook
  4. coding without ifs

    The thing that complicates code more than anything else is conditional logic;...

    Jared Carroll
    May 1, 2007
    • Web
    • Ruby
  5. true or false

    “We’ll just add a flag in the database.” I hate that phrase, it just sounds...

    Jared Carroll
    April 25, 2007
    • Web
    • Rails
  6. don't be normal

    Database normalization, the database world’s equivalent of DRY, can lead you...

    Jared Carroll
    April 24, 2007
    • Web
    • Rails
    • SQL
  7. it's all about behavior

    You need a new class when you have new behavior.

    Jared Carroll
    April 14, 2007
    • Web
    • Rails
  8. never be satisified

    Everyone loves metrics. I think they’re great guidelines and can help you...

    Jared Carroll
    April 13, 2007
    • Web
    • Analytics
  9. unless what

    I’m not a huge fan of Ruby’s unless keyword. I mean its nice but it can take...

    Jared Carroll
    April 12, 2007
    • Web
    • Ruby
  10. No Code Left Untested

    Why doesn’t Rails generate a test file for each of your helpers for each of...

    Jared Carroll
    March 20, 2007
    • Web
    • Rails
    • Testing
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