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Adding Tabs to Your Rails App Just Got a Whole Lot Easier with Tabulous 2 12 May 2013 | 10:51 pm
The tabulous gem has continued to grow in popularity ever since I released it in 2011. Since so many people have found it useful, I decided to give it some love. Tabulous 2 is a complete rewrite, feat...
So What, Exactly, Is the Purpose of a Rails Controller? 1 May 2013 | 06:40 am
Have you ever hesitated when trying to refactor a controller for simplicity? Sure, you know how to write a controller so that it “works”. You even know how to organize your controllers in a resource-o...
Experimenting with the Architecture of Ember.js 18 May 2012 | 03:46 pm
What do you get when you cross Ember.js with the Single Responsibility Principle? I recently decided to find out by refactoring the architecture of Ember.js so that each class had only one responsibil...
From Ruby to JavaScript 20 Mar 2012 | 03:48 pm
Last Tuesday I spoke at the Boston Ruby Group about strengthening your JavaScript skills. I’ve put the slides online. Enjoy!
Stop Using Single Point Estimates 26 Nov 2011 | 04:19 pm
Estimating how long it will take to develop software is difficult. Fortunately, as an industry we've moved away from big-planning-up-front, exhaustive Gantt charts and toward a more agile approach. Un...
Are You a Good Programmer? 20 Aug 2011 | 12:32 am
If someone asks you to recommend a good programmer, who comes to mind? Do you consider yourself a good programmer? What criteria do you use to judge?
Please Steal My Startup Idea 20 Jun 2011 | 02:14 pm
Every restaurant menu item in the world is searchable by its ingredients.
Sanely Updating Your Gems 27 May 2011 | 05:00 pm
If you followed my advice in the previous post, your Gemfile would look something like this: There's nothing wrong with this except that if you wanted to keep your gems up to date frequently it would...
The No-Nonsense Guide to Managing Gem Versions 27 May 2011 | 04:59 pm
If the Ruby code you write never leaves your computer, then this article is not for you. But if you find yourself sharing Ruby code with others, or deploying your Ruby code to a web server, then you h...
Crash Course in Web Typography 8 May 2011 | 01:40 pm
Thoughtbot recently started up a fantastic design group called Design with Boston. Last Thursday I gave a presentation there called "Crash Course in Web Typography" and I've put the slides online.
