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  def create
    parent_resource = params[:parent_type].constantize
    parent_id = params[:parent_id]
    
    # both of the above values are empty because both params are not passed as parameters.

    @comment = parent_resource.find(parent_id).comments.create(comment_params.merge(account: current_account))
     respond_with :dashboard, @comment
  end
  

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UPDATE pg_database SET datallowconn = TRUE where datname = 'template0';
\c template0
UPDATE pg_database SET datistemplate = FALSE where datname = 'template1';
drop database template1;
create database template1 with template = template0 encoding = 'UNICODE'  LC_CTYPE = 'en_US.UTF-8' LC_COLLATE = 'C';
UPDATE pg_database SET datistemplate = TRUE where datname = 'template1';
\c template1
UPDATE pg_database SET datallowconn = FALSE where datname = 'template0';

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class Api::TradesController < ApplicationController
  respond_to :json

  def index
    render json: DataTable.new(Trade, params)
  end

  def create
    trade = Trade.new(safe_params)
    trade.save

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class SpreadsheetTagService 
  include Roo
 
  def initialize(uploaded_file)
    @spreadsheet = open_spreadsheet(uploaded_file)
    do_stuff
  end 
 
  private 
    def do_stuff

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Ruby Oriented

• Beginning Ruby
• Practical Object-Oriented Design in Ruby
• Programming Ruby (aka the pickaxe book)
• The RSpec Book
• Everyday Scripting with Ruby
• Refactoring Ruby
• Design Patterns in Ruby
• Exceptional Ruby

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Talks

• Ruby Refactoring Techniques (Series)
• What's new in Ruby 2.0?
• Learning Ruby series for newcomers to the language

Activities

• Group coding kata's (e.g. cyber-dojo.com)
• Battleships or other code competitions

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class HospitalBooking
  def self.send_overtime_mail(user, bookings)
    OvertimeMailer.overtime_pdf(user, hospital_booking).deliver
  end
end

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class ApplicationController...
  def clear_cart
    @cart.destroy
    session[:cart_id] = nil
  end
end

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require 'spec_helper'
require 'open-uri'

it 'sends get request to web.memc to invoke the php script create_user_with_hashed_password - then validates the password in rails' do
		password = 'testphp'
		open_uri_result = ''
		expect do
  		open("http://web.memc/create_user_with_hashed_password.php?password=#{password}").each do |f|
	  		open_uri_result << f
		  end

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class AccountsController < ApplicationController
  load_and_authorize_resource

  # do not need to be logged in for :new or :create
  skip_before_filter :authorize_user, only: [:new, :create]

  def new
    @account.users.build
    @account.offices.build
    @account.phone_numbers.build