blog.avisi.nl

On case-insensitive file systems like Mac's HFS+ (per default – you may change this, but it won't work...

If you're suffering from a huge de.yml or similiar file, cry no more. Rails lets you freely organize your...

If you upgrade to the mysql2 gem, you will run into the problem that the server's database.yml (which is...

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Last week saw a security issue with rails 2.3 that required a fix. While an official patch was provided, the...

Why string sorting sucks in vanilla Ruby Ruby's sort method doesn't work as expected with special characters (like...

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blogs.skype.com

Promises unified window for all chat conversations, better call quality. Upgrade seems to work fine. If you installed your old...

In large forms (30+ controls) new Capybara version become [extremely slow] when filling out fields. It takes several seconds per...

If you have a file that looks like a precompilation fingerprint, the Rails asset pipeline will not see it. So...

This script loads a dump into your development database. You can provide the full path to you database dump like...

blog.jcoglan.com

Read the linked article together with this reply to get an appreciation for why it's a bad idea to...

When using the asset pipeline your assets (images, javascripts, stylesheets, fonts) live in folders inside app: app/assets/fonts app/assets/images...

xip.io

xip.io is a magic domain name that provides wildcard DNS for any IP address. Say your LAN IP address is...

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Some advice for bulk loading many records into InnoDB and finishing before the sun burns out. Use with care.

The following code activates autoloading using ActiveSupport 3.x: require 'active_support' require 'active_support/dependencies' relative_load_paths = %w[app/controllers...

cbs.umn.edu

You can search for large messages by folder or by your entire email account. Useful to reduce your mailbox size...

html5rocks.com

Some progress was made by browsers on implementing CSS filters like blur, greyscale or some other effects. You might already...

If you are using VNC to run Selenium tests, it may be hard to see what's going on since...

eagain.net

Quick introduction to git internals for people who are not scared by words like Directed Acyclic Graph. The linked page...

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github.com

Geoffrey Grosenbach has created Gruff for easily plotting graphs. It is written in pure Ruby and integrates with Rails applications...

ruby-toolbox.com

If you need a gem for a certain purpose, be sure to check this site. The rankings are determined by...

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Consider the following HTML & CSS: ^ img { background-color: red; } div { border: 1px solid black; } This will leave a margin of...

You might have notices this behavior when you cut a selection or use the rubber tool. The behavior depends on...

Localizing a non-trivial application can be a huge undertaking. This card will give you an overview over the many...