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RSpec let's you chain a matcher with .or. The expectation will then pass if at least one matcher matches...
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There is a kinda secret, yet well supported CSS feature called currentColor. It's like a special CSS variable that...
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TL;DR Append your locale keys with _html to have them marked as html_safe and translate them with = t...
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When your application is running on a multi-server setup, application logs are stored per server (unless you choose a...
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If your rails application is unable to send mails, it might be useful to debug your settings using the rails...
When you have a large PG database, you may want to find out which tables are consuming the most disk...
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Touch devices have their own set of events like touchstart or touchmove. Because mobile browsers should also work with with...