Tags

browsers

• Reload favicon in Chrome Browser
  (June 12, 2013)
• Firemin: The Firefox memory leak fixer app
  (August 26, 2011)

css

• Creating blurred background images with overlay text in CSS
  (August 9, 2022)
• 5 Useful CSS shorthand properties that every Web Developer should know
  (February 22, 2013)
• How to use CSS3 gradients with background images
  (February 2, 2013)
• Should I use px or ems for css font-size? Neither, use rem!
  (January 30, 2013)
• 5 Methods to style a double line border using only CSS
  (November 28, 2012)
• How to prevent html textarea resizing using css
  (October 16, 2011)
• Pure CSS: Dynamically numbered elements
  (September 9, 2011)

js

• Why is Modernizr.load broken for the development version
  (August 23, 2012)

plugins

• Create a jQuery Twitter plugin from scratch
  (December 12, 2012)

jquery

• Rails 4 turbolinks fix for jQuery only working after hard refresh
  (June 24, 2015)
• Create a jQuery Twitter plugin from scratch
  (December 12, 2012)

object oriented programming

• What is Object Oriented Programming?
  (January 14, 2013)

php

• How to configure Sublime Text for PSR Standards
  (July 1, 2014)
• What is Object Oriented Programming?
  (January 14, 2013)

responsive

• Responsive Browser Testing with Adobe Edge Inspect
  (January 17, 2013)

responsive

• Should I use px or ems for css font-size? Neither, use rem!
  (January 30, 2013)

typography

• Should I use px or ems for css font-size? Neither, use rem!
  (January 30, 2013)

gradients

• How to use CSS3 gradients with background images
  (February 2, 2013)

shorthand

• 5 Useful CSS shorthand properties that every Web Developer should know
  (February 22, 2013)

chrome

• Fix Selenium::WebDriver::Error::UnknownError for Capybara chromedriver-helper
  (March 5, 2019)
• Reload favicon in Chrome Browser
  (June 12, 2013)

sass

• Getting up and Running with Minitest, Guard, Sass, and Bootstrap for Ruby on Rails Development
  (June 3, 2015)
• Advanced Techniques - Part 2
  (July 22, 2014)
• Basics & Setup - Part 1
  (June 20, 2013)

updates

• And we're back. A new look
  (April 29, 2014)

workflow

• 5 Ways to improve your development workflow
  (June 3, 2014)

meta programming

• 5 Ways to improve your development workflow
  (June 3, 2014)

ruby on rails

• Testing request specs for invalid formats, Pundit authorization, and ActiveRecord failures
  (May 22, 2019)
• Using request-based constraints to only accept JSON formats for endpoints
  (April 22, 2019)
• Adding a foreign key with a custom named association without using add_reference or add_foreign_key
  (March 18, 2019)
• Configure Puma SSL for local development on Ubuntu
  (November 29, 2018)
• Constructing a select * from subquery using ActiveRecord
  (July 26, 2018)
• Override an ActiveRecord attribute value while using the same getter method
  (July 18, 2018)
• Zero downtime migration from Enum to Single Table Inheritance
  (May 26, 2018)
• Ensure dropping a database table is reversible
  (February 22, 2018)
• Re-sequencing primary keys in Rails to fix uniqueness violations
  (September 28, 2017)
• Saving Script Output From Heroku to a Local File
  (March 28, 2017)
• What It Means to Stub the System Under Test
  (February 9, 2017)
• Custom Named Belongs_to Associations in Rails with foreign key constraints
  (September 1, 2016)
• How to validate attributes for serialized objects
  (June 3, 2016)
• A development roadmap for 2016
  (February 17, 2016)
• Create a many-to-many ActiveRecord association in Ruby on Rails with has_many :through and has_and_belongs_to_many
  (January 28, 2016)
• Add multiple columns to an existing table with a Rails migration
  (January 18, 2016)
• Recovering from common Ruby on Rails errors and pitfalls
  (December 30, 2015)
• Drying out your content with Ruby on Rails Internationalization
  (October 3, 2015)
• Rails 4 turbolinks fix for jQuery only working after hard refresh
  (June 24, 2015)
• How to configure Sublime Text 3 for Rubocop and Ruby coding standards
  (June 15, 2015)
• Getting up and Running with Minitest, Guard, Sass, and Bootstrap for Ruby on Rails Development
  (June 3, 2015)
• Guard fix for could not start Spork server for Rspec
  (June 7, 2014)

