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Written content to help you along your web development journey, without forgetting to have some fun along the way.
Instantiate a Class from a String in Rails
Rails classes need to be called dynamically sometimes. Learn how to do it using the constantize inflector.
Command Line Scripts Using Ruby
Command line scripts aren't so bad to write when you've got Ruby on your side.
Timeless Qualities, Like Being on Time
Being on time is a quality that might just never go out of style. Avoid that nasty label of being the late person.
Rethinking Email as a To-Do List
Email revolutionized the way in which we communicate. But it's become annoying. Here is a new way of thinking about managing your inbox.
Round to the nearest 0.5 in Ruby
A cool and quick trick to round floats to the nearest 0.5 in Ruby.
Multiple Line "If" Statement in CoffeeScript
There are lots of different ways to move "if" statements in CoffeeScript into multiple lines. Pick the one you like the best!
Upgrading Homebrew for Mac OS X Yosemite
A new operating system means taking a few minutes to upgrade Homebrew. Here is how I went through the process.
Run Multiple Rails Servers at the Same Time
It's annoying to shut down and start up your Rails server when jumping between projects. Learn how to run multiple servers at the same time.
Preview Emails in Rails
Rails 4.1 introduced the ability to preview email messages from your mailers without sending an email. Learn how ...
Order Rails Query by Virtual Attribute
Rails' scopes don't work well with virtual attributes since they resolve to a SQL query. Instead you can throw them in an array and then sort by a virtual attribute.