Michael Deering mdeering

This runs provides an .optim job for dragonfly and also adds the .optim job into .thumb

This requires you have the 'image_optim' gem and it's dependencies.

Originally published in June 2008

When hiring Ruby on Rails programmers, knowing the right questions to ask during an interview was a real challenge for me at first. In 30 minutes or less, it's difficult to get a solid read on a candidate's skill set without looking at code they've previously written. And in the corporate/enterprise world, I often don't have access to their previous work.

To ensure we hired competent ruby developers at my last job, I created a list of 15 ruby questions -- a ruby measuring stick if you will -- to select the cream of the crop that walked through our doors.

What to expect

Candidates will typically give you a range of responses based on their experience and personality. So it's up to you to decide the correctness of their answer.

Multiple MySQL Versions for Development

Options included below:

Using Docker docker-compose
Using Homebrew brew

Using Docker (recommended)

This gist was originally created for Homebrew before the rise of Docker, yet it may be best to avoid installing mysql via brew any longer. Instead consider adding a barebones docker-compose.yml for each project and run docker-compose up to start each project's mysql service.

Vim without NERD tree or CtrlP

I used to use NERD tree for quite a while, then switched to CtrlP for something a little more lightweight. My setup now includes zero file browser or tree view, and instead uses native Vim fuzzy search and auto-directory switching.

Fuzzy Search

There is a super sweet feature in Vim whereby you can fuzzy find your files using **/*, e.g.:

:vs **/*<partial file name><Tab>

	#!/usr/bin/env ruby

	require 'rails/generators'
	require 'rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator'
	require "active_support/core_ext/string/strip"

	class CleverAppGenerator < Rails::Generators::AppGenerator
	class_option :skip_bundle, default: true
	class_option :database, default: "postgresql"
	class_option :skip_test_unit, default: true, hide: true

	# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14972253/simpleform-default-input-class
	# https://github.com/plataformatec/simple_form/issues/316

	inputs = %w[
	CollectionSelectInput
	DateTimeInput
	FileInput
	GroupedCollectionSelectInput
	NumericInput
	PasswordInput

	inputs = %w[
	CollectionSelectInput
	DateTimeInput
	FileInput
	GroupedCollectionSelectInput
	NumericInput
	PasswordInput
	RangeInput
	StringInput
	TextInput

	require 'yaml'
	require 'erb'
	require 'ostruct'

	class Settings < OpenStruct

	# Settings.new(:google_analytics)
	def initialize(config_file_base_name)
	super(YAML.load(ERB.new(File.read(Rails.root.join("config", "#{config_file_base_name}.yml"))).result)[Rails.env])
	end

	module RailsTemplate

	module Gem
	extend self
	def use(name, options={})
	require_path = options[:require] \|\| name
	begin
	require require_path
	rescue LoadError
	system "gem install #{name}"

	# ...
	config.middleware.insert_before "Rack::Cache", "SkipCache"
	# ...