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Writing a Hoptoad Notifier: Contacting the Toad

An example of writing a library to hit the Hoptoad error notification API.
Mike Burns
January 8, 2010
- Web
- Python
- Airbrake
8 Simple Rules for Dating My Business: Why We Don't Subcontract

No subcontracting.
Chad Pytel
January 7, 2010
- Playbook
Snake Game using HTML5 Canvas tag

Learn how to iteratively develop the Snake Game for the web browser.
Paul Jensen
December 31, 2009
- CSS
- HTML
- JavaScript
- New Bamboo
- Web
2009 Ruby survey results

Thanks to the 1000+ developers who participated in our ruby community survey...
Matt Jankowski
December 30, 2009
- Web
- Ruby
Factory Bot step definitions for Cucumber

Did you know… Factory Bot includes some steps for your integration testing...
Dan Croak
December 15, 2009
- Web
- Testing
- Ruby
- Factory Girl
- Factory Bot
Pushing the boundary of Real Time Web with Twitter and XFactor

We use WebSockets and NodeJS to monitor Twitter in real time during the XFactor final.
Makoto Inoue
December 14, 2009
- Fun
- Websockets
- New Bamboo
- Web
Open Massachusetts Transportation Data

thoughtbot is hosting the Great American Hackathon at our Boston office today...
Dan Croak
December 12, 2009
- News
Getting a Job as a Web Designer

So you’re a designer, let’s say a web designer, and you want to get a job...
Fred Yates
December 10, 2009
- Design
Ruby community survey

From the practical to the less-practical, we want to know how you’re...
Matt Jankowski
December 9, 2009
- Web
- Ruby
Real time online activity monitor example with node.js and WebSocket

Learn how to use WebSockets and NodeJS to create a simple app to stream system logs to the browser in real time.
Makoto Inoue
December 8, 2009
- JavaScript
- Node.js
- Websockets
- New Bamboo
- Web
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