Postings
rails
Feb 21, 2008
List methods for nested sets
Unfortunately better_nested_set (and acts_as_nested_set) lacks the list methods provided by acts_as_list. Here's a module that provides them.
rails
Feb 20, 2008
options for select with style
Here's a variant of Rails' options_for_select helper which lets you add styles to the options, such as for adding icons the the dropdown select.
rails
Feb 12, 2008
link to tag current
A simple helper variant of link_to_unless_current which tags the current item.
rails
Feb 11, 2008
Restful In Place Editor
Here's a patch to the in_place_editor to work smoother with RESTful resources.
rails
Jan 27, 2008
Choosing a Schema for Dynamic Records
I want users to be able to design their own forms, and collect data submitted on those forms. An important decision is the design of how these custom dynamic records are stored and accessed.
rails
Jan 07, 2008
Getting Started with Story Runner
Here's a short how-to, cobbled together from various other articles, emails, and generous help on #rspec. Consider this a stop-gap until documentation is up on the Rspec site.
rails
Dec 23, 2007
In-Memory Database for Testing Doesnt Buy Much
I'd read that I could expect significant speed improvements using Sqlite in-memory database during testing. But that's not what I found.
rails
Dec 11, 2007
Url For Subdomains
You can override the url_for options to set subdomains in named routes.
rails
Nov 20, 2007
Running rspec after you deploy
How to configure Capistrano for running Rspec and Story Runner after a "cap deploy"