Tested codebases are the most signficiant development from Rails and Agile over the last 15 years. End-to-end testing, in particular, is the defining reason why Agile and Rails have been so successful. Not writing tests should be seen as akin to malpractice in software development....
Read MoreRubygems says my Rails engine (a gem) Universal Track Manager has crossed the 5000 downloads milestone. Interested in tracking page visits in a Rails app? Check out the newly upgraded SHA that makes querying for ad campaigns super-fast. This is quickly approaching a very solid,...
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Confusingly, bundler can have more than one version of Rails installed at once. In this short post, I will review how to check which version of Rails bundler has installed, and how to know which version of Rails you are using to make a new...
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For a Good Strftime lets you easily create the Ruby syntax for strftime. Just select how you want your dates: month first, day first, year any place. With dashes, slashes, or colons. ...
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So your Rails application with a MySQL database was humming along and all of a sudden it hit this error: Mysql2::Error: Incorrect string value: '\xC5\x99\xC3\xA1k What does that mean? Upon inspection you realize that someone has typed into your website the all-too-favorite Millenial communication tool: the emoji....
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The most essential Node packages to set up your React app today. (This article was written in the context of React versions 16.9, 16.10, and 16.11 in late 2019/early 2020) Absolutely Standard (you should install by default): • styled-components For creating styles inside of your components. • prop-types prop-types is used for...
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React's Virtual DOM arguably revolutionized web development. In short: React will keep a copy of the DOM in its own memory space. When you make updates, for example, several updates to component state, the React will manipulate the Virtual DOM first, performing all of the...
Read MoreToday I've finished version 0.5 of my new Gem, Universal Track Manager. It's a plug-and-play Rails engine that you install into your Ruby on Rails application with just three simple steps (see the README). You can then immediately pick up your visitors': IP address Ad campaign...
Read MoreToday I'm announcing Version 0.4 of my new Gem: Universal Track Manager. It's an great little utility project that will surely have appeal to many websites and developers. Visitors come to your site every day. Along with their visits, four key pieces of information come...
Read MoreToday I'm announcing 'a first look' at my new Gem: Universal Track Manager. It's an ambitious project that's going to have nearly universal appeal and utility. Visitors come to your site every day. Along with their visits, 4 key pieces of information come along for the...
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