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Rails DRY Controllers

Rails DRY Controllers

In any programming language, it is important to create DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) code. In this article we will explore three methods of writing ...

Chuck Smith
Rails Code Along

Rails Code Along

So I am always looking for ways to increase my skills on the Ruby on Rails platform. As I look for first professional dev job, afters years as a ...

Chuck Smith
Rails Testing Setup

Rails Testing Setup

How do you setup a Rails project for testing? In this article we will explore what a testing suite, using RSpec and other tools, for a robust ...

Chuck Smith
Refactor Rails

Refactor Rails

As any one journeys through any profession, one thing holds true. Hopefully, the longer you work at it, the better your skills will develop, at least ...

Chuck Smith

Conditional CSS Classes in HAML

I have been working on a new Rails side project called Your Congress, and decided to use HAML, instead of the standard Rails templating language ...

Chuck Smith
Git Alias Workflow

Git Alias Workflow

Continuing this article series about Streamlining Workflow, must include a way to streamline our git commands. This article uses my own aliases and a ...

Chuck Smith