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CoffeeScript for Ruby Bros

over 1 year ago by David Eisinger, Web Developer on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
Hello there, Ruby friend. You’ve perhaps heard of CoffeeScript, “JavaScript’s less ostentatious kid brother,” but it might as yet...

DevNation Coming to San Francisco

over 1 year ago by David Eisinger, Web Developer on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
On Saturday, August 14th, we’re taking the DevNation tour across the country for our first ever stop in the Bay Area. Our friends at Engine Yard will...

Around “Hello World” in 30 Days

over 1 year ago by David Eisinger, Web Developer on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
I’ll say this up front: I love my job. I love the web. I love Rails. And I love working here at Viget. But lately, I’ve gone through periods...

Rails 3 Generators: Hooks

almost 2 years ago by Justin Marney, Web Developer on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
As we saw in some of the earlier posts in the series, the Rails 3 generator API provides a feature that allows you to customize the default generators via...

Rails 3 Generators: Scaffolding

almost 2 years ago by Ben Scofield, Technology Director on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
Scaffolding in Rails has always been a little controversial. Originally, it was responsible for a lot of Rails’s wow factor – DHH’s blog in fifteen...

Rails 3 Generators: Say Hello!

almost 2 years ago by Ben Scofield, Technology Director on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
Still with me after the last batch of ported generators? Well, I’ve got something new for you this time – and by new, I mean unseen by Rails 2.3.5-looking...

Rails 3 Generators: The Unusuals (part 2)

almost 2 years ago by Ben Scofield, Technology Director on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
After the first two installments of the Rails 3 generator tour, you may be asking yourself, “Hey, what about session_migration? Or performance_test? I...

Google Analytics API with Ruby and Garb: Making it Even Easier

almost 2 years ago by Tony Pitale, Web Developer on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
Garb is now at 0.7.0! We’ve added many new features to make accessing Google Analytics even easier. Recently added features include: OAuth support, multiple...

Rails 3 Generators: The Unusuals (part 1)

almost 2 years ago by Ben Scofield, Technology Director on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
OK, we’ve seen how the most common generators have changed (some more than others) in Rails 3. Let’s look at a few more that’ve been around for a...

Rails 3 Generators: The Old Faithful

almost 2 years ago by Ben Scofield, Technology Director on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
I figured it would be best to start the tour of Rails 3 generators with those that are most commonly used. Assuming I'm representative of most Rails developers...