Tag: interesting ideas
New Project Launched – ChatUp.com
June 6th, 2010, 1 Comment
I have launched a new Ruby on Rails website, ChatUp.com. This is a personal project that i’ve been working on in my spare time with a little help from my girlfriend, and it’s great to finally have it out there.
I’ve got some really cool stuff integrated, including Facebook authentication using the new OAuth2 API and [...]
Programmer Philosophy
April 9th, 2010, 1 Comment
I write code for a living. Even when I am writing code by myself, there are actually three people working with that code.
First, there is me. I am a clever and talented programmer. I know to keep my code clean and easy to read. I try to do things the right way and I know [...]
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 [...]
Howto Display a GitHub Changelog in your application
June 27th, 2009, 2 Comments
In this post I will show you a simple way to display a list of your GitHub changes inside your application.
This can be useful for so many reasons, not least helping to create a better relationship between your users and your developers. This obviously would not be applicable in all circumstances, but in many cases, [...]
Nudge Book and User-Website Interactions
June 18th, 2009, Comments Off
I have been reading the book Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness recently.
The book talks about how “choice architects” can make small changes to the way choices are presented (in every day life) and have a huge impact on the choices that people make.
What I found particularly interesting is how many [...]
