...Spreewald database.sample.yml has changed) Fix Change cucumber to test in your databse.yml test: # <--- adapter: mysql2 database: spreewald_test encoding: utf8 host: localhost username: root password: password

There is a bug in Rails 3's dbconsole script, which makes the following command open a database console for...

This error can be caused by the mysql2 gem under mysterious circumstances. You need to remove it with gem uninstall mysql2 and then reinstall it (or just run bundle).

...pristine mysql2 will not be enough...

...technical tasks which cannot be directly linked to customer value. Things like “Upgrade to MySQL 6.0″ or “replace magic numbers with enums” need to be done. How can you prioritize...

One useful postgres command I stumbled upon recently was \x. It gives you an expanded display which allows you to...

This sounds promising: The best part from the Rails side, is that you don’t have to change anything at...