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Turbolinks and Other Libraries
written by Steven on November 27, 2012
Steve gives us a heads up on how to make Turbolinks and other JavaScript libraries play nice together in Ruby on Rails applications.
6 Sublime Text features/enhancements that I've discovered in the past 5 hours using the app
written by Allan on September 19, 2012
I recently switched code editors from Textmate to Sublime Text. Here's what I've found in the past few hours since I started using Sublime Text.
Designers meet Pictos Server!
written by Allan on August 30, 2012
Designers you need to try Pictos Server. It'll save you a ton of time and headache.
Lambdas and Procs in Named Scopes
written by Steven on August 09, 2012
Steve shows that you can use Proc.new in a named scope instead of a lambda.
The Difference Between include and extend in Ruby
written by Steven on August 02, 2012
Today Steve shares with us the difference between the Ruby methods include and extend.
The Difference Between instance_eval and class_eval in Ruby
written by Steven on August 01, 2012
Steve takes us on a small trip into Ruby metaprogramming by discussing the difference between instance_eval and class_eval.
There Is No Magic. Only Bad Magicians.
written by Steven on January 20, 2012
Ruby on Rails or any code is not magic. The results of your code, your application, is the magic.
Switching from GoDaddy to DNSimple
written by Steven on January 04, 2012
We've used godaddy.com for our domains for a long time, but recently we've decide to stop using them and switch to DNSimple.com.
Named Routes in Javascript - LessJsRoutes updated
written by Allan on September 15, 2011
JQuery or Prototype users can easily put named routes into their javascript with ease.
Facebook ssl issue with Devise
written by Steven on May 09, 2011
Writing Ruby code against Facebook's developer platform, and I ran into an issue with the oauth callback.
iPhone Development Talk
written by Steven on August 24, 2010
An invitation to listen to Steve talk about how to develop iPhone apps.
Steven Bristol is a Fucking Idiot
written by Steven on August 06, 2010
An internal monologue about how Steve almost screwed the entire operation.
Rails in the Enterprise
written by Steven on August 03, 2009
An astounding statistic about a company for employs support teams for their Java apps and none for their Rails apps.
The Hampton and Steve Show
written by Steven on March 04, 2009
Steve announces a live call in show that he will be featured on in the near future.
An Alternative Rails Maturity Model
written by Steven on February 24, 2009
An article about the recent argument that the Rails "Best Practice" for building apps has been discovered.
Fixjour is Awesome
written by Steven on February 18, 2009
Steven shares a quick blurb about Fixjour fixture replacement library and why he enjoys it.
Path Variable Being "Unset"
written by Steven on January 16, 2009
How we fixed a Less Accounting problem featuring bad PDF generation.
Wanna work for Less?
written by Steven on January 08, 2009
Less Everything is hiring. Let us know who you are and what you do.
Guarded Assignment in Ruby
written by Steven on December 16, 2008
Some information on Ruby operators and such.
Includes and Conditions in Named Scope
written by Steven on November 10, 2008
Here's a bit of code to make sure your readers only get the information they haven't consumed yet.
Less TV Episode 2
written by Allan on November 10, 2008
Steve talks about RubyConf 2008 in this episode of Less.TV.
Custom Parameters in ActiveResource#create
written by Steven on October 30, 2008
Steve shares a little bit of API magic for your site.
Less Reverse Captcha
written by Steven on October 08, 2008
Looking for a different way to do captchas on your site? Try Less Reverse Captcha.
Rails Links
written by Steven on September 18, 2008
Some links that Steve thought might be useful for those who are new to Rails.
EnvyCasts should be called AwesomeCasts
written by Steven on September 01, 2008
Gregg and Jason, the guys from Rails Envy, have just release their first instructional video. Here it is in all its glory.
Comparing PHP to Ruby on Rails
written by Steven on August 25, 2008
People occasionally ask us about the differences between PHP and Ruby on Rails. Here are my thoughts on the matter.
Fire Sale at Less Everything
written by Steven on August 18, 2008
Source code for weallhatequickbooks.com is for sale.
Flash[:error] and Cookie Sessions
written by Steven on August 06, 2008
Some cookie coding tips from Steve.
Patch your rubies
written by Steven on June 25, 2008
Upgrading your version of Ruby the right way in order to fix the holes.
New Rubyology podcast.
written by Steven on June 24, 2008
Yet another Rubyology podcast featuring Steven.
