Fabrication vs FactoryGirl
A deep dive into the performance of Fabrication and FactoryGirl.
Kevin Sylvestre
#ruby (11 articles)
Building a Rack Web Server in Ruby
Managing sockets, handling HTTP parsing and generation, and integrating with Rack to build a simple web server from scratch.
The Enigma Machine using Ruby
The Enigma machine explained in Ruby
Advanced Eager Loading in Rails
How to load 'N' records per parent record efficiently in Ruby on Rails
Rails Concerns for URL and Path Helpers
Concerns offer a reusable way of sharing common code. This can be used to extract URL helpers.
Setup Free(ish) SSL/TLS on Heroku for Ruby on Rails (or Any Other Framework)
Configure SSL/TLS On Heroku Using a CDN
Setting Up Mac OS X Mavericks for Development
A short guide on how to configure Mac OS X Mavericks with Rails, Node and More.
Faster Testing in Rails with Guard for Zeus, RSpec, and Cucumber
Two awesome tools for speeding up testing are Zeus and Guard. Setting them up allows for automatic execution of tests while coding.
Deploying Rails with JRuby to Heroku
Deploying JRuby on Heroku used to require custom build packs. Not any more. This guide will get any JRuby app up and running in no time.
Setting Up Mac OS X For Development
Configuring a new Mac for development can be tricky. These steps will get any machine setup with Ruby, Node, Postgres and lots more.
Must Have Services for Rails
Rails is amazing and can be even better when paired with great web services. Heroku, Amazon, Zencoder, Twilio, Tropo and New Relic all fit the bill.