Note: For PostgreSQL you should use advisory locks. For MySQL we still recommend the solution in this card.
Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use a queue." Now they have an unbounded...
You know Firebug as a Firefox extension but there is also a "Lite" version which runs purely off JavaScript.
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Styling button tags across all major browsers is not easy. Many times you should be fine by using the native...
Ruby's net/http is setup to never verify SSL certificates by default. Most ruby libraries do the same. That means...
When doing a presentation you may want to hide your desktop icons. You can switch them off (or back on...
Lately, we’ve been exploring ways to offer web apps that perform like native apps on mobile devices. For this...
If you want to see how long your database queries actually take, you need to disable MySQL's query cache...
These steps are now part of Spreewald. This note describes a Cucumber step that lets you write this:
When you need to add a event listener to hundreds of elements, this might slow down the browser. An alternative...
When working with times and dates in Rails applications, you need to deal with the following problem: In Rails, Time...
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You’re a business, calling a business, about conducting business. Don’t be surprised when money comes up.
This may be awkward to set up, but will work once you're done. Fun facts:
To test concurrent code, you will need to run multiple threads. Unfortunately, when you use blocking system calls (e.g. locks...
install apache sudo apt-get install ruby1.8-dev sudo gem install passenger sudo passenger-install-apache2-module follow the instructions
Consent is an access control abstraction layer for ActionController. It lets you restrict access to actions across your application using...
A couple of Railsconfs ago, Courtenay and I did indeed discuss
I’m working on a problem for a client which involves connecting to a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database from...
There will always be a company that replaces you. At some point your BlackSwan competitor will appear and they will...
Freemium is a bad marketing plan for any premium business that hopes to be the differentiated provider.