rspec

• How to validate attributes for serialized objects
  (June 3, 2016)
• Guard fix for could not start Spork server for Rspec
  (June 7, 2014)

guard

• Getting up and Running with Minitest, Guard, Sass, and Bootstrap for Ruby on Rails Development
  (June 3, 2015)
• Guard fix for could not start Spork server for Rspec
  (June 7, 2014)

tdd

• Getting up and Running with Minitest, Guard, Sass, and Bootstrap for Ruby on Rails Development
  (June 3, 2015)
• Guard fix for could not start Spork server for Rspec
  (June 7, 2014)

automation

• Grunt.js or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Automate Everything.
  (February 18, 2015)
• Guard fix for could not start Spork server for Rspec
  (June 7, 2014)

sublime text

• Enable ESLint for SublimeLinter while using asdf for version management
  (April 3, 2018)
• How to configure Sublime Text for PSR Standards
  (July 1, 2014)

psr

• How to configure Sublime Text for PSR Standards
  (July 1, 2014)

grunt.js

• Grunt.js or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Automate Everything.
  (February 18, 2015)

minitest

• Getting up and Running with Minitest, Guard, Sass, and Bootstrap for Ruby on Rails Development
  (June 3, 2015)

spring

• Getting up and Running with Minitest, Guard, Sass, and Bootstrap for Ruby on Rails Development
  (June 3, 2015)

bootstrap

• Getting up and Running with Minitest, Guard, Sass, and Bootstrap for Ruby on Rails Development
  (June 3, 2015)

automated testing

• Getting up and Running with Minitest, Guard, Sass, and Bootstrap for Ruby on Rails Development
  (June 3, 2015)

git

• Signing commits for Github and Sublime Merge
  (June 2, 2019)
• Getting up and Running with Minitest, Guard, Sass, and Bootstrap for Ruby on Rails Development
  (June 3, 2015)

sublime text

• Making the jump to OSX in Sublime Text: keyboard shortcut conversions
  (October 21, 2015)
• How to configure Sublime Text 3 for Rubocop and Ruby coding standards
  (June 15, 2015)

rubocop

• How to configure Sublime Text 3 for Rubocop and Ruby coding standards
  (June 15, 2015)

standards

• How to configure Sublime Text 3 for Rubocop and Ruby coding standards
  (June 15, 2015)

psr

• How to configure Sublime Text 3 for Rubocop and Ruby coding standards
  (June 15, 2015)

php

• How to configure Sublime Text 3 for Rubocop and Ruby coding standards
  (June 15, 2015)

turbolinks

• Rails 4 turbolinks fix for jQuery only working after hard refresh
  (June 24, 2015)

ruby

• Invalidate requests when a user session contains null bytes in the Rack layer
  (November 6, 2019)
• Recursively validate application requests with Rack
  (July 16, 2019)
• Don't let the null bytes bite
  (June 28, 2019)
• Formatting Enum columns into a human readable format with SQL
  (February 18, 2019)
• Using RSpec to set expectations for stdout
  (February 14, 2019)
• Jedi or Sith Lord: Ruby's inject method
  (April 3, 2016)
• A development roadmap for 2016
  (February 17, 2016)
• How to output a string from the elusive non-output block method; concat
  (September 3, 2015)
• Restrict an integer to a specific range in Ruby
  (July 8, 2015)

internationalization

• Drying out your content with Ruby on Rails Internationalization
  (October 3, 2015)

dry

• Drying out your content with Ruby on Rails Internationalization
  (October 3, 2015)

mac

• Making the jump to OSX in Sublime Text: keyboard shortcut conversions
  (October 21, 2015)

updates

• The year in review (2015)
  (October 31, 2015)

ruby

• Add joy to your test suite with Cardi B
  (February 12, 2021)
• Ordinal abbreviations for dates in Rails
  (December 16, 2020)
• How to call Pry from within a SimpleDelegator Decorator
  (April 10, 2018)
• Using attr_accesor for Class level methods
  (April 4, 2018)
• Fast Reports: Exporting to a CSV in Ruby
  (September 14, 2016)
• Add multiple columns to an existing table with a Rails migration
  (January 18, 2016)
• Recovering from common Ruby on Rails errors and pitfalls
  (December 30, 2015)
• Accessing instance variables within a Rspec controller test
  (November 12, 2015)
• The year in review (2015)
  (October 31, 2015)

