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iOS Code Review: Loose Guidelines

How to perform a code review of an iOS app using static analyzers and other tools.
Jack Nutting
February 19, 2014
- iOS
Using Arel to Compose SQL Queries

Use composition to build more complex SQL queries in Ruby using ActiveRelation’s API.
Sage Griffin
February 17, 2014
- Web
- Rails
Prevent Spoofing with Paperclip

Paperclip 4.0 and 4.1 contain security fixes to prevent spoofing. A content type or filename validation is also now required.
Jon Yurek
February 14, 2014
- Web
- Ruby
- Paperclip
- Open Source
Custom Ember Computed Properties

How to refactor your own computed properties in Ember.js.
Jason Draper
February 14, 2014
- Web
- Ember
- JavaScript
Announcing Taco Tuesdays: A Product Design Talk Series at thoughtbot SF

We’re excited to introduce a new talk series focused on product design, hosted by thoughtbot in San Francisco. Food will be served in the form of tacos.
Don Okuda
February 13, 2014
Function Currying in CoffeeScript

Convert a CoffeeScript function that takes multiple arguments into a chain of functions that take one argument each. This is called function currying, and it can make your easier to understand!
Sage Griffin
February 12, 2014
- Web
- JavaScript
brew leaves

How to use Homebrew’s brew leaves command to find programs you can safely uninstall.
Gabe Berke-Williams
February 11, 2014
- OS X
How to Evaluate Your Rails JSON API for Performance Improvements

Before adding database indexes, eager loading, and caches, spend a few minutes at the whiteboard with your team to rethink the high-level requirements for your JSON API.
Laila Winner
February 10, 2014
- Web
- Performance
- Rails
Announcing gitsh

Announcing a new open source library, gitsh, for running Git in a dedicated shell.
George Brocklehurst
February 10, 2014
- News
- Git
- Open Source
rcm, an rc file manager

Announcing a new open source library, rcm, for managing dotfiles.
Mike Burns
February 6, 2014
- Unix
- Open Source
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