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Author Archive

Uploadify and Rails 2.3

In which I show how to reach the promised land of multiple file uploads using Uploadify, a spot of rack middleware and Rails 2.3.

Code Review: Weary

In which I provide critique on Mark Wunsh’s new gem Weary.

MongoMapper, The Rad Mongo Wrapper

In which I formally release MongoMapper, a high level wrapper similar to ActiveRecord, but for MongoDB.

JSONQuerying Your Rails Responses

In which I show how to use a Ruby implementation of JSONQuery to test JSON in Rails apps.

What Is The Simplest Thing That Could Possibly Work?

In which I summarize my favorite points from an old, but awesome article.

What If A Key/Value Store Mated With A Relational Database System?

In which I provide an intro to MongoDB and it’s awesomeness.

Swine Flu and the Twitter Gem

In which I wax poetic about the trendy new addition to the Twitter gem.

Include vs Extend in Ruby

In which I show the difference between include and extend when working with modules in Ruby.

Class and Instance Methods in Ruby

In which I show the difference between a class method and an instance method.

RailsConf 2009

In which I note that I’ll be at RailsConf 2009.

Now With Navigation and Charted Archives

In which I discuss some recent updates to the site.

How to Add Simple Permissions into Your Simple App. Also, Thoughtbot Rules!

In which I discuss how I added simple permissions into flightcontrolled.com an app I created and how cool clearance, shoulda, factory girl and paperclip are.