Test Your Rails Application Configuration
A Rails application has many configuration options. Learn how to test one of them.
Why?
Well, what are the consequences of an...more.
Craig Demyanovich
How to Run a Great Conference
I attended CocoaConf on March 16th and 17th. It was one of the best conferences I’ve attended in a long time. Here are...more.
Warming Up
Many of us admire other professionals, such as musicians and athletes. We even emulate them in our own profession by practicing. What about that...more.
Why I Pair Program
Recently, I was pairing with Steven. We were wrapping up work on a feature. While reviewing our changes and running our acceptance test...more.
Inconsistent APIs Are Costly
Imagine that you're nearing the end of a productive day. Just a little more work to do to finish a feature. Then, your customer...more.
Fast-Talking ActiveRecord Migrations
Most migrations do very little and run very quickly. Add a column or two; run in a second or two. Other migrations need to...more.
Speech is silver; silence is golden
Some time ago, I was stumped by a spec failure. Having decided that I’d spent enough time on it, I asked a colleague over...more.