August 28th
Before i started using TextMate i heard that some people switch to Macs just so that they can use TextMate! I didn't believe a word of it … but now i am in that exact position! Ruby on Rails is so much easier to program in TextMate, particularly writing and running RSpec tests. Just to [...]
August 27th
Because scaffolding isn't the answer to everything, i made a personal generator that churns out some CRUD actions with the RSpec tests that are just the way i like them.
Posted here mainly for reference by future-me but anyone else is welcome to use them too.
Generate Rails controller code
I find it's particularly amusing if you enter [...]
August 4th
A reference for myself, and possibly for future people who may want to know how to do this.
Suppose you have a Git submodule, and you checked out a branch by its SHA1 ID because it had no branch name or tag where you want it. Later you want to know which SHA1 ID you checked [...]
July 12th
MyChores seems to be growing quite rapidly at the moment. I think it is receiving a bit of quiet promotion all around the internet. I was delighted when i saw it casually mentioned on familieswithpurpose.com:
… or try using an online chore organizer like MyChores to help get you organized.
Just like it's one of those sites [...]
July 6th
Wow, i have been sooooooo busy lately, haven't had time to write here even though i wanted to.
I know that almost every post i do write seems to be about my job, and this is no different. I am still loving it. I have realised that it is possible to write a successful web application [...]
June 21st
So i hear now is a good time to upgrade Ruby!
Unfortunately i downloaded 1.8.6 patch 230 and it gives an error trying to start up the web server. Does anyone know what this is about?
*** glibc detected *** double free or corruption (out): 0×0000000000daabc0 ***
Aborted
Looks like a C warning about memory deallocations or corruptions. I'm [...]
June 20th
Resumo: Mi trovas min tre okupata, sed ankoraŭ tre feliĉa. Mi estas multa lernanta kun mia laboro.
It would be accurate to say that i have been pretty busy! My job has been totally excellent. I've been learning a whole bunch, but it's difficult to grasp and i have been slightly frustrated with myself at times [...]
June 13th
I feel i have settled in extremely well at my first week of my new job. I love the people, the environment, the work we do … it's fun and enjoyable, challenging, inspiring, makes me feel worthwhile. Most of the week i have been learning and paring with others, watching what they do, asking questions [...]
June 9th
Resumo: Mi tre ĝuis mian unuan tagon de la nova laboro!
I had a really great time at my new job today! I woke up stupidly early this morning because i was so excited. Had a lovely walk to work, thinking, "I'm going to do this every day! This is actually my regular walk to work [...]
May 22nd
Resumo: Mi kaptis la laboron de Rubeno sur Reloj por kiu mi aplikis sabaton! Mi apenaŭ ne povas atendi por komenci!
Dear readers … i am going to be a full-time Ruby on Rails web programmer! This is just so incredible … it has felt perfect from the start, and i'm so delighted that it has [...]