Pickle adds many convenient Cucumber steps for generating models. Also learn about table diffs in this episode. Cucumber lets software development teams describe how software should behave in plain text. The text is written in a business-readable domain-specific language and serves as documentation, automated tests and development-aid – all rolled …
As web developers, we live in an arranged marriage with JavaScript. What is a Rubyist to do? Use JavaScript as a compile target? Abstract it away on the server? With JRuby, we can embrace the shared language of the web in a compelling way, building reusable libraries that work across …
An introduction to the features of the Hobo extensions to Ruby on Rails, focusing on rapid development. Hobo is a collection of open-source gems/plugins for Ruby on Rails that help you build anything from throwaway prototypes and internal utilities to meticulously crafted full-blown web apps. The goal: write less code. …
The :include and :joins options for the find method can be a little confusing because they are so similar. In this episode I show specifically when to use which option. http://railscasts.com/episodes/181-include-vs-joins
For several months, I’ve been splitting my days between Python and Ruby, with each getting four hours of the day. This has naturally led to comparisons, and it’s made me reconsider a lot of Pythonisms I once took for granted. This talk will start with the two communities: where did …
Dana Gray presents the basics of regular expression string matches. How to match word chars, positional anchors, capturing and non-capturing parenthesis, grouping, character classes.