matthewrobertson

# An abstract base class used to create simple serializers
# for ActiveRecord objects
class BaseSerializer
  include Rails.application.routes.url_helpers

  attr_reader :serialized_object

  def initialize(serialized_object)
    @serialized_object = serialized_object
  end

briarsweetbriar

Rails flash messages with AJAX requests

original: http://stackoverflow.com/a/10167659/656428

ryansobol

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.

jwo

# 
# Install the MYSQL driver
#   gem install mysql2
#
# Ensure the MySQL gem is defined in your Gemfile
#   gem 'mysql2'
#
# And be sure to use new-style password hashing:
#   http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/old-client.html
development:

kinopyo

n = Notification::Answer.new
n.class.name.split('::').last || ''
# => "Answer"
n.class.name.split('::').first || ''
# => "Notification"

henrik

# Recursively diff two hashes, showing only the differing values.
# By Henrik Nyh <http://henrik.nyh.se> 2009-07-14 under the MIT license.
#
# Example:
#
# a = {
#   "same"   => "same",
#   "diff"   => "a",
#   "only a" => "a",
#   "nest" => {