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Junior Developer Tips – Which Programming Language Should I Start With?
6 Apr 2016
Development Posts
Why is Ruby On Rails a Good Fit in 2016?
5 Apr 2016
An overview of why we use Ruby on Rails and why it is a good framework for the people we work with.
Rails Hosting Survey 2016
29 Mar 2016
The Rails Hosting Survey is back for the fourth time! This is your opportunity to share your thoughts with the community and gauge current trends in Rails hosting.
Learning D3
29 Mar 2016
I recently had the opportunity to use D3.js for the first time. The learning curve was steep, I was able to produce a series of dynamic charts that I was quite proud of. Here is a summary and brief walkthrough of my learning experience.
Computed Macros in Ember
24 Mar 2016
Block radios and checkboxes with simple_form
8 Mar 2016
There’s a common issue I've been having with the default way that simple_form renders the markup for checkboxes and radio buttons.
It’s been irking me for some time, because all that needs to happen is have an element that wraps both label and input together so we can style them as a block.
Simplicity vs. Maintainability: "One Model, One Endpoint" with Ember Data
3 Mar 2016
Early in our Ember development we came to a crossroad that had significant impact on the Model structure in our application. In this post I’ll summarize one of many issues we ran into during those first several months, and solicit feedback in search of a "best practice" for the Adapter/Serializer structure in the following scenario.
Slick carousel is awesome and you should use it
29 Feb 2016
I’ve used a lot of different jQuery plugins without giving them much of a second thought after implementation. With slick carousel though, each time I come back and use it I’m a little more impressed each time. All the features I need are built right in, are intuitive, and work consistently.
Debugging HTTP Requests with Sinatra
23 Feb 2016
Recently I was working on a task where I was attempting to connect to a third party API (from a Rails app using the HTTParty gem). The API had a fairly complicated authorization header that needed to be built, by concatenating the body of the request itself along with various authorization headers, then being hashed, and then being base64 encoded and escaped. If the header was improperly formed, all I saw was a 403 Forbidden response - not particularly helpful for debugging.
A Reflection on "The Rails Doctrine"
8 Feb 2016
Planet Argon has worked with Ruby on Rails for over a decade. While not without it's hardships or challenges, we feel that "The Rails Doctrine" perfectly highlights the reasons why Planet Argon has found RoR to be a recipe for success. Both in business and the happiness of all parties involved in a project.