Using Ruby Blocks
A nice usage of Ruby blocks in application code is to externalize some repeated code.
Essential Ruby Gems for Rails
This is my recommend list of Ruby gems for Rails apps.
Getting Started with Go
I spent some time learning the Go programming language by working through some tutorials and building a small app. The book An Introduction To Programming in Go has 14 chapters and covers data structures, HTTP, command line apps, concurrency, and...
Delayed Job Exception Notification Integration
We are using delayed_job for background jobs and didn’t see a built-in option to send email notifications when a job failed. Since we were already using exception_notification to email application exceptions, we thought it would be nice to integrate that....
Automated Daily Backup Solution for PostgreSQL
A Ruby gem called safe provides a DSL for generating the commands to perform the backup. We used this fork which fixed some AWS issues.
Setting up OS X for Software Development
I do software development on my Mac, mostly web application development with Ruby on Rails. Code is stored on either GitHub or BitBucket.
Notes from Startup Owners Manual
The book The Startup Owner’s Manual [^book] has a lot of practical tips to increase the chances of success at your startup. Here are some notes from Chapters 4 and 5 from the book.
PostgreSQL for the Busy MySQL Developer
For a new project I’ll be using PostgreSQL. I have more experience with MySQL so I wanted to quickly learn PostgreSQL and port over some of my skills.
5 Great Vim Plugins
These are some useful Vim plugins I’ve tried out and recommend.
Getting Started with Raspberry Pi
I ordered a Raspberry Pi to understand what it does, try a hobby project, and learn about GPIO pins. I thought the easiest way to set it up at home would be to order the pre-installed NOOBS SD card, so...