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  1. Testing SMS Interactions

    How do you simulate SMS messages in feature specs?

    Joël Quenneville
    July 27, 2015
    • Web
    • Testing
    • Ruby
    • Rails
  2. Griddler is Better Than Ever!

    Griddler has some useful new features, and we’ve updated our installation and configuration instructions.

    Gabe Berke-Williams
    July 24, 2015
    • News
    • Web
    • Rails
    • Griddler
    • Open Source
  3. It's About Time (Zones)

    An overview of time zones in Rails.

    Elle Meredith
    July 23, 2015
    • Web
    • Rails
    • Ruby
  4. A Case Study in Multiple Time Zones

    Handle multiple user-defined time zones in Rails with scheduled background workers.

    Elle Meredith
    July 23, 2015
    • Web
    • Rails
    • Ruby
  5. Rails Test Types and the Testing Pyramid

    Combine multiple test types for an optimal suite.

    Joël Quenneville
    July 8, 2015
    • Web
    • Testing
    • Rails
  6. Faking APIs in Development and Staging

    Use fake API servers everywhere, not just in tests.

    Joël Quenneville
    July 6, 2015
    • Web
    • Testing
    • Rails
    • Ruby
  7. Optimizing Full Text Search with Postgres tsvector Columns and Triggers

    Improve the speed of Postgres full-text search by introducing a tsvector column to cache lexemes and using a trigger to keep the lexemes up-to-date.

    Dan Croak
    June 25, 2015
    • Web
    • Rails
    • PostgreSQL
  8. Migrating FormKeep to ember-cli-rails

    Follow our step-by-step guide.

    Sean Doyle
    June 18, 2015
    • Web
    • Ember
    • Rails
    • JavaScript
    • Ruby
    • Formkeep
  9. How To Send Transactional Emails from Rails With Mandrill

    Remove the headache of styling and tweaking copy in system emails.

    Jessie Young
    May 28, 2015
    • Web
    • Rails
  10. HATEOAS with Ember Data

    Use links in your JSON to make your Ember app smarter.

    Simon Taranto
    March 30, 2015
    • Web
    • Ember
    • JavaScript
    • Rails
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