| require 'csv' | |
| csv_path = Rails.root.join("#{Rails.application.class.parent.name.underscore.dasherize}_licenses.csv") | |
| CSV.open(csv_path, 'wb') do |csv| | |
| csv << ['Gem', 'Licenses'] | |
| Gem.loaded_specs.each do |gem_name, spec| | |
| csv << [gem_name, spec.licenses.join(', ')] | |
| end |
Disclaimer: This piece is written anonymously. The names of a few particular companies are mentioned, but as common examples only.
This is a short write-up on things that I wish I'd known and considered before joining a private company (aka startup, aka unicorn in some cases). I'm not trying to make the case that you should never join a private company, but the power imbalance between founder and employee is extreme, and that potential candidates would
| module YourApp | |
| class Application < Rails::Application | |
| # Convenience for loading config/foo.yml for the current Rails env. | |
| # | |
| # Example: | |
| # | |
| # config/cleversafe.yml: | |
| # | |
| # production: | |
| # url: http://127.0.0.1:8080 |
| require "active_record" | |
| namespace :db do | |
| db_config = YAML::load(File.open('config/database.yml')) | |
| db_config_admin = db_config.merge({'database' => 'postgres', 'schema_search_path' => 'public'}) | |
| desc "Create the database" | |
| task :create do | |
| ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(db_config_admin) |