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How do I smell Ruby code?

~1 year ago by Timon Vonk on RubyLearning Blog.
How do I smell Ruby code? Understanding the worst of code This guest post is by Timon Vonk, who is a self-employed Ruby enthusiast and standard nerd with...

Why and when you should use Cucumber

~1 year ago by Timon Vonk on Timon Vonk.
Oh god, please no. Not another lame article on that damn vegetable. Well, here it is anyway. During a rubyists meating the other day, at one point Cucumber...

New article on Rubylearning; Ruby Codesmells

~1 year ago by Timon Vonk on Timon Vonk.
Just posted an article on Rubylearning on Ruby Codesmells. Check it out http://rubylearning.com/blog/2011/03/01/how-do-i-smell-ruby-code/! Share/Bookmark...

Oh dear, this ruby helper needs cleaning

over 1 year ago by Timon Vonk on Timon Vonk.
A nice helper in ruby that needs some cleaning....

Building an HTML URL with parameters from a hash DRY in Ruby

over 1 year ago by Timon Vonk on Timon Vonk.
A quick hack on building a html url from a hash with parameters in ruby....

Thats unusual, Ruby metaprogramming 101 #2: What method?

over 1 year ago by Timon Vonk on Timon Vonk.
If you haven't allready, read the first part on singletons, a good start on how the class hierarchy fits together in ruby. Lets take methods under the...

Thats unusual, Ruby metaprogramming 101 #1: Single? Singleton!

over 1 year ago by Timon Vonk on Timon Vonk.
Metaprogramming is the coolest part about Ruby, without question. From me, anyway. I'll be posting a short series on metaprogramming Ruby, short posts diving...

Some thoughts on speedreading for programmers

over 1 year ago by Timon Vonk on Timon Vonk.
Given the current work-your-ass off attitude and having more hours stuck in the drawer of your office desk than in bed — which is ridiculous —...

Installing Ruby and Railswith RVM on Fedora 14

over 1 year ago by Timon Vonk on Timon Vonk.
A quick heads up on installing Ruby in Fedora 14. Its easy!...

Reverse dynamic data extraction on Ruby using Nokogiri

over 1 year ago by Timon Vonk on Timon Vonk.
Say what?! Imagine you have a undefined set of websites of which you want a particular set of data. You just don’t know if its well formed ...