Interviewed on Rubyology
written by Steven on June 12, 2008
Steven was a part of last week's Rubyology podcast. Check it out.
Converting tzinfo from rails 2.0 to 2.1
written by Steven on June 09, 2008
Rails coding bits from Steven.
No more Internet Explorer 6 support
written by Steven on June 05, 2008
Running Internet Explorer 6? You're out of luck, homie.
Where do the hottest rails programmers sleep?
written by Steven on May 20, 2008
Steven shares a new website that ranks Rails cities and developers.
Hashrocketeers Are Not Space Cadets
written by Steven on April 22, 2008
Steven tells us about Ruby Heroes, a site designed to give praise to little-known innovators in the Roby/Rails community.
WeAllHateQuickbooks.com
written by Allan on April 22, 2008
Here's a screencast of the css trickery from our newest app WeAllHateQuickbooks.com
How to convince developers to test.
written by Steven on April 17, 2008
Steven talks about the importance of testing. (P.S. This post has nothing to do with safe sex.)
Rails Tip: Always Scope Your Finders
written by Steven on April 10, 2008
Steven tells you how to scope your finders with Rails which lets you write your code without opening it.
Redirect from www to non-www using Nginx
written by Steven on April 09, 2008
Let's say you want to redirect users from the www sub-domain of your website to direct access via the non-sub-domain url. Nginx makes it really easy to do.
Git HOWTO Start a new project based on an other project
written by Steven on April 04, 2008
A little Git tutorial from Steven about coding with inspiration.
Git got gooder. Textmate Support!!
written by Steven on April 04, 2008
For those of you using Git who were wondering when TextMate would join the party, the wait is over.
New Rails Envy Podcast is out -- Starring Me!
written by Steven on March 26, 2008
Listen to Steve on the newest episode of the railsenvy.com podcast.
Got Git? HOWTO git and github
written by Steven on March 25, 2008
Steven tells us a little bit about GitHub and the numerous possibilities of open source coding.
What if it's nil? What if it's method is nil?
written by Steven on March 12, 2008
Here are 2 methods that work in conjunction with Chris Wanstrath's try().
Use attr_protected or we will hack you
written by Steven on March 11, 2008
How to create a user account with administrative privileges using one command.
I've found the holy grail...
written by Allan on March 06, 2008
Update: It's not actually repeating; it's scaling.
I've found the holy grail...
written by Allan on March 06, 2008
A coding hack for making "transparent" pngs actually transparent in IE6 when used as a repeating background.
The Steve and Obie Show
written by Steven on March 06, 2008
Steven shares the 1st episode of "The Obie and Steve Show".
Haml doesn't like javascript
written by Steven on February 19, 2008
Steven discusses some ins and outs of haml and JavaScript with some tips to help you along the way.
Cheat Sheets just got a lot better
written by Steven on February 12, 2008
For those of you who do not use Cheat Sheets, you should. For those of you that do, they just got better.
Lourens with a hammer in the comments.
written by Steven on February 07, 2008
Lourens Naude comments on Steve's earlier blog rebuttal of Zed's "Rails is a Ghetto" article.
Rails is a ghetto....So is ever other place.
written by Steven on January 28, 2008
Steve gives an interesting review of Zed's "Rails is a Ghetto" article.
A Great CSS Font Resource
written by Allan on December 21, 2007
Here's a valuable resource for choosing fonts and all the "fonting" details in css.
Globalize Translations Admin Screen
written by Steven on December 20, 2007
A tip from Steven for those using Globalize.
Bash Tip
written by Steven on December 11, 2007
More coding bits from Steve. Bash.
Ruby 1.9 (yarv) is Almost Here....And it's Fast
written by Steven on December 05, 2007
A little bit from Steven about the upcoming Ruby 1.9 update.
Setting up SSL on Nginx
written by Steven on November 28, 2007
Instructions for setting up an ssl website on nginx using Godaddy certificates.
Run IE on Your Mac Without Parallels
written by Steven on November 22, 2007
ies4mac is awesome. It's easy to install and it works great.
Killer Leopard Finder Feature -- Full Path in the Title Bar
written by Steven on November 19, 2007
Use Finder with paths enabled.
Installing the MySql Gem on Redhat Linux (CentOS)
written by Steven on November 18, 2007
Coding bits for MySql Gem on Redhat Linux.
Textmate Search (grep) in Folder Updated
written by Steven on November 16, 2007
Another update to TextMate grep bundle.
