http://www.mckinneystation.com Ruby on Rails web application development for Dallas/Fort Worth and all of North Texas. Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:35:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en photo by Kriston Lewis I am a big RSpec fan. But occasionally, I work on projects that use test/spec. When I want output the spec documentation with RSpec, I just use rake spec:doc. With test/spec, I couldn't find such a thing. So I made one and stuck ... http://www.mckinneystation.com/2008/02/24/testspec-docs-for-rails/ I have been given the opportunity to join a GREAT group of guys. Starting today, I will be working full-time with Relevance. So if you are looking for software development, I know a good group of developers who can build exactly what you need. http://www.mckinneystation.com/2008/02/11/joining-an-awesome-team/ photo by vitalyzator I presented on RSpec 1.1 tonight at the Dallas.rb. I don't claim to be an expert, I just love my specs (and now stories). Feel free to take a look at the slides. http://www.mckinneystation.com/2008/02/05/dallasrb-presentation/ Last night I recieved my very own copy of "Nobody Knows Shoes" by why the lucky stiff. Shoes, in case you are wondering, is a small framework for writing GUI applications that can run on multiple OS's (Windows, Mac, Linux). "Nobody Knows Shoes" is the API documentation for ... http://www.mckinneystation.com/2008/01/12/i-dont-know-shoes-and-now-i-have-proof/ photo by laffy4k So I came across Dan Manges Fixture Factory as a way to relieve myself of the pain of fixtures for testing. I don't mind fixtures that much, but when I have to start setting up so many different combinations, it gets a little challenging. In ... http://www.mckinneystation.com/2008/01/10/fixturereplacement-in-scriptconsole/ photo by woodleywonderworks I recently upgraded StagingTracks.com to use Rails 2.0. I was excited about so many of the newest features that it seemed the logical thing to do. I even decided to upgrade RSpec in the process so I would be able to play with some of the ... http://www.mckinneystation.com/2007/12/17/restful-rails-and-dreamhost/ My friend, Chris Gay, is a finalist in the Amazon Web Services Startup Challenge with his company, MileMeter. I love the concept of only paying for the auto insurance I am going to use. Both my wife and I work out of the home and therefore our cars ... http://www.mckinneystation.com/2007/12/01/pay-for-what-you-use/ I got a Dell 2007WFP Ultrasharp 20" LCD monitor this week using BINalert.com. First, about the monitor and setup. It is a great monitor, nice and bright! My friend, Matt, encouraged me to spend a little more and get the Ultrasharp. I am glad I did ... http://www.mckinneystation.com/2007/11/09/ahhhh-room-to-move/ photo by chick_e_pooo Last night, Adam Keys and I did a little ping pong pairing for the Dallas.rb meeting. It was fun. Of course it highlighted how much I have to jump back to the Ruby docs to get much done. But I don't see that as a ... http://www.mckinneystation.com/2007/11/08/ping-pong-at-the-dallasrb/ photo by dave_mcmt I love JQuery! I did a short 10-15 minute presentation at the last Dallas.rb to let others in on the joys of using JQuery. But one thing that doesn't work right when using JQuery with Rails applications is the JQuery AJAX features and Rails respond_to. It turns ... http://www.mckinneystation.com/2007/09/13/one-way-i-got-jquery-to-play-nicely-with-rails/