Double Shot #1672

Apr 18, 2016

Kite - Helper for programmers that integrates the internet with your text editor to give you a sort of AI pair programmer.
Min - "A smarter web browser" with some interesting UI experiments.
Rodauth - Authorization framework for Roda and other Rack applications.

Double Shot #1671

Apr 15, 2016

Goad - Quick load testing via Go and AWS Lambda.
ValidatedObject - Hook up ActiveModel validations to happen on object creation. Useful for CSV imports.
Active Elastic Job - Hook up Rails Active Job framework to an Elastic Beanstalk worker environment.

Double Shot #1670

Apr 7, 2016

RubyGems.org gem replacement vulnerability and mitigation - Probably theoretical, but good to see they're on top of it. Authors of gems with a hyphen in the name need to read this.
OpenPGP Best Practices - A list of hints and tips that's worth working through if you use PGP or GPG.
RubyMine 2016.1: Ruby 2.3, Rails 5, Better JavaScript, and More - JetBrains has gone to a new more rapid release schedule. Here's the first iteration.

Double Shot #1669

Apr 6, 2016

GPG Signature Verification - GitHub is finally showing when commits are signed. I knew there was a reason I'd been signing them!
Rollout - Live code patch push for iOS. If this survives I'll be amazed, given Apple's history of iron-fisted control of the platform.

Double Shot #1668

Apr 5, 2016

Ruby on Rails + TeamCity: Continuous Integration for nubbies - A basic walkthrough to get you started.
Grunt 1.0.0 released - Maturity comes to this JavaScript task runner.
Setting up Sidekiq, Redis on AWS Elastic Beanstalk with ElastiCache - I'm currently wrestling with a migration to AWS. Lucky me.

Double Shot #1667

Mar 30, 2016

Gogs - Self-hosted git service written in Go. Because apparently everything needs to be written in Go now.
The Lost Wax Method of Rewriting Software - A high-level roadmap of switching from one programming language to another without breaking your project.
Versionaire - "Immutable, thread-safe, semantic versioning" for ruby projects.

Double Shot #1666

Mar 29, 2016

Git 2.8 has been released - Looks like the most important new feature is parallel fetches of submodules, though I've never personally worked on a project where submodules fetched anything other than pain.
Rails: belongs_to Required in Rails 5 - Oh joy, a change to the semantics of belongs_to that is going to bite people in the butt.
Build web applications with Golang - Not that I intend to, but if I do, this online book looks useful.

Double Shot #1665

Mar 28, 2016

Introducing the Query Composer - A new way to build Arel queries, which looks potentially useful in reporting applications.
Omniref - Paid (free for public projects) code review platform that builds on top of GitHub.
Jenkins 2.0 Overview - Now in beta, next version of this CI server is adding native pipeline and continuous delivery support.

Double Shot #1664

Mar 25, 2016

Onotole - Flexible extension to the Rails project generator that knows how to add and configure a whole mess of useful gems.
What f#&king programming language should I use? - "Your foul-mouthed technical advisor."
Docker for Mac and Windows Beta: the simplest way to use Docker on your laptop - Wrap Docker in a native app and do without VirtualBox.

Double Shot #1663

Mar 24, 2016

git-difftool - How did I not know about this? Use a visual tool instead of text diff with git.
Understanding the Docker Ecosystem - A survey of this quickly-changing arena.

Double Shot #1662

Mar 22, 2016

Advanced Swift - Not a computer language that I really want to have anything to do with. I suspect eventually Apple will give me no choice if I stay in the iOS game, though. Anyhow, here's an eBook if I ever need it.
The Ruby Hero Awards - It's time for our annual cool kids popularity contest!

Double Shot #1661

Mar 21, 2016

Thank You for Ad Blocking - Yeah, really, just install an ad blocker already. Killing the web is better than filling your own computer with crap.
Rails 5, Module#prepend, and the End of `alias_method_chain` - I really need to get on to eliminating alias_method_chain from my own code. Pity, it was useful, but now all the cool kids are determined to stamp it out.
orgmode - For Sublime Text, just in case you prefer to use an editor that actually makes sense.

Double Shot #1660

Mar 18, 2016

Runnable Sandboxes - Full-stack environments for every Github branch - Automatic Dockerization and EC2 execution for your code. Free while in preview.
Container Tidbits: When Should I Break My Application into Multiple Containers? - More Docker advice from Red Hat.

Double Shot #1659

Mar 17, 2016

Zube - Layer a kanban board on top of GitHub issues.
Announcing dry-rb - A new set of gems that "value good encapsulation, reusability and non-intrusiveness".
vscode-ruby - Ruby language and debugging support for Visual Studio Code.

Double Shot #1658

Mar 15, 2016

Git Hot Tips - A batch of useful one-lines.
Rails 5 and Docker: Lessons Learnt - A bunch of miscallaneous code and information.
Eigencoder: Programming Stereotypes - An investigation of the correlation between facial hair and language choice.

Double Shot #1657

Mar 14, 2016

Rails 4.2.6 and 4.1.15 have been released! - Another set of minor Rails versions as we await 5.0.
Integrate bootstrap 4 with Rails 5 - By using spm instead of manually.
Reliable and Fast Deployments Through Automation - Ebook about Continuous Delivery in the works.

Double Shot #1656

Mar 10, 2016

Ansible vs Chef - Long evaluation that comes to the conclusion that Ansible is a better choice until you're managing thousands of hosts.
Concurrent Ruby - All sorts of utility classes for writing thread-safe concurrent code.

Double Shot #1655

Mar 9, 2016

Adventures in Production Rails Debugging - Poking servers with gdb for fun & profit.
Standup Jack - Skip all that boring meeting stuff and just let this Slack bot run your standups asynchronously.
Cyclops - Program in Linear A. As if Emojicode wasn't bad enough...

Double Shot #1654

Mar 8, 2016

Announcing SQL Sever on Linux - IN-conceivable!
Handpicked jQuery Plugins CDN - A fast service for your jQuery needs.
How to Create Sprite Images using Compass Rails Gem in Rails 4.2.5 - A set of magic incantations to make your pages faster.

Double Shot #1653

Mar 7, 2016

New OS X Ransomware KERanger Infected Transmission BitTorrent Client Installer - If you use Transmission, you need to check your version and if necessary upgrade right now.
Emojicode - Program in emojis. Or run away.
There are no acceptable ads - An argument against "ad blockers" that include whitelists.