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Gotcha: irb, multi-line strings and "Display all 309 possibilities? (y or n)" 16 Aug 2013 | 06:28 am
Small thing I figured out. I was in irb and trying to copy/paste some text into a multi-line string to play with gsub, and it kept exploding halfway through and showing the message: instead of actual...
Linik: alias vs alias_method 7 Aug 2013 | 06:04 am
If you ever wondered what the difference was, this quick post by Neeraj Singh will show you the difference between alias and alias_method TL;DR: alias_method is slightly more flexible accepting stri...
Link: ruby-warrior : a fun way to learn a little ruby 30 Jul 2013 | 05:15 pm
I just came across ruby-warrior. I can thoroughly recommend it as a couple of hours of fun diversion while picking up a few lines of basic ruby. Its byline is: "A triumphant quest of adventure, lov...
Link: Your boss, the invader from Mars (or how agile transitions can become unhinged by poor buy-in) 23 Jul 2013 | 06:07 am
If you've ever tried to implement an agile transition in a traditional workplace, you'll know there are many stumbling blocks - one of the greatest being that of the existing stakeholder: Your boss, t...
Gotcha: rvm and No binary rubies available for: ubuntu/12.04/x86_64/ruby-1.8.7 18 Jul 2013 | 05:07 am
I'm working with a legacy rails system. We're still stuck on Rails 2.3.2 (yes really) and ruby 1.8.7 (it's better than 1.8.6 which we were on only a few months back). I've just been given a new compu...
How to shop at Ikea... 30 Jun 2013 | 05:42 pm
Step 1. recognise that you have a problem. Decide that ikea has the perfect solution. Step 2. Find a time where you know you have four hours spare (just in case), but convince yourself that you're o...
Gotcha: undefined method `render' for SomeTemplate 5 Jun 2013 | 05:24 am
I recently had to scratch my head over a strange exception message I'd never seen before: The problem was, it came with *no* application trace at all... just the usual Rails stack-trace. I had to gu...
Gotcha: undefined method `render' for SomeTemplate 5 Jun 2013 | 05:24 am
I recently had to scratch my head over a strange exception message I'd never seen before: The problem was, it came with *no* application trace at all... just the usual Rails stack-trace. I had to gu...
Your Open Source Report Card 30 May 2013 | 05:18 am
Have a look at your own Open Source Report Card. It dives into your github commits and generates a description of your coding propensities - skills and habits. You might even find out something you n...
Your Open Source Report Card 30 May 2013 | 05:18 am
Have a look at your own Open Source Report Card. It dives into your github commits and generates a description of your coding propensities - skills and habits. You might even find out something you n...