javascript

• Simulating a select dropdown change in Jest
  (April 20, 2022)
• The year in review (2015)
  (October 31, 2015)

rails

• Lemme pencil you in: Using iCalendar and Rails to sync calendar events
  (May 9, 2022)
• How to test redirect_back_or_to
  (April 11, 2022)
• Tips I learned working with ActiveStorage
  (March 30, 2022)
• Using Hotwire to build a search form with minimal JavaScript
  (May 3, 2021)
• Ordinal abbreviations for dates in Rails
  (December 16, 2020)
• A Guide for Upgrading to Rails 6
  (August 20, 2020)
• Accessing instance variables within a Rspec controller test
  (November 12, 2015)
• The year in review (2015)
  (October 31, 2015)

apps

• The year in review (2015)
  (October 31, 2015)

rspec

• Add joy to your test suite with Cardi B
  (February 12, 2021)
• Lessons learned from using Capybara for feature testing
  (September 6, 2017)
• Accessing instance variables within a Rspec controller test
  (November 12, 2015)

testing

• Introducing SimpleCov+ Action: A Github action for ensuring test coverage
  (May 6, 2022)
• Simulating a select dropdown change in Jest
  (April 20, 2022)
• How to test redirect_back_or_to
  (April 11, 2022)
• Automating Accessibility with Ruby and Axe Core
  (March 17, 2022)
• What It Means to Stub the System Under Test
  (February 9, 2017)
• Accessing instance variables within a Rspec controller test
  (November 12, 2015)

errors

• Recovering from common Ruby on Rails errors and pitfalls
  (December 30, 2015)

activerecord

• Configure RSpec for multiple databases with Database Cleaner support
  (April 22, 2020)
• Testing request specs for invalid formats, Pundit authorization, and ActiveRecord failures
  (May 22, 2019)
• Constructing a select * from subquery using ActiveRecord
  (July 26, 2018)
• Custom Named Belongs_to Associations in Rails with foreign key constraints
  (September 1, 2016)
• Create a many-to-many ActiveRecord association in Ruby on Rails with has_many :through and has_and_belongs_to_many
  (January 28, 2016)

elixir

• A development roadmap for 2016
  (February 17, 2016)

phoenix

• A development roadmap for 2016
  (February 17, 2016)

react.js

• A development roadmap for 2016
  (February 17, 2016)

meteor.js

• A development roadmap for 2016
  (February 17, 2016)

soft skills

• Avoiding destructive criticism by Critiquing in Love
  (May 18, 2016)

validation

• How to validate attributes for serialized objects
  (June 3, 2016)

serialized objects

• How to validate attributes for serialized objects
  (June 3, 2016)

reporting

• Fast Reports: Exporting to a CSV in Ruby
  (September 14, 2016)

heroku

• Resetting your Elasticsearch indices on heroku staging when you've reached the maximum index count for the current plan
  (September 8, 2017)
• Saving Script Output From Heroku to a Local File
  (March 28, 2017)

capybara

• Lessons learned from using Capybara for feature testing
  (September 6, 2017)

elasticsearch

• Resetting your Elasticsearch indices on heroku staging when you've reached the maximum index count for the current plan
  (September 8, 2017)

searchkick

• Resetting your Elasticsearch indices on heroku staging when you've reached the maximum index count for the current plan
  (September 8, 2017)

sql

• Re-sequencing primary keys in Rails to fix uniqueness violations
  (September 28, 2017)

jekyll

• Deploying a jekyll blog to github pages with custom plugins and TravisCI
  (November 2, 2017)

travis-ci

• Deploying a jekyll blog to github pages with custom plugins and TravisCI
  (November 2, 2017)

github pages

• Deploying a jekyll blog to github pages with custom plugins and TravisCI
  (November 2, 2017)

databases

• Zero downtime migration from Enum to Single Table Inheritance
  (May 26, 2018)
• Ensure dropping a database table is reversible
  (February 22, 2018)

migration

• Ensure dropping a database table is reversible
  (February 22, 2018)

eslint

• Enable ESLint for SublimeLinter while using asdf for version management
  (April 3, 2018)

asdf

• Enable ESLint for SublimeLinter while using asdf for version management
  (April 3, 2018)

gems

• A Guide for Upgrading to Rails 6
  (August 20, 2020)
• How to call Pry from within a SimpleDelegator Decorator
  (April 10, 2018)

