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Modern browsers natively suppport file pickers that allow the user to choose multiple files at once. To activate this feature...
The flip-flop operator is a hotly contested feature of Ruby. It's still struggling to find an idiomatic use...
# config/initializers/sidekiq.rb # Perform Sidekiq jobs immediately in development, # so you don't have to run a separate process.
Though nowhere to be found in the official docs, this works just fine. describe Facebook::Post do it_behaves_like...
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Unfortunately, the hidden emoticons are some of the most expressive and useful ones. Hidden codes (skype) (ss) (call) (talk)
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Customizable font for programming.
When you don't only have a favicon.ico in your project but also PNGs of different sizes and backgrounds, you...
Code snippet tested with Rails 2.3 def index # ... if request.xhr? html = render_to_string(:partial => "list", :layout => false) respond_to...
If your requests blow up in Ruby or CURL, the server you're connecting to might only support requests with...
In whenever you can schedule Ruby code directly like so: every 1.day, :at => '4:30 am' do runner "MyModel.task_to...
RSpec 3.0 deprecates the :should way of writing specs for expecting things to happen. However, if you have tests you...
When you have a string containing umlauts which don't behave as expected (are not matched with a regexp, can...
So you want your Ruby script to install missing gems instead of dying? Take this method: def installing_missing_gems...
When you want the table headers to always stay around (e.g. because that table is huuuge), use the code below...
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rake stats # => LOC per controllers, models, helpers; code ratios, and more rake notes # => collects TODO, FIXME and...
Crazy hack. Might be useful one day. The code required has since been extracted into a library.
Colorizes code in LibreOffice Writer. Note that you need to create a paragraph style _code for this to work.