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Time.now Is On My Side

I needed an open? method. First try: def open? opens_at < Time.now <...
Dan Croak
April 16, 2012
- Web
- Ruby
This Week in Open Source

clearance Gabe Berke-Williams (gabebw - that’s me!) cleaned up...
Gabe Berke-Williams
April 13, 2012
- News
- Open Source
Decorators Compared To Strategies, Composites, and Presenters

We’ve been paying closer attention lately to how we use design patterns in...
Dan Croak
April 12, 2012
- Web
- Good Code
- Ruby
Rails Refactoring Example: Introduce Null Object

You probably don’t write code like this: if object.kind_of?(User) do_this...
Dan Croak
April 11, 2012
- Web
- Rails
- Good Code
Testing a before_filter

How to set up test suite for verifying a before_filter in Rails.
Adarsh Pandit
April 6, 2012
- Web
- Rails
- Testing
Movin' on Up!

By the end of 2010, thoughtbot’s growth led to a seriously crowded office. In...
Seana Quental
April 4, 2012
- News
- Boston
Multiple Environments on Heroku

Agile development methodologies promote quick and iterative product releases....
Harlow Ward
April 3, 2012
- Web
- Rails
- Heroku
Hidden Secrets of the Chrome Developer Tools

Screencast sharing some tips for chrome dev tools.
Chad Pytel
April 3, 2012
- Web
- Upcase
Global min_messages

How to reduce postgres output noise.
Dan Croak
April 2, 2012
- Web
- PostgreSQL
- Rails
What would happen if you ran bundle update right now?

Is there a bundle command to tell me what would be updated with bundle...
Alex Berry
March 31, 2012
- Web
- Ruby
- Rails
- Open Source
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