railsmonk

ConfigurationFile plugin for Rails

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:27:00 +0800

My plugin to handle YAML configuration files in Rails apps.

For most cases just YAML::load will work, but in my case I needed string interpolation, so I decided to make a little plugin out of that.

Here’s simple usage pattern:

Feel free to fork and do whatever you want with this.

Update:
Forgot the link to plugin itself: http://github.com/railsmonk/configuration-file-plugin

"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better..."

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:03:30 +0800

“Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.”

- Quote of the Day

life freezes without github

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:13:07 +0800

life freezes without github

Awesome Git cheatsheet

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:31:07 +0800

Awesome Git cheatsheet

$ open -a MyFavouriteApp # opens mac application from Terminal

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:23:35 +0800

$ open -a MyFavouriteApp # opens mac application from Terminal

“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.”

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:11:24 +0800

“We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails.”

My attempt at ActiveRecord models code guidelines: http://tinyurl.com/6yqwel

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:02:39 +0800

My attempt at ActiveRecord models code guidelines: http://tinyurl.com/6yqwel

Code style guidelines for ActiveRecord models. I’ve been...

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:19:26 +0800

Code style guidelines for ActiveRecord models. I’ve been using this for last couple years, it’s proven to improve code readability.

Complete pastie with code here.

Setting cookies in RSpec

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:01:55 +0800

def cookie(name, value)
  @request.cookies[name.to_s] = CGI::Cookie.new(name.to_s, value.to_s)
end

Found on google.

A plugin to make a Leopard-style sidebar for Textmate instead of...

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:08:17 +0800

A plugin to make a Leopard-style sidebar for Textmate instead of a stupid drawer. Looks awesome!

MagLev could be our chance to do some Smalltalk without learning Squeak. YAY!

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:09:58 +0800

MagLev could be our chance to do some Smalltalk without learning Squeak. YAY!

Tip: re-apply latest migration

Wed, 21 May 2008 01:56:00 +0800

rake db:migrate:redo

my twitter

Tue, 20 May 2008 03:39:36 +0800

my twitter

Productivity: Nice background noise generator

Tue, 20 May 2008 02:15:14 +0800

Productivity: Nice background noise generator: Creates really pleasant pink noise. For Mac.

Google AdSense made no sense for me. Turned it off

Tue, 20 May 2008 02:12:35 +0800

Google AdSense made no sense for me. Turned it off

Rails tip if you use association proxy methods

Tue, 20 May 2008 02:08:22 +0800

I like doing following in my code:

class Blah < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :somethings
end

class Something < ActiveRecord::Base
  def self.for(person)
    find(:first, :conditions => {:owner_name => person})
  end
end 

# And then later
@the_blah.somethings.for("dima") # => #

But I also can accidentally do this and break the expectation for the code, since I don’t have full conditions specified in the Something.for method:

Something.for("dima")

Right, no conditions from Blah will be applied and first Something with name “dima” will be returned. However, here’s a workaround I figured out, just write a Something.for method like this:

class Something < ActiveRecord::Base
  def self.for(person)
    raise unless scoped?(:find)
    find(:first, :conditions => {:owner_name => person})
  end
end

Coworking: Social club or work space?

Thu, 01 May 2008 03:06:41 +0800

Coworking: Social club or work space?: I started working at Indy Hall almost two weeks ago. Indy Hall is a coworking space in Old City, Philadelphia where people who would normally work at home can now work in an office with…

Viddler API RubyGem

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:16:07 +0800

Viddler API RubyGem: This week we released a RubyGem for Viddler’s Video API. We created it for our Beanstalk help system so we could upload video in each post, then pull back the player code to embed screen casts….

Beanstalk is moving to Engine Yard

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:44:46 +0800

Beanstalk is moving to Engine Yard: If you haven’t noticed, Beanstalk has been growing. With the growth we’ve also had some pains. In the last couple months our servers have been far from what we (or anyone else) would consider…

ING: Nice UI Transition

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:32:55 +0700

ING: Nice UI Transition: I logged into my ING account and noticed a different welcome screen. They made an update to the navigation and instead of just making the change, I was notified upon login. This says a lot to me,…