August 2012 Archive

Technically this should be as simple as:

sudo port install mongodb

Unfortunately, the mongodb port depends (for now) on devel/boost <= 1.49. The boost port was recently upgraded to …

I’ve become a fan of RVM, which allows you to create pseudo virtual environments called “gemsets” that can be version-locked to the specific needs of your individual projects. In …

When developing multiple projects in Ruby using RVM, I’ve found that it can be difficult to keep track of which binaries and gemsets you are using, and installing gems …

If you use MacPorts, the following should get Ruby installed and working on your machine.

Install RVM

Taken from the RVM website:

curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash ...

Many people, especially conservatives, point to Germany as a shining example of austere success—but the country’s present success is superficial.

Nouriel Roubini writes an article on the cost of …

Ok, Rails & company have a lot of great points—I love RSpec—but I’ve noticed a few areas where Rails can improve. Here, namely, I see a big difference in handling …

Benjamin Hale offers a great point of view to consider when looking at our political choices—and many non-political choices for that matter. It’s really a great article.

The veil …

I finally took the plunge. I’m learning Rails. And holy shit.

RoR has a philosophy of being RESTful, which means using what’s already built (HTTP) rather than reinventing …

I think to be a good Django citizen it would be appropriate to write tests ensuring that standard management commands work with your application. I thought of this after dealing …

So HTML5 navigation is in full swing, and it’s awesome. If you aren’t implementing it yet, start. I found a bug in Chrome, though, (and possibly other browsers …

It is fairly common practice to use a custom model manager when you have a certain field(s) that you know you will be filtering by a lot. I found …

The Call of the Wild by Jack London

It took me an impressively small amount of time to read this book partly because of short length, and partly because it …

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

I think what is most remarkable about this book is that it foreshadows the world we live in today on several levels. From anti-depressants …