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Exercism: Practice Your Coding Technique
Perfect practice makes perfect
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Conway's Game Of Life
I recently read a blog post recently about Conway’s Game Of Life: Since I had not written an implementation myself, I decided to give it a go.
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Testing With Multiple Ruby And Gem Versions
I found myself writting a gem for internal use that needed to run in several different ruby versions and MRI. In addition, the projects that it would be used in had other dependencies which also meant that it would need to function with different versions of dependencies. Here is how I ensured I was testing all scenarios.
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Unicorn Vs. Puma: Redux
UPDATE: The benchmarks have been updated for new versions of ruby, jruby, puma and unicorn
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Forget Vim: Learn Your OS' Shortcuts For Productivity
I follow a certain number of ruby-related blogs and have noticed regular of calls to use Vim as an editor, usually with claims of unbridled productivity to follow. One one hand, I see the appeal: I use a bunch of UNIX tools and scripts in my daily work-flow and it makes sense to use a editor that works inside my terminal. I have tried a few tutorials, screen casts and what not, but I have never felt really comfortable. Something has always been off. I always assumed it was due to the big learning curve others talk about.