Deploying your MVC3 application for free using AppHarbor.
Today I’d Like to show you guys how you can easily deploy your MVC3 application using AppHarbor. Register your free AppHarbor account. Visit the AppHarbor website and create your very own account, for...
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How to create a music player notification using HTML and CSS.
Today I’d like to show you guys how to create a sleek music player notification using nothing but HTML and CSS. The main benefit of this approach is that it’ll look good on any device, and you don’t...
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Upgrade YouTube with downloads, quality options and more using YousableTubeFix.
I use a userscript called YousableTubeFix. It can be downloaded here: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/57201 (You can also find versions for Firefox and Opera) Using this simple script you can...
View ArticleHow to install VMWare Guest Tools on Ubuntu 12.10 and Linux Mint 14.
I’m going to show you how to install VMWare Guest Tools on both Ubuntu 12.10 and Linux Mint 14. It’s quite simple and having it installed properly gives you a ton of benefits when working on a virtual...
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How to create a signature form for iPad and mobile devices using HTML5 and...
Today I was tasked with creating a “Terms of Service” form where users could sign using their fingers to give it a more personal touch. Demo I’m using the fantastic library called Signature Pad,...
View ArticleInstalling RuboCop in Atom.
RubyCop is a great way to make sure your team is following a clear set of Ruby programming standards. It makes sure you use current syntax, avoid unnecessary returns, improve if statement syntaxes and...
View ArticleMeteor Environment Variables
If you come from Ruby on Rails you're used to setting your environment variables in your .ENV file or in your config/application.yml file. Meteor handles environment variables in a similar way. Create...
View ArticleMeteor React tutorial updated - match made in heaven.
Meteor is still kind of in that wild west style point in time where things move fast, and today's good advice is tomorrow's bad practice. (RIP IronRouter) In this article, I'm going to teach you how to...
View ArticlePhoenix Framework Database Migrations
Here's a couple of useful snippets for running database migrations. How to create a database migration: mix ecto.gen.migration create_user // creates .../migrations/20151216023702_create_user.exs Then...
View ArticleHow to seed your Meteor database?
I come from a strong Rails background, where seeding info into your database is super simple and intuitive. My brother and I are building an open source "Golden path" Meteor application called...
View ArticleHow to identify memory issues in Rails 4 using the Oink gem
So your application’s memory usage increase dramatically and you don’t know why.We’ve all been there.This guide assumes you’re using Rails 4, Heroku and Papertrail to save logs. Honestly all you need...
View ArticleWelcome to Jekyll!
You’ll find this post in your _posts directory. Go ahead and edit it and re-build the site to see your changes. You can rebuild the site in many different ways, but the most common way is to run jekyll...
View ArticleHow to use Twitter Bootstrap from NPM in your Meteor application?
Here’s how you can use Twitter Bootstrap directly from NPM, an arguably better updated source than something like Atmosphere.Make sure you’re using the SCSS compilation package:meteor add...
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How to pair bluetooth headset S530 with an iPhone?
Recently I bought a bluetooth headset called S530 and was having a lot of trouble with it’s very poor user manual.Here’s how you can pair the headset with your iPhone or really any bluetooth...
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Background processing using Elixir, GenServer and the Erlang queue class
I’ve been writing Ruby code for years, and like me, you may reach out for familiar tools like Redis or Sidekiq to process background jobs…Continue reading on sergiotapia »
View ArticleUsing Pundit to protect your Rails API.
Protecting your user’s data is very important and it’s tricky to keep track of who can do what within a complex system.Continue reading on sergiotapia »
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Using Webpack and React in a Rails application.
I’ve been working on a pet project the last couple of weeks and went back and forth deciding on an architecture.Continue reading on sergiotapia »
View ArticleUsing Mobx and React to build an instant search.
Redux, the poster child for JS fatigue. Reducers, transmorgers, monads, flirzoozers and mononoidadz.Continue reading on sergiotapia »
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Javascript Closures — what are they used for? Should you care?
Woah, the JS world is moving so fast. Just yesterday I was replacing my jQuery $('#time') with document.getElementById('time')Continue reading on sergiotapia »
View ArticleJavascript Tip: Don’t bind your functions, use a closure
How many times have you done this with your Javascript classes?Continue reading on sergiotapia »
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