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AntiPatterns Basics: Rails Tests

Tutorial • Beginner

This article is an intro to the advanced waters of testing AntiPatterns. If you are a rather new to Test-Driven-Development and want to pick up a couple of...

Ed Wassermann • 29 Apr 2016
OOP

AntiPatterns Basics: Rails Models

Tutorial • Beginner

If Design Patterns and AntiPatterns are rather new to you and you see yourself as being more on the beginner side of all things Ruby/Rails, then this one is...

Ed Wassermann • 25 Apr 2016
Ruby on Rails

Rails Image Upload: Using CarrierWave and Devise

Tutorial • Intermediate

Enabling users to upload an avatar in your application is an important feature that should be enabled. In this tutorial, you will learn how to enable image...

Kingsley Silas Chijioke • 14 Apr 2016
OOP

What Is Ruby on Rails?

Tutorial • Intermediate

Wonder what all the hype is about? Come learn about the Ruby on Rails web development framework and what you can use it for.

Jeff Reifman • 30 Mar 2016
Ruby on Rails

Building an Anonymous Slack Bot Using Ruby and Sinatra

Tutorial • Beginner

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to make a simple Slack bot that lets users post anonymous messages on Slack channels.

Vinoth kumar A • 17 Mar 2016
Design Patterns

Ruby/Rails Code Smell Basics 02

Tutorial • Beginner

This is part 2 of a small series about code smells and possible refactorings. The target audience I had in mind are newbies who heard about this topic and...

Ed Wassermann • 29 Feb 2016
Design Patterns

Ruby/Rails Code Smell Basics 01

Tutorial • Beginner

This is part one of a small series about code smells and how you can deal with them. Don’t worry if you’re new to this topic or just starting to code. I did...

Ed Wassermann • 18 Feb 2016
Ruby

Improving the Performance of Your Rails App With Eager Loading

Tutorial • Beginner

Users like blazing fast applications, and then they fall in love with them and make them part of their life. Slow applications, on the other hand, only annoy...

Manish Kumar • 16 Feb 2016
Testing

Ruby Page Objects for Capybara Connoisseurs

Tutorial • Beginner

A newbie-friendly intro to using the Page Object design pattern for your Capybara feature specs.

Ed Wassermann • 3 Feb 2016
Ruby

Factory Girl 201

Tutorial • Beginner

A more nuanced, in-depth look at how you can use factory objects for Test-Driven Development.

Ed Wassermann • 27 Jan 2016
Testing

Factory Girl 101

Tutorial • Beginner

This is part one of a guide for using Factory Girl for test data. In this article you’ll learn about the most essential features to get you up and running....

Ed Wassermann • 13 Jan 2016
Ruby on Rails

Rails Image Upload: Using CarrierWave in a Rails App

Tutorial • Beginner

The importance of enabling image upload in your Rails application cannot be underestimated. In this tutorial, you will learn how to enable image uploading in...

Kingsley Silas Chijioke • 4 Jan 2016