Robby on Rails

Rails development from the trenches

Meet the Cheat


~5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Hey! You’re a cheater! Well, if you’re not… I’m hoping to make one out of you. “A thing worth having is a thing...

The Zen of Auto Rspec


~5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Several months ago, I heard that people were using a program called autotest to have their tests continue to run as you made changes to your code base,...

Apple listens to Robby and releases an iPhone


~5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Well, they must be listening to me. A few months ago, I posted that I was looking to switch mobile services. Well, I switched over to Cingular after...

RailsConf 2007 in style


~5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Wow, this is pretty cool. CDBaby is sponsoring conference passes AND twenty rooms at the Jupiter Hotel in Portland, OR during RailsConf 2007 to the...

Working in Portland Coffee Shops and Cafes Reviews, part 2


~5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
During the summer of 2005, I wrote a post that listed several coffee shops in Portland, Oregon that I found to be really good places to work on your laptop...

Those that Tend the Store need Dialogue


~5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
I’ve been keeping my eye on a series of blog posts by Chad Fowler, which he calls The Big Rewrite. Today, Chad posted an entry titled, Who’...

New Years Restorations


~5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Finally, a break from a hectic week at the office. I spent most of my week working on some servers and outlining some of our plans for where we will be...

Happy holidays!


~5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Yesterday, those of us who were still at the PLANET ARGON office (and not already on vacation) took the afternoon off yesterday to have a few drinks to...

Rails Hosting for the New Year


~5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Where have I been the past month? In a nutshell… I’ve been working, writing, and trying to start a new music project1. It’s almost...

Ruby on Rails hosting with Nginx


~5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Let me just say… that our customers are awesome. One of our favorite customers, Timothy Bennett, has posted some documentation for running Nginx...