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Concerns are also a helpful way of extracting a slice of model that doesn't seem part of its essence (what is and isn't in the essence of a model is a fuzzy line and a longer discussion) without going full-bore Single Responsibility Principle and running the risk of ballooning your object inventory.

Reading large codebases can be daunting. There's just so many abstractions, all linked to one another, making a muddled mess in your brain.But, with a little bit of experience, it becomes much easier to read code. Let's get to it!

learn JavaScript via koans

Ok, so you are using Sublime Text 2 and you can use Cmd-B to execute ruby code, but that ruby code won't be executed using under the environment dictated by the .rvmrc in the project which is a pity. The same goes for RSpec, where you usually want to use bundle exec rspec in addition to .rvmrc. I'm going to talk first on how to get regular ruby + RVM from Sublime Text 2 and then I'll jump onto executing RSpec together with RVM and Bundler from Sublime Text 2.

Good overview of git, why its hard to get used to, how it works, and why you'll grow to love it.

Great article on how to get more out of the Rails console

A rising tide lifts all boats, and we'd like to help improve payment experiences for consumers everywhere, whether or not they use Stripe. Today, we're releasing jQuery.payment, a general purpose library for building credit card forms, validating input, and formatting numbers. This library is behind a lot of the functionality in Checkout.

"State Machine comes to the rescue when models in your application need statuses and events. There is a #state_machine gem for #ruby. I recommend you to spend some time studying basics before you start using it"

"Ruby is a language with a set of powerful features - the most powerful arguably being Blocks, Procs, and Lambdas. In short, these features allow you to pass code to a method and execute that code at a later time. Despite regularly using these features, many developers don't fully understand the subtle differences between them."

"a list of the most useful tutorials as a complete Ruby n00b to aid others who may be just getting started"

"Makes creating Rails Partials a breeze. Quickly create a blank Partial, or select text and create the partial instantly!"

how to make "bundle install --binstubs" work even better with RVM

When it comes to web development, Sinatra is amazingly flexible. Unlike Rails, it isn't opinionated in the slightest and basically lets you make all the design decisions.

Asset pipeline - how is your CSS and JS included in a Rails app?