How to check if object can be destroyed if it has dependent: restrict associations
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How to check if object can be destroyed if it has dependent: restrict associations
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Default request parameters in Rails functional tests
I was looking for an easy way to force every request in a functional test in Rails to use a set of parameters by default, regardless of being specified explicitly. This is, every time I write: it "should get index" do get :index end Rails should...
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InSTEDD at Pacific Endeavor 2011
InSTEDD at Pacific Endeavor 2011
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Using xmpp for mocking SMS channel in Nuntium
Using xmpp for mocking SMS channel in Nuntium
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Reuse code, not user experience
Let’s face it: as a developer, I’m lazy. I just want to write just enough code. What is more, I want to reuse it whenever possible. I want it to be abstract. If I’m asked to implement a view which needs a sortable grid, one of those whose rows you...
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Thesis in Computer Science
After a long time, I have finally finished my thesis to get the MSc in Computer Science degree, from FCEN UBA. It has been almost a year since I started working in the thesis in the context of Manas Research, and before that I had been working on it...
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Don’t make me think... nor work more than I’m supposed to
Don’t make me think is a great book about usability and interaction design written by Steve Krug. One of the best things about it is that Steve has used the very same principles he preaches at in his book in the design of its reading experience. The...
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Careful when truncating strings
One of our Rails applications has to consume an RSS. Nothing fancy here, we simply wanted to extract some fields from each item and store them in the PostgreSQL DB (app was hosted on heroku). Simply slicing the string seemed to work at first: summary
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Nuntium: exponential backoff and new xmpp library
This week we’ve updated nuntium to version 2.8, yay! Aside from some minor bug fixes, nuntium now implements an exponential backoff strategy when a message delivery fails. Previously, it worked like this: A message failed to be delivered. If the...
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Upgrading to Rails 3: @routes is nil
Upgrading to Rails 3: @routes is nil
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