Retriever: a new bootstrap theme with a very small footprint
I’m pleased to release my new bootstrap theme, Retriever. You can check out the demo here . You can download it on Github for free. Open sourced under the apache license.
Damian Sowers
I’m lead developer at Optek and founder of Mycelial and Briarpatch. I live in South Lake Tahoe, California.
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Write like a programmer
Hemingway was a great writer. He wrote simple, clear sentences with all fluff removed. He wrote like a programmer. Use these simple rules to write your next story or blog post. The quality of your writing will improve. 1. A paragraph should accomplish only one thing. One major piece of information should be the outcome. If two things are returned to the reader, factor out the second into its own…
Should absolute beginners to Rails start with TDD?
Ruby on Rails is an amazing framework but there is a lot to digest in the beginning. It’s my belief that a newcomer will easily get bogged down if test driven development is thrown into the mix too soon. Here’s some advice to those who are just starting out: In the beginning, just work on completing a few functional projects so you don’t get burnt out. Add TDD when your spirit…
How to create web apps as a one-man army
Building and launching a new app is f'n hard. It’s even harder when you have no one to share the work with. I’ve put together a list of hacks that can help you pull this herculean task off. These ideas are all about taking advantage of existing resources to maximize your time and payoff. (note: these ideas are mainly for Rails developers) Use scalable cloud architecture that requires…
Paginating active record queries
A common problem I run into is how to go about paginating active record queries which are inside of a loop. Rails gems like will_paginate require a single query to work properly. What if you you need to build up an array with individual queries instead? Below is useful little snippet I wrote to tackle this common issue: https://gist.github.com/4112782
Coders and Prospectors
The future is impossibly hard to predict. However, if I were to make an educated guess on its direction I would put my money into the advancements of fields that are comparable to gold mining. Let me expound. Gold mining requires only a few things for success: A shovel, keen eyes, and the will to subject yourself to solitude and wilderness for long periods of time. This, in itself, sets it up for…
R-Strategy
Define Globals K-Strategy: Investing large amounts of energy and time into few offspring, a trait which is predominant in stable and predictable environments. R-Strategy: Investing very little energy into each offspring, focusing instead on creating as many progeny as possible. R-Strategy thrives in unstable environments. Kill The Baby Like many other programmers out there, I started out as a…