Rake Routes
by Stephen Ball
Connecting Objects with Observable
Dec 5, 2018
ruby
Today let’s dive a bit into the Observable module from Ruby’s standard library. Let’s say we’re launching a rocket. Fortunately we have a very high
Let’s write a shell script
Sep 6, 2016
command line
Now that you have a $PATH let’s start using it! Today we’ll write a simple shell script in your personal bin directory. Let’s start by picking the
What’s a $PATH anyway?
Aug 30, 2016
command line
You’ve probably seen $PATH or just PATH before as the place you need to add new commands for your prompt. What is that? Where is it? How does it
Let’s Use Hwacha to Scan URLs
Dec 18, 2013
ruby
I’ve written a gem, Hwacha, as a wrapper around Typhoeus to allow for quick and easy response checking for multiple URLs. Let’s go through some
Deliberate Git
Jun 19, 2013
git
Hello Internet! Here’s my talk “Deliberate Git” in blog post form. There’s also video of my presentation of Deliberate Git at Steel City Ruby 2013.
Customize Your IRB
Mar 19, 2013
ruby
You probably spend a lot of time in IRB (or the Rails console) but have you taken the time to customize it? Today we’ll take a look at the things
Program Like a Videogamer
Feb 6, 2013
programming
I see a lot of you out there worried about the next step in your programming career. Or even worried about the next step when learning a new
Gem Spotlight: interactive_editor
Jan 4, 2013
ruby
Today we’ll take a quick look at one of my favorite gems: interactive_editor. Have you ever been in a REPL session (rails console, irb, pry, etc.)
Things Most Interviewees Fail to Discover
Aug 17, 2012
career
It’s a great time to be a Rails developer. Companies left and right are turning to Rails or using it already for efficient web development. If you
Rails isn’t for beginners
Apr 3, 2012
rails
There’s been some talk online about how Rails is losing its focus on beginners or that it’s getting too complex for its own good. I have a different
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