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Safely Parsing Parameters from a Rails Log

A technique to parse the request parameters from a Rails log back into a Ruby hash.

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Using Backbone.js Support

A brief introduction to Backbone Support for Backbone.js. Backbone support provides extra methods to manage sub-views and cleanly dispose of them after use.

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These Intermittent Test Failures Will Not Stand, Man

I rid a large test suite of intermittent failures. Here are some of the causes of the random failures and what I did to prevent them from failing.

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Lets Talk – An EventBus in Backbone.js

Communication between arbitrary views in Backbone.js can be tough. Here is our solution to build an EventBus to allow communication via a pub/sub setup.

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Dynamic Rails Routes with Warden Devise and Constraints

Rails recently added a constraints option to routes which allows you to dynamically define routes based on the request coming in.

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Node.js and Asynchronous Programming with Promises

Using promises in Node.js development can help you avoid callback hell when you inevitably have to deal with I/O bound operations.

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Better Key Events in Capybara-Webkit

An overview of some changes I made to improve key press event handling in capybara-webkit.

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Using Namespaces in CoffeeScript

using is a coffeescript helper for merging namespaces in coffeescript to clean up your code

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Given I Am Signed in Using capybara-webkit

Directly authenticate a user from a Cucumber step by setting a cookie using capybara-webkit.

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CSS3 Transitions – Spicing Up DOM Changes

CSS3 transitions can be a nice addition to web applications when used properly. Here are a few tips on when and how to user them.

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window.location as a Global Variable

Why I've chosen to avoid setting window.location directly, and how I've avoided it using Backbone's structures.

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Say it Again: CRUD is not REST

Nick Sutterer makes a great case for separating CRUD from REST, and also touches on the important interface constraints of the REST architectural style.

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