Arild Shirazi

Cool kids don't store plain-text


over 2 years ago by Arild Shirazi on On the Path.
or How I simplified database.yml to avoid storing sensitive passwords in plain-text Nobody likes putting important passwords in a plain text config file...

Min Limit 95 Ahead


~2 years ago by Arild Shirazi on On the Path.
How would you like to see that sign on a nice stretch of highway? Given the right car and the right conditions, it would make getting to your destination...

Cleaning up my Rails test output


almost 2 years ago by Arild Shirazi on On the Path.
I like clean output in my Rails tests. It makes it much easier to tell at a glance if my code is happy or sad: .....................F........... Recently...

Success after Failure


over 1 year ago by Arild Shirazi on On the Path.
Programming is often a love-hate affair. One of the joys and frustrations of software engineering lies in integrating with external systems. There are tremendous...

Git Rebase in Anger


over 1 year ago by Arild Shirazi on On the Path.
I really like git. Easy to setup. Easy to branch and merge (once you understand the model). But I've come to wonder if git isn't fatally flawed? "It's version...

RESTful Search


~1 year ago by Arild Shirazi on On the Path.
Last night we capped off a great weekend at RubyNation 2011 with a wrap-up dinner (thanks Dr. Nic!). I'm proud that so many CodeSherpas had a hand in putting...