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Using Capybara to Test JavaScript that Makes HTTP Requests

Testing an application that integrates with an HTTP service can be tricky: ...
Joe Ferris
November 1, 2012
- Web
- JavaScript
- Testing
Let's Not

How using this popular RSpec technique can sometimes do more harm than good.
Joe Ferris
October 31, 2012
- Web
- Ruby
- Testing
- Good Code
Version 1.0 of Bourbon Neat, a Sass-based responsive grid framework

When we released Neat—a semantic grid framework built on top of Sass and...
Reda Lemeden
October 30, 2012
- Neat
- Bourbon
- Sass
- Open Source
- News
- Design
This Week in Open Source

High Voltage High Voltage is a Rails engine for static pages. ...
Adarsh Pandit
October 29, 2012
- News
- Open Source
End-to-End Testing with RSpec Integration Tests and Capybara

Stability can become an issue as web applications evolve and grow –...
Harlow Ward
October 26, 2012
- Web
- Testing
- Ruby
- Rails
New: Online thoughtbot Workshops

An announcement of a workshop format change.
Chad Pytel
October 25, 2012
- News
- Upcase
Reduce Application Clutter, Disable Unwanted Rails Generators

Rails has some handy generators to help streamline the creation of models,...
Harlow Ward
October 24, 2012
- Web
- Rails
Typography PSA: Stop putting two spaces after a period

I have lots of typographic pet peeves. Lots. But the biggest one is when...
Kyle Fiedler
October 23, 2012
Xcode and git: bridging the gap

Apple integrated git into Xcode 4 in 2011 much to the relief of iOS...
Mark Adams
October 18, 2012
- Git
- iOS
Migrating Data from an Upgraded Postgres

I recently upgraded Postgres on my development machine from 9.1.4 to 9.2.1. ...
Josh Clayton
October 16, 2012
- Web
- PostgreSQL
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