October 2022
Welcome to Hypothesis! — Hypothesis 6.56.3 documentation
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Rosetta Code
Rosetta Code is a programming chrestomathy site. The idea is to present solutions to the same task in as many different languages as possible, to demonstrate how...

Home - Meet Edgar
Social Media automatic posting tool. Seems popular with the cognizenti

Building a Rails CI pipeline with GitHub Actions
GitHub Actions is an automation platform that you run directly from inside a repository. We can use it as a testing CI/CD pipeline and keep everything close to the code.

Heroku Alternatives for Python-based Applications
In this article, you'll learn what the best Heroku alternatives (and their pros and cons) are.

Learn SQL: How to Write a Complex SELECT Query
Do you need to write a complex SELECT query? In this article, we’ve tried to create a recipe for you.

Learn SQL: Aggregate Functions
Aggregate functions are a very powerful tool in databases. They serve the same purpose as their equivalents in MS Excel
A Nibble of Content-Defined Chunking
A great explanation of a really cool algorithm. “How de-duplicated, incremental file transfer works “

Testing Rails Apps with FactoryBot and MiniTest
This blog post looks at testing rails apps with FactoryBot and MiniTest – the default test framework which ships with Rails....

The Growth Hacking Playbook: Your Ultimate List of Growth Hack Resources
Growth hacking is a popular buzzword, but do you know what it means? Learn about the best growth hacking resources with this playbook.

Markdown in Ruby on Rails with RedCarpet – Mitch Craver
A pretty detailed explanation and example of how to use Markdown in Rails

Try These 8 Modern Alternatives to Common Unix Commands
I may already have covered this. But there are one or two new ones on this list: “If you have used any Unix-like operating systems like GNU/Linux or terminal in the macOS, you will be familiar with cd, ls, grep, find and…”

5 Python Libraries That Make Everyday Coding Simpler
A bunch of really handy little python libraries: lThese modules bring a bit more elegance and functionality to Python

Security Best Practices for Your Rails Application | AppSignal Blog
These are pretty basic common sense measures that i think any rails app should follow: “Ensure your Rails application stays secure by following some best practices and habits.”

Math for Future Scientists: Require Statistics, Not Calculus
I totally agree with this. Ive used or needed to use statistics ans probability a lot more often than calculus: “The case for ending calculus requirements for science majors.”

The Hundred-Year Programming Language
A suprisingly thoughtful and detailed essay. I skimmed it. It's a bit of intellectual play because the question could be answered much more briefly. But the article does go deep and look at the question in many different interesting ways.
September 2022

Import Maps Under the Hood in Rails 7 | AppSignal Blog
Very useful background on Rails 7 and Javascript: "Learn how to install JavaScript libraries with import maps and how import maps work under the hood in Rails 7.

Trunk-based Development vs. Git Flow
Two major ways of organized source control and brancing: "Git Flow or trunk-based development? This guide lists the pros and cons of both, and examines various use cases."

Making Sense of Rails Assets
Rails Assets (css, js, etc) have been managed through various mechanisms over the years. They seem to keep trying to find something less mind bendingly complex. Here's the latest: "Demystify the complexity of the Rails 7 asset pipeline and navigate its wide menu of options."