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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
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
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
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
DNS to CDN to Origin

Content Distribution Networks (CDNs) such as Amazon CloudFront and Fastly...
Dan Croak
August 8, 2014
- Web
- Performance
- Ruby
- DNS
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
Ruby 2 keyword arguments

The Good, the Bad, and the Arity…
Ian C. Anderson
July 21, 2014
- Web
- Ruby
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
- Web
- Open Source
- Ruby
- Rails
- Unix
- OS X
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
Writing a Domain-Specific Language in Ruby

How to use instance_eval and patterns such as registries and proxies to create a beautiful DSL in Ruby.
Gabe Berke-Williams
May 28, 2014
- Web
- Ruby
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