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Rails 2.0 and the Future of Typo

~4 years ago by Piers Cawley on Just A Summary :.
So, if you’ve been watching the Typo tree, you’ll see there’s been a fair amount of activity on it since Rails 2.0 got released. There’s a new default...

Comprehensible sorting in Ruby

~4 years ago by Piers Cawley on Just A Summary :.
Here’s a problem I first came across when I was about 13 and helping do the stock check at the family firm. The parts department kept all their various...

Can I get a witness?

~4 years ago by Piers Cawley on Just A Summary :.
Worrying about test coverage when you’re doing Test- or Behaviour-driven development is like worrying about the price of fish in Zimbabwe when youâ...

So... I was wondering

~4 years ago by Piers Cawley on Just A Summary :.
Has anyone written an Atompub client in JavaScript yet?...

An announcement

over 4 years ago by Piers Cawley on Just A Summary :.
Do you have a PC, Xbox 360 or anything else that will run the Valve Orange Box? If so, get hold of a copy and fire up the Portal subgame. That is all...

Things that make a developer cry

over 4 years ago by Piers Cawley on Just A Summary :.
So, we’re doing a cobranding exercise at work. The idea being we serve up a branded version of amazing tunes in a subdomain of our partner, their users...

Leopard Polish

over 4 years ago by Piers Cawley on Just A Summary :.
Yes, I’ve upgraded to Leopard. Yes, it’s spiffy. The headline features like Time Machine are great, but I’m loving the little details more. ...

Time flies when you're enjoying yourself

over 4 years ago by Piers Cawley on Just A Summary :.
It’s been a while since I wrote anything here, mostly because I’ve been indecently busy. Well, up until last Sunday when I managed to trip over a low...

Rails tip: Side effect filters

over 4 years ago by Piers Cawley on Just A Summary :.
Some bugs are easy to overlook. One that has a habit of catching me out is a Rails filter that returns false occasionally when it’s being evaluated purely...

Typo on Rails 2

over 4 years ago by Piers Cawley on Just A Summary :.
Whee! Sat in my home directory is a version of typo that appears to work with Rails 2.0. I ended up giving up on the themer approach which proved to be...