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Rails 3, Devise, Omniauth, and Google
Getting authentication through Google in a Rails application is a breeze with the right tools. To get a simple, no-frills authentication system up and running in a Rails 3 application, all you really...
View ArticleAdvanced Bovine Depilation
I hope you packed some snacks. This is going to be a bit of a long trip… The Programmer’s ABCs Over the past year, I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to give a handful of talks at various...
View ArticleWhat’s a (Good) REST API?
Recently, a colleague who is a front-end developer asked me what the qualities were for a good REST API. He had been experimenting with AngularJS and wanted to get a rough idea of whether or not he...
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Adding Boolean Filter in ActiveAdmin
Let’s say we have a blog app where writers who cover special events will relate their posts to an event. Meaning, a post optionally “belongs to” an event. The editor needs a way to filter posts with...
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Setting Up Midway Testing for an AngularJS App
Midway Testing was created by the people at Year of Moo when they needed a testing approach which fits in the gap between Unit testing and E2E testing. Here’s their reasoning behind it: When Unit...
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…And $httpBackend Mock For All (Unit & E2E) Testings
AngularJS provides both Unit testing and End-to-End (E2E) testing, which are very different from each other. During unit testing, it isolates small parts of code so that they can be tested. On the...
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DRY Up Your $httpBackend mock
In the previous post, I covered how to seamlessly mock $httpBackend for unit & E2E testings at the same time. With the same structure and some additional settings, described below, I discovered...
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Mobile First versus Mobile Only
Burnside Digital joined up with Engine Yard and Junto Box Films to put on a great panel last week. The subject was mobile strategy and when you should go mobile first versus mobile only, if at all....
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Burnside Digital teams with Intel, Impinj, and TSL on RFID project
Burnside Digital recently teamed with Intel, Impinj, and Technology Solutions UK Ltd. (TSL) to create a unique and powerful RFID solution dubbed Wireless Credential Exchange (WCE). By embedding Impinj...
View ArticleGetting Started with Drone and Docker
Drone is a Docker-based Continuous Integration and Delivery platform written in Go. Today, I would like to get through the process of how to setup Drone and make it your favorite in-house Continuous...
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