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This Week in Open Source

trail-map Lots of activity on trail-map this week. Thanks to...
Adarsh Pandit
September 29, 2012
- News
- Open Source
Automatically Reload the Browser for Javascript Tests

Fast tests mean a fast feedback loop when doing TDD. Let’s make our tests...
Dylan Griffin
September 29, 2012
- Web
- JavaScript
- Testing
Four-Phase Test

The Four-Phase Test is a testing pattern, applicable to all programming...
Dan Croak
September 28, 2012
- Web
- Ruby
- Testing
Learn Ruby, Rails, and More in Boston Through Skillshare

Skillshare, a community marketplace for classes, has announced a series of...
Chad Pytel
September 27, 2012
- News
- Web
Don’t Repeat Your Ruby Constants in Javascript

Constants help us avoid Magic Numbers and repeated code, which violates the...
Adarsh Pandit
September 27, 2012
- Web
- JavaScript
- Rails
- Good Code
Example: Writing a Launch Agent for Apple's launchd

Using launch agents to periodically perform user tasks.
Adarsh Pandit
September 26, 2012
- OS X
Hidden Gems: Suspenders

Suspenders is all the boilerplate you need for a Rails app.
Mike Burns
September 25, 2012
- Web
- Ruby
- Open Source
- Rails
- Suspenders
Protect your privates

A survey of private vs protected in rails controllers.
Joe Ferris
September 18, 2012
- Web
- Ruby
Refactoring: Replace Conditional with Polymorphism

How to work through existing code to add polymorphic behavior.
Joe Ferris
September 17, 2012
- Web
- Good Code
8 New Steps for Fixing Other People's Code

Way back in mid-2007, when Rails 1.2 was the new hotness and GitHub was still...
Alex Grant
September 15, 2012
- Web
- Git
- Ruby
- Open Source
- Testing
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