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Recipe: Google Calendar

A tutorial for consuming Google Calendar data in Ruby.
Dan Croak
February 15, 2010
- Web
- Ruby
- Testing
A JSON event-based convention for WebSockets

Be amazed by the wonderful world of WebSockets by creating your own JavaScript-based chat client.
Ismael Celis
February 10, 2010
- JavaScript
- JSON
- Websockets
- New Bamboo
- Web
Issues with Hoptoad server move

Our apologies for the issues moving Hoptoad over to Engine Yard.
Chad Pytel
February 10, 2010
- News
- Airbrake
Hoptoad scheduled downtime Wednesday February 10 at 3:00pm ET

We have some scheduled downtime upcoming.
Jason Morrison
February 9, 2010
- News
- Airbrake
Let them eat State

We argue that client side browser apps can have the same first-class citizenship as native apps if they are provided with the notion of statefulness.
Max Williams
February 5, 2010
Why your Javascript apps need more structure

We describe a set of best practices that make Javascript apps easier to develop and maintain.
Max Williams
January 29, 2010
Hoptoad's notifier now available in convenient gem form

Include the Hoptoad gem in your Ruby app for error notifications.
Joe Ferris
January 27, 2010
- Web
- Airbrake
- Open Source
MyGem.configure Block

How to write conventional configuration code in Ruby.
Dan Croak
January 20, 2010
- Web
- Ruby
- Clearance
8 Simple Rules for Dating My Business: Our Hiring Process

How we hire designers and developers.
Chad Pytel
January 18, 2010
- Playbook
On-the-fly image handling with Dragonfly

Dragonfly lets you dynamically crop, resize and transform images through the URL.
Mark Evans
January 13, 2010
- Rails
- Ruby
- New Bamboo
- Web
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