Yehuda Updated Grep in Projects (Textmate)
written by Steven on November 12, 2007
Update to a TextMate bundle from an earlier post.
What happened to
written by Steven on November 07, 2007
This is weird.
Accept Your Destiny, its Google Gears
written by Allan on November 01, 2007
Allan discusses the pros and cons of Google Gears.
How To Change Your IM Status in iChat, Adium and Skype Using Quicksilver
written by Steven on October 31, 2007
Have you ever wanted to change your IM status for several apps at the same time?
"invalid label" Error When Eval JSON
written by Steven on October 25, 2007
Note on how to remedy the "Invalid Label" error on JSON.
Named Routes in JavaScript
written by Steven on October 24, 2007
Have you ever wanted to use named routes in your JavaScript?
Firefox CSS Bug
written by Steven on October 23, 2007
Here's a Firefox tip, FYI.
Note to Self
written by Steven on October 17, 2007
Sometimes I use the blog to make mental memos to myself.
Rails 2.0 is on it's way. Are you ready?
written by Steven on October 04, 2007
We explore a test script to figure out if we need to make any changes for Rails 2.0.
Rails RESTful Url Guide
written by Steven on September 27, 2007
Erine Prabhakar shows us RESTful URL formats in Rails. Take a look!
Installing ImageMagick and RMagick on Mac OS X
written by Steven on September 26, 2007
It turns out, there is a one click (command) installer for ImageMagick and RMagick and nobody is talking about it.
Be Careful Who You Hire, I Know What Their Code Looks Like.
written by Steven on August 31, 2007
Steven shares a few tips for what kind of Rails coder NOT to hire.
Hackilious
written by Steven on August 30, 2007
"One man's brilliant hack is another man's language feature."
John Resig Talks About Building a (Javascript) API
written by Steven on August 28, 2007
John Resiq, creator of jQuery, talks about building an API.
TextMate Tip of the Day
written by Steven on August 23, 2007
TextMate Tip #3: Stroking is Key.
Apache not starting on boot OS X? Here's how to fix:
written by Steven on August 16, 2007
Apache fix for OS X.
Install ImageMagick & RMagick on Mac OS X
written by Steven on August 15, 2007
Magick tips.
Today's Textmate Tip
written by Steven on June 26, 2007
TextMate Tip #2: snippets that put out.
Today's TextMate Tip
written by Steven on June 25, 2007
TextMate Tip #1: flashy things and colors.
Setting up ImageMagick & rmagick on Redhat (CentOS)
written by Steven on June 24, 2007
More Redhad coding tips.
Setting up nginx on redhat (centos)
written by Steven on June 22, 2007
A bit of code for nginx on Centos.
Steve's Array Cheatsheet for JavaScript & Ruby
written by Steven on June 21, 2007
Some simple commands from Steve for JavaScript and Ruby.
CSSMainia - twice in one week!
written by Steven on June 10, 2007
We get the eyes from CSSMania. Twice!
Paypal on Rails...ActiveMerchant tips
written by Steven on June 06, 2007
Anyone who has looked into using ActiveMerchant and PayPal together knows it is quite a challenge. ActiveMerchant is great, but there is no documentation for using it with Paypal. Here are some tips to help you get it working.
Another winner
written by Steven on May 16, 2007
Something for Ruby on Rails lovers.
Google Summer of Code
written by Steven on April 13, 2007
Steven on an interesting discussion he had with a student from Google's Summer of Code mentoring program.
jQuery Talk
written by Steven on March 30, 2007
Link to the audio, video and photos/slides from jQuery talk.
One last thing about nginx -- how to config many sites
written by Steven on March 25, 2007
This is just another note about configuring of nginx.
Moving svn from one machine to another
written by Steven on March 12, 2007
Cataloging the process of how to move a subversion repository from one machine to another.
Installing nginx on centos
written by Steven on March 08, 2007
Just a bit of Centos configuration.
New server install
written by Steven on March 08, 2007
Tip #1 when building a server.
Rails vs. Django
written by Steven on February 23, 2007
A friendly introduction to Django for Rails users and why users from both schools may never truly see eye to eye.
Safari bug with respond_to
written by Steven on February 05, 2007
A quick bug fix concerning a Safari RSS coding error.
Making jQuery and Prototype play nice in Rails
written by Steven on December 30, 2006
A quick tutorial on how to use jQuery together with Prototype in your Rails apps.