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  1. Shoulda Matchers 2.8.0

    An overview of changes in the latest release.

    Elliot Winkler
    February 2, 2015
    • News
    • Web
    • Ruby
    • Open Source
    • Testing
    • Shoulda
  2. Contributing to Big Bad Open Source

    Contributing to open source software doesn’t have to be scary.

    Sean Doyle
    January 5, 2015
    • Ember
    • Open Source
  3. Handling Security Issues In Open Source Projects

    How to handle vulnerabilities in your open source project.

    Tute Costa
    December 24, 2014
    • Security
    • Open Source
  4. PGP and You

    Learn not only how to use PGP, but why each step is important and how to make decisions when interacting with PGP.

    Caleb Hearth
    October 31, 2014
    • Git
    • Open Source
    • Unix
  5. Use Git Hooks to Automate Necessary but Annoying Tasks

    Certain tasks like updating dependencies or migrating a database must be done...

    Sean Doyle
    September 17, 2014
    • Git
    • Open Source
    • Unix
    • Shell
  6. Using Clearance with RailsAdmin

    These days, I find myself implementing RailsAdmin on almost every consulting...

    Jessie Young
    August 13, 2014
    • Web
    • Rails
    • Open Source
    • Clearance
  7. Laptop Setup for an Awesome Development Environment

    Don’t manually setup your new laptop with a series of copy-and-pasted steps from some blog post. Leverage automation and the open source community to save time and get a more stable result.

    Dan Croak
    June 18, 2014
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    • Ruby
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  8. Shoulda Matchers 2.6.0

    Announcing the latest version of Shoulda Matchers, now ready for Rails 4.1.

    Elliot Winkler
    April 14, 2014
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  9. Introducing Hound

    Introducing Hound, a hosted service that keeps your codebase clean by commenting on style guide violations or other linting issues in your GitHub pull requests.

    Scott Albertson
    April 9, 2014
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  10. Manage Team and Personal Dotfiles Together with rcm

    How to have your individual dotfiles and your company’s dotfiles live in harmony together.

    Dan Croak
    March 16, 2014
    • Unix
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