composition

• Zero downtime migration from Enum to Single Table Inheritance
  (May 26, 2018)

single table inheritance

• Zero downtime migration from Enum to Single Table Inheritance
  (May 26, 2018)

postgresql

• Calculating Frequency Distribution in PostgreSQL
  (February 27, 2019)
• Constructing a select * from subquery using ActiveRecord
  (July 26, 2018)

sql

• A Journey into Writing Union queries with Active Record
  (June 16, 2020)
• Formatting Enum columns into a human readable format with SQL
  (February 18, 2019)
• Constructing a select * from subquery using ActiveRecord
  (July 26, 2018)

ssl

• Configure Puma SSL for local development on Ubuntu
  (November 29, 2018)

ubuntu

• Configure Puma SSL for local development on Ubuntu
  (November 29, 2018)

puma

• Configure Puma SSL for local development on Ubuntu
  (November 29, 2018)

rspec

• Fix "missing template for request format and variant" while testing Ajax request in a Request Spec
  (April 30, 2020)
• Configure RSpec for multiple databases with Database Cleaner support
  (April 22, 2020)
• Invalidate requests when a user session contains null bytes in the Rack layer
  (November 6, 2019)
• Recursively validate application requests with Rack
  (July 16, 2019)
• Don't let the null bytes bite
  (June 28, 2019)
• Testing request specs for invalid formats, Pundit authorization, and ActiveRecord failures
  (May 22, 2019)
• Using RSpec to set expectations for stdout
  (February 14, 2019)

ruby on rails

• Modifying strong parameter values after a request
  (September 3, 2019)
• Formatting Enum columns into a human readable format with SQL
  (February 18, 2019)

statistics

• Calculating Frequency Distribution in PostgreSQL
  (February 27, 2019)

capybara

• Fix Selenium::WebDriver::Error::UnknownError for Capybara chromedriver-helper
  (March 5, 2019)

javascript

• Prevent CSS transitions on page load with ES6
  (April 11, 2019)

css

• Prevent CSS transitions on page load with ES6
  (April 11, 2019)

pundit

• Testing request specs for invalid formats, Pundit authorization, and ActiveRecord failures
  (May 22, 2019)

github

• Signing commits for Github and Sublime Merge
  (June 2, 2019)

sublime merge

• Signing commits for Github and Sublime Merge
  (June 2, 2019)

gpg

• Signing commits for Github and Sublime Merge
  (June 2, 2019)

linux

• Signing commits for Github and Sublime Merge
  (June 2, 2019)

rack

• Invalidate requests when a user session contains null bytes in the Rack layer
  (November 6, 2019)
• Recursively validate application requests with Rack
  (July 16, 2019)
• Don't let the null bytes bite
  (June 28, 2019)

react

• Building a Drawer component in React
  (October 25, 2019)
• Using callback functions with setState in React
  (September 5, 2019)

scss

• Building a Drawer component in React
  (October 25, 2019)

technical debt

• Metrics for identifying technical debt
  (December 18, 2019)

hanami

• Configuring Letter Opener for Hanami development environment
  (January 11, 2020)

mailers

• Configuring Letter Opener for Hanami development environment
  (January 11, 2020)

rails

• Configure RSpec for multiple databases with Database Cleaner support
  (April 22, 2020)

multiple databases

• Configure RSpec for multiple databases with Database Cleaner support
  (April 22, 2020)

active record

• A Journey into Writing Union queries with Active Record
  (June 16, 2020)

humor

• Add joy to your test suite with Cardi B
  (February 12, 2021)

hotwire

• Using Hotwire to build a search form with minimal JavaScript
  (May 3, 2021)

turbo

• Using Hotwire to build a search form with minimal JavaScript
  (May 3, 2021)

stimulus

• Using Hotwire to build a search form with minimal JavaScript
  (May 3, 2021)

accessibility

• Automating Accessibility with Ruby and Axe Core
  (March 17, 2022)

minitest

• Automating Accessibility with Ruby and Axe Core
  (March 17, 2022)

jest

• Simulating a select dropdown change in Jest
  (April 20, 2022)

github

• Introducing SimpleCov+ Action: A Github action for ensuring test coverage
  (May 6, 2022)

calendar

• Lemme pencil you in: Using iCalendar and Rails to sync calendar events
  (May 9, 2022)

site reliability

• Don't Slack on Site Reliability
  (January 17, 2023)