hallettj

// It is important to declare your variables.

(function() {
    var foo = 'Hello, world!';
    print(foo);  //=> Hello, world!
})();

// Because if you don't, the become global variables.

(function() {

datwright

# Migration generator shortcuts.
# rails generate migration MyNewMigration
# rails generate migration add_fieldname_to_tablename fieldname:string
# rails generate model Product name:string description:text
# The set of available column types [:string, :text, :integer, :float, :decimal, :datetime, :timestamp, :time, :date, :binary, :boolean]


# A migration is a subclass of ActiveRecord::Migration.  You must implement the "up" and "down" (revert) methods.

# These are the handy methods available to a Migration:

charliepark

  <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
  <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
    $(window).load(function(){
      $().hatchShow();
    });		
    jQuery.fn.hatchShow = function(){
      $('.hsjs').css('display','inner-block').css('white-space','pre').each(function(){
        var t = $(this);
        t.wrap("<span class='hatchshow_temp' style='display:block'>");
        var pw = t.parent().width();

chitchcock

Stevey's Google Platforms Rant

I was at Amazon for about six and a half years, and now I've been at Google for that long. One thing that struck me immediately about the two companies -- an impression that has been reinforced almost daily -- is that Amazon does everything wrong, and Google does everything right. Sure, it's a sweeping generalization, but a surprisingly accurate one. It's pretty crazy. There are probably a hundred or even two hundred different ways you can compare the two companies, and Google is superior in all but three of them, if I recall correctly. I actually did a spreadsheet at one point but Legal wouldn't let me show it to anyone, even though recruiting loved it.

I mean, just to give you a very brief taste: Amazon's recruiting process is fundamentally flawed by having teams hire for themselves, so their hiring bar is incredibly inconsistent across teams, despite various efforts they've made to level it out. And their operations are a mess; they don't real

rstacruz

Rails Models

Generating models

$ rails g model User

Associations

belongs_to

has_one

stuross

/**
 * jQuery Masonry v2.1.0
 * A dynamic layout plugin for jQuery
 * The flip-side of CSS Floats
 * http://masonry.desandro.com
 *
 * Licensed under the MIT license.
 * Copyright 2011 David DeSandro
 */
 

kylerush

function(data){
				
//loop through the results with the following function
$.each(data.photoset.photo, function(i,item){

    //build the url of the photo in order to link to it
    var photoURL = 'http://farm' + item.farm + '.static.flickr.com/' + item.server + '/' + item.id + '_' + item.secret + '_m.jpg'

    //turn the photo id into a variable
    var photoID = item.id;

erikh

#!/usr/bin/env sh

##
# This is script with usefull tips taken from:
#   https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx
#
# install it:
#   curl -sL https://raw.github.com/gist/2108403/hack.sh | sh
#

jedschneider

Working With Github Pages

The FAQ maintained by Github covers most stumbling blocks, some other tips and tricks supplied here.

Gitignore

Add _site to .gitignore. The generated site should not be uploaded to Github since its gets generated by github.

Working With Code Partials

hs0ucy

/*
* From css-tricks.com
* http://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/media-queries-for-standard-devices/
*/

/* Smartphones (portrait and landscape) ----------- */
@media only screen 
and (min-device-width : 320px) 
and (max-device-width : 480px) {
/* Styles */