ruby, workflow

Published on 17 Jul 2015

Auto Open Rails Generator Files

Here’s how to automatically load any file generated by a rails generator in your editor

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tmux, osx, workflow

Published on 16 May 2015

Better mouse scrolling in Tmux

Tmux on Mac is awesome except for scrolling the scrollback using the mouse or trackpad. We see how to best set it up, with a patch to get it just right.

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tmux, osx, workflow

Revisited on 13 Jul 2015

Enable Mouse Support in Tmux on OS X

How to enable scrolling, selecting and resizing panes with the mouse in Tmux on Terminal.app

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ruby on rails

Revisited on 17 Apr 2014

Different Ways to Set Attributes in ActiveRecord (Rails 4)

We explore the features of each way to set attributes in ActiveRecord for Rails 4.

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Javascript, Google Analytics

Published on 19 Nov 2013

An Easy Javascript Error Logger using Google Analytics

A simple, easy method to start logging exceptions right now with just a few lines of code.

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Ruby on Rails, Asset Pipeline

Published on 27 Oct 2013

Writing custom Asset Pipeline processors to compress images

We see how to extend the asset pipeline with custom processors to do all sorts of things to our assets.

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User Experience, UI Design

Revisited on 10 Jan 2014

Big buttons are great, but they better be clickable

When good intentions in UI make things worse

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Published on 4 Sep 2013

Invoicing Tips for SaaS Businesses

Actionable tips on how to easily improve the invoicing experience of your customers.

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Ruby on Rails, Devise

Published on 13 May 2012

How to: Migrate passwords from legacy systems to Devise

How to migrate from a custom password system to Devise with minimal impact on the user experience.

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Ruby, Redis

Published on 6 Aug 2011

A Distributed Mutex and Semaphore using Redis

We explore the features of each way to set attributes in ActiveRecord in Rails 3

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Ruby on Rails, Rails 3

Revisited on 5 Jan 2014

Different Ways to Set Attributes in ActiveRecord (Rails 3)

Rails 3 allows the developer to change ActiveRecord attributes in various ways. I describe five methods, each with its own unique side-effects. Includes handy cheat sheet.

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