• The Gamification Development Process

    Updated: 2012-01-30 18:49:40
    Sure TDD has to be incorporated in your development process. The problem with Agile and Software processes in general is that they don't address the company. They only address Developers and maybe a few other people. I just created a post on The Gamification Development Process. It is time to address Company wide goals. $$$ <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Rubyflow/~4/3SyPdzKHtKE" height="1" width="1"/

  • Simple Resque lets you send Resque jobs from one codebase to another

    Updated: 2012-01-30 17:24:52
    simple_resque abstracts a pattern that's become very common in my recent projects. Unlike the usual Resque setup, I never put the workers in the same codebase as the web app, which required some hacks. This gem provides a thin wrapper over Resque's push method to mimick the way Resque.enqueue works, but doesn't require you to use a class constant.

  • Testing File Downloads with Capybara and ChromeDriver

    Updated: 2012-01-30 17:21:29
    At Collective Idea, we ♥ Cucumber, Capybara and ChromeDriver… and alliteration. But we recently encountered an issue with a very Ajaxy Rails app where we need to test a file download and assert its content. See how we did it!

  • Enumerize: Enumerated attributes with I18n and ActiveRecord support

    Updated: 2012-01-30 10:11:25
    Have you always wanted to use enumerated attributes in your ActiveRecord models? There is a easy way to do it now! Behold - enumerize

  • Vim for rails developers: browse Ruby, RSpec and Rails docs quickly

    Updated: 2012-01-30 08:50:17
    I just published browse Ruby Rspec and Rails docs quickly in my Vim for Rails developers series.

  • Command Line Reporter 2.1 Released

    Updated: 2012-01-29 18:05:50
    RubyFlow The Ruby Community Blog Home Submit Sign Up Log In leaders Command Line Reporter 2.1 Released Posted by wbailey on January 29, 2012 1 comment The latest version of Command Line Reporter now supports suppressing of output so that scripts can support a quiet flag . The gem is available on rubygems.org with source on github For those not familiar with Command Line Reporter , the gem provides a ruby DSL for writing ascii reports with built in features like progress reporting and table formatting . It is very handy for system level and data reporting scripts . Comments Cartier love necklace gold Cartier love necklace gold January 30, 2012 02:03 Post a Comment Note : If you are a registered user , you can log in to populate these . fields Name Byline required You may use ONLY these HTML

  • Ruby Rogues 039 - Programming Language Fundamentals

    Updated: 2012-01-29 17:13:13
    This week The Ruby Rogues discuss teaching and learning programming languages, the 'Rogues' first languages and more.

  • Deploying Rails 3.2 with Ruby 1.9.3 on Heroku

    Updated: 2012-01-27 01:16:27
    Heroku offers Ruby 1.9.2 as a default with its newest stack. But did you know you can use Ruby 1.9.3 (Ruby's current recommended stable release)? Here's how to set up an app with Rails 3.2 and Ruby 1.9.3 on Heroku. See Deploying Rails 3.2 with Ruby 1.9.3 on Heroku.

  • Guide to Installing Rails 3.2

    Updated: 2012-01-27 01:10:49
    Detailed instructions (with advice) on how to install the latest release of Rails 3.2. See a Guide to Installing Rails 3.2.

  • Rails v3.2.1 has been released (with minor fixes)

    Updated: 2012-01-27 01:06:31
    Rails v3.2.1 has been released to provide minor fixes to the previous release. See the Ruby on Rails v3.2.1 Changelogs.

  • Partitioning Strings

    Updated: 2012-01-26 14:11:18
    The 'split' method isn't the only fish in the sea.  The 'partition' method is similar, but doesn't consume the split string.

  • The Curious Case of the Flip-Flop Operator

    Updated: 2012-01-26 04:26:29
    The Flip-Flop operator is an odd thing.  It uses the range syntax, but doesn't produce a Range object.  Sometimes, it's true, sometimes it's false, but most of the time it's just confusion.  Should you be using it in your code?  That's up to you, but you really should know about the flip-flop operator, should you ever encounter it.

  • Ranges

    Updated: 2012-01-24 04:55:09
    Most languages don't have any concept of a "range."  To iterate over some numbers, you either define a minimum and maximum and iterate with a typical loop, or use a combination of comparison operators.  Ruby, on the other hand, has Ranges out of the box, and they can be used in a number of intuitive ways....Read Full Post

  • FREE Online Course: Programming for the Web with Ruby

    Updated: 2012-01-21 04:42:00
    Programming for the Web with Ruby Registrations are now open for RubyLearning’s FREE, online course on “Programming for the Web with Ruby“. Web-based applications offer numerous advantages, such as instant access, automatic upgrades, and opportunities for collaboration on a massive scale. However, creating Web applications requires different approaches than traditional applications and involves the integration [...] (Powered by LaunchBit)

  • Using the Enumerable Module

    Updated: 2012-01-19 03:23:32
    Did you know that you can make any of your classes act like Ruby collections?  You can use any of the methods you'd typically use on collections (like Arrays and Hashes) on your classes by simply implementing the each method and including the module.  Also, if the elements of your collection implement the spaceship () operator, your collection can even be sorted! Read more about using the enumerable module.

  • Why JRuby?

    Updated: 2012-01-13 21:45:24
    Java.  That single word is enough to turn many programmers away.  If you're one of those people (and even if you aren't), you should read this article on why you should be using JRuby.  It's perhaps not what you think it is, and certainly has its advantages.

  • Ruby Programming 30th Batch: Registrations now open

    Updated: 2012-01-13 05:01:54
    Registrations are now open for RubyLearning’s popular Ruby programming course. This is an intensive, online course for beginners that helps you get started with Ruby programming. Here is what Sandra Randall (Butler), a participant who just graduated, has to say – “You kindly offered me the opportunity to join your Ruby course. I’m new to [...] (Powered by LaunchBit)

  • Symbols

    Updated: 2012-01-07 04:00:36
    Symbols are a mystery to new Rubyists.  They're something like strings, but what are they exactly?  How do you use them effectively?  As they have no real analog in most other programming languages (they're similar to #define constants in C or enums in C++ though), they're one of the stumbling blocks for new Rubyists....Read Full Post

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