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@westonruter
westonruter / gist:5475349
Last active September 5, 2024 01:36 — forked from markjaquith/gist:2653957
WordPress Fragment Caching convenience wrapper
<?php
/*
Usage:
cache_fragment_output( 'unique-key', 3600, function () {
functions_that_do_stuff_live();
these_should_echo();
});
*/
function cache_fragment_output( $key, $ttl, $function ) {
@olistik
olistik / gist:3894072
Created October 15, 2012 18:09
Ubuntu 12.04 Terminator config: solarized theme + iTerm2-like key bindings
# place this file in ~/.config/terminator/config
[global_config]
title_transmit_bg_color = "#d30102"
focus = system
[keybindings]
reset_clear = <Ctrl>R
new_tab = <Ctrl>T
split_horiz = <Ctrl><Shift>E
split_vert = <Ctrl>E
close_term = <Ctrl><Shift>W
@briancicutti
briancicutti / gist:3035155
Created July 2, 2012 19:29
Ruby Warrior Beginner Level 4 Solution
class Player
def play_turn(warrior)
if warrior.feel.enemy?
warrior.attack!
else
if warrior.health < 20 && !taking_damage?(warrior)
warrior.rest!
else
warrior.walk!
end
@njonsson
njonsson / The difference between the junior and senior Rails developer
Created May 6, 2009 03:31
The difference between the junior and senior Rails developer — an extract of the discussion forum at the Rubyists LinkedIn group
Someone recently asked the following question in the discussion forum of the Rubyists LinkedIn group: What separates a junior Rails developer from a senior one?
My response follows. Join us at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=120725 to weigh in on this and other topics of interest to Rubyists. As of today there are almost 1,200 members, including numerous movers and shakers in the Ruby and Rails communities.
“Distinguishing between junior and senior people in the Rails world is not so different from making the distinction in other web development environments.
“Junior Rails people have not dealt with scaling issues to the degree that senior people have. Getting a public-facing Rails application to perform under significant stress is more challenging than doing the same with other building materials such as PHP. Senior people know how to performance-test Rails applications, where to look for bottlenecks, and how to eliminate them one after another until performance is acceptable in real conditions. The Ra