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stim371 / clear_rails_cache.rb

Created September 6, 2011 00:04

How to clear the query cache in Rails. toss this right before a db call to make sure you're pulling off the db and not the cache. i use this during development, but it should probably be used sparingly in production.

Model.connection.clear_query_cache

stim371 / lightbox_mods.js

Created September 6, 2011 00:08

My setup for lightbox, changed the transition speed

	//
	// Configurationl
	//
	LightboxOptions = Object.extend({
	fileLoadingImage: 'images/loading.gif',
	fileBottomNavCloseImage: 'images/closelabel.gif',

	overlayOpacity: 0.8, // controls transparency of shadow overlay

	animate: true, // toggles resizing animations

stim371 / cmd_add_gem

Created September 10, 2011 02:08

setting up static routes in the routes.rb and view files. you need to create an empty controller for Pages where each view gets an empty method.

$ gem install high_voltage

stim371 / application_helper.rb

Created September 10, 2011 02:42

app helper to place google analytics

	module ApplicationHelper

	def google_analytics_js

	content_tag(:script, :type => 'text/javascript') do
	"var _gaq \|\| [];
	_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'XX-XXXXXXXX-X']);
	_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);

	(function() {

stim371 / alias_these_commands.bash

Created November 6, 2011 00:00

typical git commands

	$ git config --global alias.br branch
	$ git config --global alias.co checkout
	$ git config --global alias.ci commit
	$ git config --global alias.pom 'push origin master'

stim371 / option expiration callback.rb

Created December 8, 2011 08:11

callback to enter the proper expiration date for the option contract being saved

	def calc_exp_date
	expirationdate.wday == 6 ? self.expirationdate = expirationdate+(21) : self.expirationdate = expirationdate+(14 + 6 - expirationdate.wday)
	end

stim371 / js-rubygame-wk3.rb

Created December 28, 2011 06:24

Solutions to therubygame.com week 3 problems

	# times are based on 25,000 iterations

	# solution 1 / time: 1.47936483s

	def capitalize(time)
	string.split.each{\|n\| n.capitalize!}.join ' '
	end

	# solution 2 / time: 2.32211853s
	def capitalize(string)

stim371 / gist:1533180

Created December 29, 2011 09:25

list of git cleanup commands

	git ls-files --deleted \| xargs git rm

	ps

	lsof -i tcp:3000

	kill -int {pid}

stim371 / creating_repositories.feature

Created January 24, 2012 09:56

cucumber feature for testing site

	Feature: Creating Repositories
	In order to have repositories to solicit help on
	As a user
	I want to add my repositories

	Background:
	Given I am on the homepage
	When I follow "New Repository"

	Scenario: Creating a repository

stim371 / string_split_benchmark.rb

Created February 11, 2012 10:03

benchmarking different ways of splitting up a string

	sentence = "rake routes --help this last part"

	def with_split sentence
	a = sentence.split('--')
	@build_args = "--" << a[1]
	@args = a[0]
	end

	def with_slice sentence
	dash_ind = sentence.index("--")

Joel Stimson stim371