CategoryRuby on Rails

December 18, 2017 — So, you”ve built the next killer web app, but now you”re presented with the question every new product must consider, “How do I show everyone how great my app is?” Read more…

September 20, 2016 — This article discusses REST and RPC in the context of building HTTP APIs. Knowing their differences can be incredibly useful for either planning a new API or creating features for an existing one. Read more…

April 8, 2014 — In this article Mark McDonnell will go through all of the steps he took to write an open-source gem named Sinderella (available on GitHub) and how he prepared it for release as a gem via RubyGems. He’ll also show you how to set up your tests to run through a continuous integration (CI) server using the popular Travis CI service, and how to use Coveralls to measure the code coverage of your tests and to obtain a statistical history of your commits. Read more…

May 24, 2012 — Ruby is an object-oriented language. What does that even mean? It has unique quirks and characteristics that we’ll explain clearly. This article assumes that you have no programming experience, not even HTML. Read more…

June 28, 2011 — David Boot brings you a tutorial that will help you get through the steps required to set up an Ubuntu VPS that is capable of hosting (multiple) Ruby on Rails applications. Let’s go through it! Read more…

June 23, 2011 — In this article, Ryan Cook walks you through the process of creating an engine gem that you would use to create a database-backed team page displaying a list of employees. Read more…

June 21, 2011 — Finding it difficult to set up a lean and up-to-date local development environment? In this article, David Boot guides you through the steps of setting up an Ubuntu local development machine for Ruby on Rails. Read more…

October 26, 2010 — A freelancer is a self-employed person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any particular employer. Your curiosity in this opportunity was probably sparked by posts marked “Freelance” or “Work from anywhere” on the myriad of job boards around the Web. Freelancing is equal parts freedom and responsibility. Read more…

July 19, 2009 — A lot of traffic between users and your site comes from the static content you’re using to set up the user interface, namely layout graphics, Stylesheets and Javascript files. Read more…

March 27, 2009 — Last week we published Getting Started With Ruby On Rails, the first part of our Ruby On Rails introduction. We explained basic ideas behind Ruby and presented concepts and essential components of the language. Read more…