Ruby Ramblings

Even though we have been using Ruby for several years now we feel like we still have a lot of learn, the following posts are us sharing our learnings with you.

• Using RSpec to test meta descriptions
  A little code snippet to show you how to test meta descriptions in RSpec
• Rails Admin - only display field on edit
  Conditionally displaying fields only if they are present in the database
• Removing unused Trix Editor buttons
  How to quickly remove unused Trix Editor buttons
• Quick and dirty initial avatars
  A quick guide to adding initial avatars using the Avatarly gem
• Testing ActionText without JavaScript
  I needed JS to get out of the way so I could do basic testing.
• How to install a beta version of Rails
  This article will show you how using the gem command you can install beta versions of Rails
• The Welcome to Rails image is more inclusive
  When playing with the new beta of Rails I noticed a more inclusive image
• Ruby Conferences
  Ruby conferences are a chance for the Ruby community to come together and share what we have learned recently
• How to fix problem installing Charlock Holmes Gem
  My fix for installing 0.7.6 of the Charlock Holmes gem on macOS
• Rubocop CircleCI Config
  How to fix issues with Rubocop running on your entire code base.
• Using the 'it' Gem to add links to translations
  How to can use the 'it' Gem to add links to your translations
• Setting up Rails to use PostgreSQL
  A short guide to setting up your Rails project to use the PostgreSQL database.
• How to change the column type with Rails migrate
  How to change the column type with a Rails migration. Lets find out how to do this common Rails task.
• When to include irb in Ruby 2.4.0
  When should you include irb into your scripts and when you don't need to in Ruby 2.4.0
• ActiveJob Vs ApplicationJob
  A very quick clarification on ActiveJob and ApplicationJob
• Spring and Foreman complaining about secret_key not being set
  Spring and Foreman when freshly set up can complain about secret_key not being set when it is, I will show you how to fix this
• LRUG July 2016
  My writeup of the July 2016 LRUG, a monthly Ruby User Group meetup in London, England
• Brighton Ruby 2016
  My writeup of Brighton Ruby 2016, an annual Ruby conference in Brighton, England
• Fixing No Default Alternative Specified error in rails
  If you spot an error saying No default alternative specified when starting up rails, we can fix that!
• Loading a specific file into Dotenv
  Loading a specific file into Dotenv. A quick guide for when you want to run Ruby files from outside of a document root.
• How does Capistrano work?
  How does Capistrano work? There is nothing magic, there is nothing to be scared of.
• My notes from November 2015's LRUG
  My notes from the London Ruby User Group that happened in November 2015.
• Pictures from LRUG Nov ‘15
  Some pictures from November 2015’s London Ruby User Group
• What is a Gemfile
  What is a Gemfile? Here is my detailed explanation of what a Gemfile is and what it does, enjoy!
• Adding skip_after_filter to Rails Admin
  How I added a skip_after_filter to rails_admin, which is something I recently had to do to extend the functionality of Rails Admin.
• Uploading files with Capybara in Rspec tests
  You can easily upload files with Capybara when testing with rspec
• The difference between Render and Redirect in Rails
  Find out the difference between Render and Redirect in Rails
• What is a Proc?
  
• Deleting Attachments with rails_admin
  
• Updating a Slug on a live Rails System
  
• Ruby’s Partition for Enumerables
  Something new I learned about partitioning on enumerables in Ruby
• POODIR On Testing
  
• Rails Migrations for Beginners
  
• Set Intersection in Ruby
  How to see commonalities between two data sets using Ruby
• Some notes and links on websockets with rails
  
• Nokogiri won't install? Check that you have accepted Xcode's EULA
  An non obvious reason for being unable to install updates to Nokogiri
• Converting numbers to hex using to_s in Ruby
  How you can use the Ruby to_s method to convert numbers to hex
• Get the name of a Ruby class
  
• Programmatically finding out the size of the retry queue with Sidekiq
  
• Using Ruby to get access to Google Keywords
  
• Generating migrations with couchrest_model
  
• CouchRest Rails Setup - Blank username/password issues
  Setting a blank username/password is not the same as not setting a username/password
• An introduction to Ruby/Rails/Git - Belfast Ruby
  
• When testing the datasift ruby gem locally be sure to turn SSL off
  
• Belfast Ruby: Talks on Elixir, Tmux and Jekyll
  A quick write up on a few different talks given at Belfast Ruby
• Using Devise to verify an email address and password
  
• Barry Gordon talks about Vagrant - Belfast Ruby
  A short writeup on a talk given at Belfast Ruby by Barry Gordon
• Getting the flot-rails gem to play nicely with IE8
  
• Rspec's be_an_instance_of is pretty useful
  
• Passing a day of the week into Ruby's Date.parse
  
• Some things I have learned about Ruby's fetch method
  
• The quickest way to get from nothing to Ruby and Rails
  
• Killing all instances of Ruby on Rails running on a certain port.
  
• Using Dropdowns in Watir Webdriver
  
• Controlling a jQuery datepicker with Watir
  Using a jQuery datepicker with the Watir Webdriver - example code
• Write simple rspec tests on one line for fun and profit
  
• Adding Data Attributes using haml_tag
  A guide to using haml_tag to add data attributes - dealing with hyphens
• Getting the rmagick 2.12.2 gem working on Mac OS X
  
• Ruby Podcasts I have been recommended
  
• Validation Helpers
  
• Secure your Redmine install by patching Ruby on Rails
  
• What is the RAILS_GEM_VERSION
  
• My scribbled thoughts on Belfast Ruby's first meet up.
  
• Ruby Fizz Buzz Solution
  
• Ruby Testing and Documenting best practice