4 Mar 2014
In a project we’re currently working on, we created a form builder that could publish complex forms that include features such as:
27 Feb 2014
While checking out the Wistia blog, I came across this post that piqued my interest. It resonated with me since I have been taking care of most of our remarketing campaigns lately (sorry if you are inundated with kittens now). I hate how tracking URLs look. Filled with utm_source, utm_campaign and such. Not a clean URL by any standard. However, this is what we need to use to track these campaigns. A necessary evil, I suppose.
What Fresh URL does is delete the tracking code after those tracking services have registered their information. This gives your visitors a nice clean URL if they are moved to share the page. This prevents false page tracking and just makes the internet a nicer place to be.
27 Feb 2014
Sandi Metz explained her 5 rules (and why they matter) at Future Talk at New Relic on Monday the 24th.
21 Feb 2014
Justin Weiss posted a great article on how you can add quick and easy filtering for Rails models without bloating your controllers or models beyond adding scopes here
18 Feb 2014
Quinn Slack shares his team’s experience with AngularJS…
13 Feb 2014
Entering the field as a Junior Developer can be intimidating. Here are a couple of experiences I found important in my preparation to making the transition into full time development.
7 Jan 2014
In the past year or so, the front-end developers at Planet Argon have taken more of a modular approach to writing CSS. This means writing CSS in a way that promotes forward-thinking, scalability, and ease of development. Before I get into the pros and cons, here’s a quick example of the difference between a modular and non-modular approach.
10 Dec 2013
Worthwhile read on how technical debt can slow down velocity on a project.
11 Nov 2013
Today I’m concluding the series of interviews with Epicodus students! I got the chance to talk to Mac Eisenberg who is a native to Brooklyn, NYC. He came out to Portland from New York and is loving it.
8 Nov 2013
Welcome to round two of interviews with Epicodus students! Today we’ll talk with Hunter Meyer, a developer from Orlando, FL who loves Ruby on Rails.
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