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…

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…

The Cost of Ruby

If you work in software development in 2017, you’re most likely using OSS (Open Source Software), or you are dependent on the services of other companies who use OSS. There is no way around it. The question that begs itself then is whether you know what the cost of the OSS you’ve built a business…

Meet Veronica, From the Better Beehive Project

Introduction to Trailblazer Through Decorators

M.V.C., three letters with a lot of baggage. For the uninitiated, M.V.C. stands for Model-View-Controller. It’s design pattern for how to organize code for an application. It was made popular by Rails, but it definitely is not Rails specific. When…

Proud Bear

One of Bear & Giraffe’s missions is to provide an opportunity for those who wouldn’t otherwise get one. The background story behind this…

The Journey

This is going to ruffle some feathers…

Mission Statement

To be honest, when I first started thinking of establishing a company it was for selfish reasons. It had become clear to me that I am “unemployable”, the good kind. So it became a choice between being miserable in a 9 to 5 or going on my own. I chose the adventure of starting my own business, and…