Fun With Gsub
Ruby’s gsub is more powerful than most developers realize. Blocks, backreferences, and the patterns that make it a swiss-army knife.
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Remove Turbolinks from Rails 4
Turbolinks can cause more trouble than it saves. A clean, step-by-step removal from a Rails 4 app without breaking anything.
My Experience at RailsConf 2015
The talks, hallway conversations, and themes that defined RailsConf 2015 — a snapshot of the Rails community at that moment.
Software Craftsmanship
Software craftsmanship is more than a slogan. A working developer’s view on what the label should actually mean day to day.
Ruby vs ColdFusion: Why I chose to switch
Why I left ColdFusion for Ruby — the ecosystem, the community, and the practical reasons that made the switch worth it.
Scrypt Gem Native Extension Build Errors
The scrypt Ruby gem failing to build native extensions is almost always a compiler or header mismatch. The fix that actually resolves it.
Debugging: An Exercise in Thinking
Debugging is less about tools than about thinking clearly under pressure. A reflection on how senior engineers actually find and fix bugs.
Bootstrap Glyphicons won’t show up in Rails
Bootstrap glyphicons vanishing in your Rails app? The asset pipeline is almost always the culprit. A short fix that saves the afternoon.
Don’t be a Ruby Robot
Being fluent in only one language makes you brittle. A case for being a polyglot — and the perspective you gain from working across stacks.
Using Nokogiri to parse XML
A practical guide to parsing XML in Ruby with Nokogiri — XPath queries, CSS selectors, and the patterns that make it enjoyable to work with.
Learning Resources for Ruby on Rails
The books, screencasts, and courses I actually recommend for learning Ruby on Rails — for beginners and mid-career devs leveling up.