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maxfenton / a-new-mac-setup.md
Last active April 17, 2024 10:55
System setup stuff for a new OLD mac (a/o 2020)

New computer setup

a/o 2020-05-29

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Format the drive

  1. Restart with Cmd-R or Cmd-D
  2. Erase drive / 3x if second-hand
  3. Reinstall MacOS
@patshaughnessy
patshaughnessy / gist:7104128
Last active February 3, 2025 17:36
Resources for learning about MRI Ruby's internal C source code
Recently someone asked me for online resources about MRI's internal C source
code. Here are a few - if there are more to add please leave a comment! - pat
1. Ruby Hacking Guide - The definitive resource for people who want to learn
the C programming details of how Ruby works internally. Intended for C hackers.
It was just recently translated into English from the original Japanese.
http://ruby-hacking-guide.github.io
2. Various presentations by Koichi Sasada - he often does public presentations
on Ruby internals and they're always fascinating and full of technical details.
@afeld
afeld / gist:5704079
Last active June 6, 2025 21:03
Using Rails+Bower on Heroku
@adamwiggins
adamwiggins / adams-heroku-values.md
Last active August 19, 2025 01:55
My Heroku values

Make it real

Ideas are cheap. Make a prototype, sketch a CLI session, draw a wireframe. Discuss around concrete examples, not hand-waving abstractions. Don't say you did something, provide a URL that proves it.

Ship it

Nothing is real until it's being used by a real user. This doesn't mean you make a prototype in the morning and blog about it in the evening. It means you find one person you believe your product will help and try to get them to use it.

Do it with style

<?php
namespace app\tests\cases\controllers;
use app\controllers\UsersController;
use app\models\Users;
use lithium\action\Request;
use lithium\data\Connections;
class UsersControllerTest extends \lithium\test\Integration {
<?php
$remoteFile = file_get_contents('ssh2.sftp://user:[email protected]:22/path/to/file');
// See http://php.net/manual/en/wrappers.ssh2.php for more informations.
@ryanb
ryanb / expectations.md
Created December 6, 2012 01:04
Alternative expectation interface for MiniTest and RSpec

Expectations

I took the ideas presented here and built a gem called Mustard. Check it out!

There are several expectation/assertion interfaces available for writing tests/specs. Here are some issues I have with them.

Test::Unit/MiniTest

  • The order of assert_equals feels backwards
  • Oh wait, that should be assert_equal (that too)
@masonforest
masonforest / gist:4048732
Created November 9, 2012 22:28
Installing a Gem on Heroku from a Private GitHub Repo

Installing a Gem on Heroku from a Private GitHub Repo

Sometimes you want to use a gem on Heroku that is in a private repository on GitHub.

Using git over http you can authenticate to GitHub using basic authentication. However, we don't want to embed usernames and passwords in Gemfiles. Instead, we can use authentication tokens.

  1. Get an OAuth Token from GitHub

First you will need to get an OAuth Token from GitHub using your own username and "note"

@domenic
domenic / promises.md
Last active July 17, 2025 03:03
You're Missing the Point of Promises

This article has been given a more permanent home on my blog. Also, since it was first written, the development of the Promises/A+ specification has made the original emphasis on Promises/A seem somewhat outdated.

You're Missing the Point of Promises

Promises are a software abstraction that makes working with asynchronous operations much more pleasant. In the most basic definition, your code will move from continuation-passing style:

getTweetsFor("domenic", function (err, results) {
 // the rest of your code goes here.