Robby on Rails

Rails development from the trenches

Ch-ch-ch-changes at Planet Argon


over 2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Now that the cat is out of the bag, I can share some recent news with you. Earlier today, we announced that Blue Box Group had acquired Rails Boxcar, our...

Slides from my Rails Underground 2009 talk


over 2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Hello from London! Am currently enjoying the talks at Rails Underground 2009 in London and had the pleasure to be one of the first speakers at the conference...

Slides from my Rails Underground 2009 talk


over 2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Hello from London! Am currently enjoying the talks at Rails Underground 2009 in London and had the pleasure to be one of the first speakers at the conference...

Launching Rails projects, an open call for lessons learned


over 2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
I’m working on my presentation for Rails Underground and was hoping to solicit a few tips from other people in the industry. Have you launched a Ruby...

Launching Rails projects, an open call for lessons learned


over 2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
I’m working on my presentation for Rails Underground and was hoping to solicit a few tips from other people in the industry. Have you launched...

Using model constants for project sanity


over 2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
On one of our larger client projects (approx. 160 models and growing…) we have a specific model that we refer to quite a bit throughout our code. This...

Aliasing resources in Ruby on Rails


over 2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Earlier today, a friend working on a project asked me how we approached routes on our website. If you take a quick peak at our website, you’ll see that...

Using model constants for project sanity


over 2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
On one of our larger client projects (approx. 160 models and growing…) we have a specific model that we refer to quite a bit throughout our code....

Aliasing resources in Ruby on Rails


over 2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Earlier today, a friend working on a project asked me how we approached routes on our website. If you take a quick peak at our website, you’ll see...

Remember to Flush Your Toilet


over 2 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Saw this tweet the other day… Uploaded with plasq’s Skitch! So, I have to ask. How many toilets (buckets) do you maintain? How many of them still...