Robby on Rails

Rails development from the trenches

(oh my) Zsh themes Gone Wild! 18


~2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Earlier this evening, I accepted a pull-request for theme number 18, which is now included in Oh My Zsh. To celebrate, I’ve updated the themes wiki page...

(oh my) Zsh themes Gone Wild! 18+


~2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Earlier this evening, I accepted a pull-request for theme number 18, which is now included in Oh My Zsh. To celebrate, I’ve updated the themes wiki...

RubyURL goes GOP...


~2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Will refrain from any political commentary, but was notified by some friends that the GOP was using the source code for RubyURL for their new URL shortening...

RubyURL goes GOP...


~2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Will refrain from any political commentary, but was notified by some friends that the GOP was using the source code for RubyURL for their new URL shortening...

Sending email: Controllers versus Models


~2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
While reviewing some code recently, I came across controller code that resembled the following. if @customer.save CustomerMailer.deliver_welcome_message...

Sending email: Controllers versus Models


~2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
While reviewing some code recently, I came across controller code that resembled the following. if @customer.save CustomerMailer.deliver_welcome_message...

Using BETWEEN for SQL comparisons


~2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Recently, Carlos, suggested that I should start sharing some basic SQL tips that help with performance and/or general usage. I recently came across some...

Using BETWEEN for SQL comparisons


~2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Recently, Carlos, suggested that I should start sharing some basic SQL tips that help with performance and/or general usage. I recently came across some...

Launching Ruby on Rails projects, the video


~2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
For those of you who didn’t make it to Rails Underground in July to witness my mind-blowing talk, Launching Ruby on Rails projects , it appears that Skills...

Planet Argon Podcast, Episode 3: How We Manage Bugs


~2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Earlier this week, we published Episode 3 of the Planet Argon Podcast. In this latest episode we responded to one of the ideas someone in the audience asked...