Archives: 2009 July
Wireframing your Rails Apps
July 25th, 2009, Comments Off
A really useful way to mockup your applications before coding is to use wire framing software to create the screens and layout of your application. By doing this, you can ensure everyone working on the project can help to decide upon what the first version should functionally look like, and everyone will know what [...]
Is your conversion rate good?
July 11th, 2009, Comments Off
Something I have been asked a few times by online retailers is, “how does my conversion rate compare to others in my industry?“. Speaking to one online retailer a few weeks ago, they specifically mentioned having access to lots of data from Google analytics, but they have no idea if they are doing better or [...]
Google Analytics and Rails in 60 Seconds
July 8th, 2009, 3 Comments
This quick post will show you how to install Google Analytics into your Rails powered website in less than 60 seconds.
Before I start, I need to ask you…
In real terms, what is each visitor to your website worth? Do you know? Would you like to find out how you can find out?
What is [...]
Rails: Black Box Testing Complex Models
July 4th, 2009, 8 Comments
In this article I will show you how you can perform complete end-to-end testing of very complex models using a method called Black Box Testing. I will demonstrate a solution that scales to hundreds of tests and upwards, without having to write any additional code or fixtures for each one.
The method I am going to [...]
Correct Format Plugin Released
July 4th, 2009, Comments Off
I have released a new Plugin for Rails, called Correct-Format.
Github URL: github.com/mendable/correct-format
This plugin allows you to automatically correct simple user input mistakes
and format user-input without raising an ActiveRecord Error and without
inserting inconsistently formatted data into your database. Using this
plugin will enhance the usability and user-friendlyness of your application
and increase your data integrity.
You can automatically:
Make a [...]
