Double Shot #1612
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Ruby 2.3.0 Released - A Christmas present from the Ruby team. A few related links:
- rbenv 1.0.0 - The first "non-beta" version of this Ruby version management tool.
- Upgrading Server Ruby to 2.3.0 on VPS using Moonshine - I don't think I'd try this on a production server.
- ruby-install 0.6.0 - Easy installation for multiple versions of Ruby.
- GitHub Hovercard - In-page hover info on GitHub issues, users, and repos.
- HackMyResume - Author in MarkDown and JSON, export to Word, PDF, and more.
Double Shot #1611
- Ruby on Rails Continuous Integration with Jenkins and Docker Compose - Automating your build process for fun & profit.
- dbHero - Free GUI for PostgreSQL.
- WebExtensions in Firefox 45 - I'm pretty sure this means Firefox is going to break all the things. I hate progress.
Double Shot #1610
- Introduction to Rails 5 Attributes - A new sort of type coercion in Rails models.
- Protozaur - A bunch of predefined CSS shorthand with a way to use it from Rails.
- Multiline strings in Ruby 2.3 - the squiggly heredoc - Personally the indentation of heredocs never bothered me, but if it was giving you hives you'll appreciate this tiny change.
Double Shot #1609
- Rails 5.0.0.beta1: Action Cable, API mode, Rails command - New version is thundering at us, bearing new dependencies. There's also a video walkthrough to bring you up to speed on Action Cable.
- A Guide for Upgrading Ruby on Rails - Now covers the 4.2 to 5.0 beta transition.
- You Don't Need jQuery - How to use native DOM manipulation instead. Of course you give up some things like compatibility with older browsers and succinctness.
Double Shot #1608
- Panopticlick - Let EFF judge whether your browser is safe against tracking. It probably isn't.
- Fieldbook - Online database with a spreadsheet UI and a REST API.
- Autotools Mythbuster - Probably more than you want to know about the GNU toolchain.
Double Shot #1607
- beerpay.io released - Another attempt to monetize open source work. Prediction: it won't work any better than the last dozen attempts.
- The Bash Academy - Online learning for bash shell programming.
- Fossil keeps more than just your code - Pitch for one of the remaining alternatives to git.
Double Shot #1606
- Vault 0.4 - New release of Hashicorp's tool for managing secrets.
- Trailblazer - "A New Architecture For Rails" from a long-time alternative architect.
Double Shot #1605
- Ruby 2.3.0-preview2 Released - Looks like it's coming along. Batten down the hatches.
- Creating the Perfect GPG Keypair - Including using subkeys to help keep traveling machines safer.
- Your unofficial guide to dotfiles on GitHub - Links, frameworks, utilities, tutorials and more.
Double Shot #1604
- How to stop a DDoS attack - File under "things I hope I never really need to know."
- 4 Ways to Get the Most out of your Rails Logs - Some notes on making large amounts of info easier to sift through.
- Level Up Your Command-Line-Fu With Ruby - Use the tools you already know at the command line instead of actually learning the shell.
Double Shot #1603
- The Definitive Guide to Ruby Heap Dumps, Part II - Fun with analyzing a production app on Heroku.
- Introducting dry-validation - A replacement for ActiveRecord validation and Rails strong parameters.
- Rails Anti-Pattern: Fat Decorator - Some ways to clean up a code smell.
Double Shot #1602
- Tools for debugging, testing and using HTTP/2 - A big list from the folks at CloudFlare.
- Choosing an HTTP Status Code -- Stop Making It Hard - A set of flowcharts for the confused developer.
- siege - HTTP load testing utility.
Double Shot #1601
- Nazrin - Ruby wrapper for Amazon CloudSearch with ActiveRecord integration.
- CloudFlare Dynamic DNS Client in Ruby - One of these days I need to take a fresh look at CloudFlare.
- MetricsBot - Online web metrics from various sources, together with an API for retrieving them.
Double Shot #1600
- Gemsmith - CLI for quickly spinning up new Ruby gems.
- Rails 4.2.5 and 4.1.14 have been released! - Another round of minor fixes.
- summon - Command-line tool to inject secrets into environment variables from a secure source at runtime.
Double Shot #1599
- sqlmap - Easy SQL injection and database hijacking tool.
- Linux Performance Analysis in 60,000 Seconds - A set of commands to help you diagnose an ailing server.
- PageSpeed Insights - Google's diagnostics for web site performance.
Double Shot #1598
- Display SQL in Rails console - This used to work in .irbrc for me. Now it doesn't. I hate computers.
- The Definitive Guide to Ruby Heap Dumps, Part 1 - Already more than I wanted to know. But if you're chasing subtle issues you may need this.
- Minuteman - "Fast analytics using Redis" on your own servers.
Double Shot #1597
- SemVer for Library Maintainers - Best practices to avoid pissing off library consumers.
- Elixir School - "Lessons in the Fundamentals of Elixir".
- Gemstash - Private gem server and gem cache.
Double Shot #1596
- Must See JavaScript Dev Tools That Put Other Dev Tools to Shame - Sure are a lot of 'em these days.
- React Indie Bundle - I'm starting to think React might be the next thing to get serious about. This is balanced by my desire to set fire to all the computers in the house and move to a monastery, though.
- Boost your content focussed site with Structured Page Fragments - A JavaScript alternative to Rails TurboLinks.
Double Shot #1595
- GitPrint - Automatically turn GitHub MarkDown into nicely formatted PDFs.
- AutoAnimations - JavaScript to animate DOM changes without needing to add more code.
- iOS continuous delivery with Jenkins and Fastlane - If I wasn't trying to flee from iOS development I'd be digging into this. Anyone want to hire a pure ruby dev?
Double Shot #1594
- Free Pascal Compiler Version 3.0.0 - Life was much simpler when I was writing Pascal. Maybe I should go back.
- Our Engineering Team's Best Practices - Some big-picture thoughts from Segment.
- Choosing my editor for Ruby on Rails - There ain't no such thing as a perfect editor. And yet somehow we produce code anyhow.
Double Shot #1593
- Integrating Carina with Your Continuous Integration Pipeline - Playing around with Rackspace's support for Docker.
- Happier Rails Development with Polo - Using a tool to get a production database snapshot for use in development.
- Netfox - Network debugging library for iOS.
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