RSpec supports a one-liner syntax for setting an expectation on the subject: describe Array do describe "when first created...

Validations should be covered by a model's spec. This card shows how to test an individual validation. This is...

If you expect method calls in RSpec 3, be aware that the argument matchers use very liberal equality rules (more...

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Angular's directives have a transclude option, that allows for rendering an element's original content within the directive's...

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Cause logstaglia is so cool you may want to record a video. We're lucky: Logstalgia has a parameter for...

A HTTP 302 Found redirect to PATCH and DELETE requests will be followed with PATCH or DELETE. Redirect responses to...

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In JavaScript we often use Immediately Invoked Function Expessions (or IIFEs) to prevent local variables from bleeding into an outside...

To install gems Bundler needs to be able to talk to https://api.rubygems.org. If you are behind a proxy you...

There are a million ways to center s or text in CSS, horizontally or vertically. All the ways are unsatisfying...

During debugging you might pepper your code with lines like these: console.log('foo = ' + foo + ', bar = ' + bar) I recommend to use...

Don't use be_true to check if a value is true. It actually checks if it anything other than...

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From Rails 3.0.9, there is a method Hash#to_query that will turn a Hash into a query string:

I got this error when running Rails 2.3 tests for Rails LTS. More stacktrace: NoMethodError: undefined method `cache' for Gem...

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Geordi is now (partially) tested with Cucumber. Yay! geordi cucumber supports a new @solo tag. Scenarios tagged with @solo...

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Using Scenic, you can bring the power of SQL views to your Rails application without having to switch your schema...

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Note The maintenance mode is enabled on all application server as soon as the file /public/system/maintenance.html is present. Installation

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Ever wondered how you can create a simple table output in bash? You can use the tool column for creating...

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A comprehensive script to convert test suites from RSpec 2 to RSpec 3. This converts more than should/expect syntax.

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You login to a Linux server with a performance issue: what do you check in the first minute? uptime

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Wondering which processes are placed in your swap you can use this bash oneliner: for file in /proc/*/status ; do...

Once Rails knows a given string is html_safe, it will never escape it. However, there may be times when...

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PostgreSQL offers a really handy field type: json. You can store any JSON there, in any structure. While its flexibility...

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rack-mini-profiler is a powerful Swiss army knife for Rack app performance. Measure SQL queries, memory allocation and CPU...

There are cases when you need to select DOM elements without jQuery, such as: when jQuery is not available