ruby
Tests Still Slow? Might be bcrypt!
How Google’s perftools led me to add a single line of code that cut test suite run times in half.
Fun with Unicode Math in Ruby √
We had way too much fun with Ruby and Unicode, and the result is that you can now join in the fun with our unicode_math gem.
Walken on Rails
Our new screencast series features narration by Christopher Walken.
Give pry a Try
One of the things holding us back from developing on Ruby 1.9.3 has been ruby-debug. So after many people suggested we try it, we gave pry a shot. I don’t know why we didn’t before; it is quick, easy, and allows a wide range of Ruby versions.
Install Ruby 1.9.3 with libyaml on CentOS
Get Ruby 1.9.3-p0 installed with libyaml on CentOS to avoid warnings.
Thinking about Ruby's Symbols
Symbols in Ruby are confusing to new users.
What's "new" in Ruby
A quick introduction to Class.allocate, a class method you can use to allocate space for a new object and skip initialization of that object.
Test Multiple Rubies by Combining Bundler and RVM
I have read several opinions that are either pro-Bundler or pro-RVM, but despite the current debate they do not have to be mutually exclusive.
Command Line Feedback from RVM and Git
Rails 3.1 Hackfest this Saturday
There’s a Rails Hackfest this weekend and we are opening our doors to Rails devs who want to participate.
Speaking and Teaching at Lonestar Ruby Conf
I’m going to be speaking and teaching at Lonestar RubyConf this year. Look us up if you’re attending.
The Billy Baldwin of Conditional Assignment
For those of you who don’t know, Billy Baldwin is the lesser-known and generally-less-useful little brother of famed actor Alec Baldwin.
In the world of Ruby’s conditional assignment operators, ||= is Alec Baldwin; charming and versatile. But not many people know about ||=’s little brother… the &&= operator.
Bundler makes contributing to ruby gems easier
After using Bundler for the past few months, I love it. It turns managing project dependencies and deployment into a piece of cake. However after coming across a particular dependency declaration, something clicked in my head that made me like it even more.
Clever Custom Datatypes with MongoMapper
A whole world of rich objects is within your reach with MongoDB.
2010: The Open Source Tools that Made it Great
My list of open source tools that made a big impact on our work this year.