Ansible, Github, and a Failed to validate the SSL certificate story

File Upload: Rails + Refile + Dropzone

Finding a good tutorial on how to add file upload to a Rails application is easy. But most of them will focus on how to integrate a specific gem like paperclip or carrierwave or refile into your application, but very rarely do you have a tutorial that will walk…

Rails: Start multiple processes with one command in development

Any app that goes beyond the very basics will probably have many components that it depends on. Even the smallest Rails app will probably have some background job handler (like sidekiq) that takes care of things like…

Dynamic Hash in Ruby

Consider the following scenario: You have an app that you’re working on and you have a QA team that goes through certain scenarios to test the app and its functionality. Some tasks have to be done manually, others can be helped by pre-existing data such a as a user whose trial has expired…

#DRAAAMS!

It is Friday evening, I just spent my entire afternoon on drama instead of being productive and working on billable stuff. Yet this time of drama is actually directly related to the work I do and why it really matters to me to be involved and help be part of a solution.

Rails: I18n in mailer layout

Recently I had a simple task to do in a Ruby on Rails application. The style of the emails needed to show the…

Rails: Join on polymorphic association

I recently had to come up with a query that involved joining on a polymorphic association…

B&G’s Mentorship Framework

“I wish we could hire more junior people. small project consulting makes that hard, for us at least. if we had a product or much bigger project teams, slotting a junior person…