1. Test Rake Tasks Like a BOSS

    Testing Rake tasks is one of the most painful things I do as a Ruby...

    Josh Clayton

  2. capybara-webkit doesn't like #fork

    Tips for using capybara-webkit with cucumber suites and forking.

    Jon Yurek

  3. Writing An API Client With Test, Staging, And Production In Mind

    How to work with different environments during API development.

    Dan Croak

  4. Unobtrusive Ruby

    Thoughts on ruby that lets you work.

    Mike Burns

  5. A Paperclip Refactoring Tale: Part One: Dependency Injection

    High level walk through of a paperclip feature refactor.

    Mike Burns

  6. Recipe: A/B Testing With KISSMetrics And The Split Gem

    How do you set up A/B testing in a Rails app?

    Dan Croak

  7. Never Fear, Traits are Here

    I can’t count the number of times I’ve worked on Rails apps where I’m using...

    Josh Clayton

  8. 2011 Rubyist's Guide To A Mac OS X Development Environment

    Update: A better approach is detailed in Laptop Setup for an Awesome...

    Dan Croak

  9. 2.5 Ways to Execute a Shell Command

    I always get confused by the difference between %x{}, backticks, and system...

    Gabe Berke-Williams

  10. If You Gaze Into nil, nil Gazes Also Into You

    Every developer runs into the dreaded nil object error: NoMethodError in...

    Joe Ferris

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