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Current:

   * Clean Code 
   * Crafting Rails Applications 

Next:

      * Domain-driven Design
      * Design Patterns in Ruby

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# Some good references are:
# http://russbrooks.com/2010/11/25/install-postgresql-9-on-os-x
# http://www.paolocorti.net/2008/01/30/installing-postgis-on-ubuntu/
# http://postgis.refractions.net/documentation/manual-1.5/ch02.html#id2630392

#1. Install PostgreSQL postgis and postgres

brew install postgis
initdb /usr/local/var/postgres
pg_ctl -D /usr/local/var/postgres -l /usr/local/var/postgres/server.log start

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# config/initializers/will_paginate.rb

module WillPaginate
  module ActionView
    def will_paginate(collection = nil, options = {})
      options[:renderer] ||= BootstrapLinkRenderer
      super.try :html_safe
    end

    class BootstrapLinkRenderer < LinkRenderer

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class Array
  def by(n)
    buff, self_ = [], self.clone
    
    if self.size % n == 0
      (self.size/n).times{ buff << self_.shift(n) }
    end
    
   buff
  end

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function parse_git_branch {
  git branch --no-color 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/(\1)/'
}
 
function proml {
  local        BLUE="\[\033[0;34m\]"
  local         RED="\[\033[0;31m\]"
  local   LIGHT_RED="\[\033[1;31m\]"
  local       GREEN="\[\033[0;32m\]"
  local LIGHT_GREEN="\[\033[1;32m\]"

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Sublime Text 2 – Useful Shortcuts (Ubuntu)

Editing

Ctrl+X	cut current line (if no selection)
Ctrl+L	select line (repeat select next lines)
Ctrl+D	select word (repeat select others occurrences in context for multiple editing)
Ctrl+Shift+M	select content into brackets
Ctrl+Backspace	delete previous word
Ctrl+Delete	delete next word

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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.

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=Navigating=
    visit('/projects')
    visit(post_comments_path(post))

=Clicking links and buttons=
    click_link('id-of-link')
    click_link('Link Text')
    click_button('Save')
    click('Link Text') # Click either a link or a button
    click('Button Value')

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RAILS_ENV=production rake db:setup
# produces the error below.....hmmm.....it's a no-worky
psql:/yourprojectpath/yourproject/db/structure.sql:29: ERROR:  could not open extension control file "/usr/share/postgresql/9.1/extension/hstore.control": No such file or directory

# hstore postgresql extension needs to be installed, so....
sudo apt-get install postgresql-contrib

# now your extension should be available to enable so log in with psql
psql -d yourproject_production -U yourdbuser -W