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  1. IO in Ruby

    Learn about Ruby’s beautiful, duck-typed approach to Input/Output.

    Joël Quenneville
    October 1, 2014
    • Web
    • Ruby
    • Unix
  2. Prefer Objects as Method Parameters, Not Class Names

    In an application we worked on, we presented users with multiple choice...

    Joe Ferris
    September 26, 2014
    • Web
    • Ruby
    • Good Code
  3. Validating JSON Schemas with an RSpec Matcher

    Use RSpec and JSON Schema to create a test-driven process in which changes to the structure of your JSON API drive the implementation of new features.

    Laila Winner
    September 23, 2014
    • Web
    • JSON
    • Ruby
    • RSpec
    • Testing
  4. Back to Basics: SOLID

    SOLID is an acronym created by Bob Martin and Michael Feathers that refers to...

    Britt Ballard
    September 3, 2014
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Back To Basics
    • Good Code
    • Ruby
    • Swift
  5. Acceptance Tests at a Single Level of Abstraction

    Each acceptance test tells a story: a logical progression through a task...

    Josh Clayton
    September 2, 2014
    • Web
    • Ruby
    • Rails
    • Testing
  6. DNS to CDN to Origin

    Content Distribution Networks (CDNs) such as Amazon CloudFront and Fastly...

    Dan Croak
    August 8, 2014
    • Web
    • Performance
    • Ruby
    • DNS
  7. Meditations on a Class Method

    I keep a file of code I like. When looking for inspiration, I read through...

    Mike Burns
    July 31, 2014
    • Web
    • Good Code
    • Ruby
  8. Ruby 2 keyword arguments

    The Good, the Bad, and the Arity…

    Ian C. Anderson
    July 21, 2014
    • Web
    • Ruby
  9. 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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    • Open Source
    • Ruby
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  10. How Rails' Type Casting Works

    Why is it that when you assign a property to an Active Record model and read it back, the value isn’t always the same?

    Sage Griffin
    June 16, 2014
    • Web
    • Ruby
    • Rails
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