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Getting to Grips with Git

1 day ago by John Dyer, Rails Development Intern on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
Since this is my first article for Viget Extend, I’ve decided to start with a short introduction. My name is John Dyer and I joined Viget at their Durham...

Highlights from Emerging Languages Camp

26 days ago by Chris Jones, Developer on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
I'm a programming languages geek, so when Emerging Languages Camp was announced several months ago, I knew I had to attend. Viget was kind enough to send...

Secure Ajax from Non-Secure Pages

29 days ago by Clinton R. Nixon, Development Director on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
Ok, here’s a problem: you have a login form on your web app that needs to be protected via SSL. In addition, on every other page – none of which use...

CoffeeScript for Ruby Bros

~1 month ago by David Eisinger, Web Developer on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
Hello there, Ruby friend. You’ve perhaps heard of CoffeeScript, “JavaScript’s less ostentatious kid brother,” but it might as yet be unclear why...

DevNation Coming to San Francisco

~1 month ago by David Eisinger, Web Developer on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
On Saturday, August 14th, we’re taking the DevNation tour across the country for our first ever stop in the Bay Area. Our friends at Engine Yard will...

Around “Hello World” in 30 Days

3 months ago by David Eisinger, Web Developer on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
I’ll say this up front: I love my job. I love the web. I love Rails. And I love working here at Viget. But lately, I’ve gone through periods where web...

Rails 3 Generators: Hooks

5 months ago by Justin Marney, Web Developer on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
As we saw in some of the earlier posts in the series, the Rails 3 generator API provides a feature that allows you to customize the default generators via...

Rails 3 Generators: Scaffolding

6 months ago by Ben Scofield, Technology Director on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
Scaffolding in Rails has always been a little controversial. Originally, it was responsible for a lot of Rails’s wow factor – DHH’s blog in fifteen...

Rails 3 Generators: Say Hello!

6 months ago by Ben Scofield, Technology Director on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
Still with me after the last batch of ported generators? Well, I’ve got something new for you this time – and by new, I mean unseen by Rails 2.3.5-looking...

Rails 3 Generators: The Unusuals (part 2)

6 months ago by Ben Scofield, Technology Director on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
After the first two installments of the Rails 3 generator tour, you may be asking yourself, “Hey, what about session_migration? Or performance_test? I...