Simple inheritance with Ember.js
When doing Object-oriented programming, we are always seeking ways to reduce the duplication in the code we write. Reusing existing code is something that ev...
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Notify an Ember.js app that a deployment has happened
The approach with refreshing regular web applications after deployment is pretty straightforward, you click on a link, it goes to the server, server renders ...
Speed up Rails on Heroku by using Rack::Zippy
I really like Heroku for fast deployments and everything they offer for a small Ruby on Rails or node.js apps. It’s so easy to deploy a web app there, and it...
A not so funny orphaning issue or Rails’s has_one relationships
If you are using ActiveRecord and keeping your models pretty thin and properly normalized, you will surely reach for the very nice has_one relationship. It’s...
Automated testing will add value to your software project
We have read enough about TDD and it’s demise in the last year. Since David published his post about how TDD is dead there have been a couple of flame wars c...
Automating personal and business workflows
In an average month, there is a lot of stuff you will have to do. Stuff like paying the bills, taking care of inventory for home/company, budgeting, and your...
Don’t obsess with analytics too much
If you are only an occasional writer, as I surely am, you don’t have to look at the analytics screen all the time. It’s a really nice thing to look at the re...
Entrepreneurs are made and not born
I was working with my dad in the orchard last Saturday, and after a while we sat down, had a beer and a great discussion. It’s the discussion that pushed me ...
So what if you fail
When you start doing something, especially if that something is brand new to you, there is always a dark cloud of failing hovering over you. The probability ...
Use Rack::Deflater to get faster first time loads of your app
Is your Ruby on Rails application slow for end users? Maybe you are sending a lot of data through the network. As we rarely test performance on our basic ser...
Just Fucking Ship
Two months ago I found out that Nathan Barry has a 24 hour product contest, in which he aimed to produce a real product, in the form of an email course, in 2...
Specialist or Generalist
While reading a lot of stuff about freelancing, consulting and business in general, I stumble upon a lot of suggestions and advices to niche down, become a s...
Review: The Design of Everyday Things
I’ve recently read a great book, recommended by Merlin Rebrovic in one of his blog posts. I’ve always seen design as something abstract, something you need t...
Why I write
I never wondered about this topic, but going through some old newsletters I signed up for and never followed through, I found a really great email course on ...
Caution! Reading will change your life (for the better)
I tend to read a lot, averaging at least one book per week. Remembering back, I think the reading started when I was a kid, during the war, being in a shelte...
Zero to One, or how to create a monopoly business
I have recently read the book Zero to One by Peter Thiel and it really changed my overview on the business world, and the projects/products I want to work on...
Old habits die hard (The Power of Habit review)
I have a few quite obnoxious habits and a few really good ones. I have tried to get rid of some of them, and succeeded in most cases, but some or most of the...
ember-cli 101 Book Review
Ever since I first heard of Ember.js (even before the 1.0 days), I’ve been wanting to learn it. But the learning curve of the framework always veered me off ...
Yearly review 2014
It’s the beginning of a new year and the best time to look back on the one behind us. As writing reviews of the past times is generally a good thing, because...
Learning Ruby and Rails in 2014
In the last few weeks, I have been approached by a couple of people who are interested in learning Ruby and/or Ruby on Rails. And for their sake, and for my ...