Category Archives: code

Securing Cloud-Based Ruby on Rails Applications: Why I like Engine Yard.

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Kevin

A customer of mine referred me to an article on Cloud Deployment on Amazon Web Services’ EC2 platform that discussed common security holes users are leaving in their instances. The article, Amazon’s Cloud is Full of Holes, warned that poor … Continue reading →

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JQuery-UI verus SimpleForm for Rails Forms processing

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Kevin

Recently, I had a conversation with a colleague about using JQuery UI to layout form processing for a Ruby on Rails application. I cautioned them against it. In general, I’ve found more success using the simple_form library for generating form … Continue reading →

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Open Source Developers Are Rock Stars!

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Kevin

When I was a kid, all I wanted to be was a rock star. I wanted to play guitar, get up on stage, and have everyone scream while I cranked out some hard rockin’ tune. I wanted to see lighters … Continue reading →

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Example code for storing environment-specific configuration variables in rails

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Kevin

Here’s some example code I’ve used for storing configuration variables using Ruby on Rails. This code allows for defaults as well, so you only have to specify variables per environment if they override the default value. This first file should … Continue reading →

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