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@RobinDaugherty
RobinDaugherty / apply_this.sh
Last active December 7, 2018 12:45
Fix Pow's nack so that better_errors works on ruby 2.1+
curl -L https://gist.githubusercontent.com/RobinDaugherty/2731f20d303e6506d451384df2189210/raw/b52e6231170b3dce39633db29634dc892751910f/pow_better_errors_fix.patch |
patch ~/Library/Application\ Support/Pow/Versions/0.5.0/node_modules/nack/lib/nack/server.rb
@NSExceptional
NSExceptional / XcodeBuildSettingsReference.md
Last active October 27, 2025 17:47
The Xcode Build Settings Reference in a searchable document, as of Xcode 8.3.2

Build settings reference

Active Build Action (ACTION)

A string identifying the build system action being performed.

Additional SDKs (ADDITIONAL_SDKS)

The locations of any sparse SDKs that should be layered on top of the one specified by Base SDK (SDKROOT). If more than one SDK is listed, the first one has highest precedence. Every SDK specified in this setting should be a "sparse" SDK, for example, not an SDK for an entire macOS release.

Alternate Install Group (ALTERNATE_GROUP)

@jamesarosen
jamesarosen / upgrading.md
Last active August 2, 2024 09:51
Upgrading to ember-qunit 0.3.2

Recently, I upgraded from ember-qunit 0.3.1 to 0.3.2. The main reason I wanted to upgrade was to take advantage of a new way of writing component tests.

Previously, there was no way to test how the component was actually used. A component test could instantiate a component and poke at its internals, but that isn't how we use components. We use them declaratively in templates. The old style also meant it was difficult to test block templates and impossible to test block parameters.

I really wanted the new test style, but it wasn't easy to get there. The following are my upgrade notes.

Gotcha: moduleForComponent Requires Three Arguments

Many of my old component tests looked like

@mperham
mperham / gist:7d763bdc42465caf17c7
Last active August 29, 2015 14:02
Rule execution

I want to build a system which uses rules. These rules will change hourly (i.e. "this rule is effective from 2pm to 6pm"). The rules must support arbitrarily complex logic on just 2-3 pre-defined variables and result in a boolean:

item.a > 10 && item.b == 0 || item.category == FOOTWEAR

These rules will be executed hundreds of times per second so I can't afford the overhead of plain old eval. I want to reload the current effective ruleset from the database hourly, precompile each rule's logic string and execute it via the quickest method possible. It might look something like this:

class Rule
@stereoscott
stereoscott / active_admin_extensions.rb
Created January 12, 2014 00:29
Sample ActiveRecord model that uses paperclip to upload a csv report to s3
module ActiveAdmin
module Reports
module DSL
def enable_reports
action_item only: :index do
link_to("Download", {action: :report, params: params}, {method: :post, data: { confirm: "Are you sure you want to generate this report?"}})
end
collection_action :report, method: :post do
@TylerFisher
TylerFisher / hosting-on-github.md
Last active October 7, 2025 14:02
Basic steps for hosting on Github

Hey there, apparently people are still using this Gist from 2013! It's out of date! Consult the Github docs.

Steps for Hosting a Website on GitHub

  1. Create a GitHub account on github.com.
  2. Download either [GitHub for Mac][1] or [GitHub for Windows][2], depending on your operating system. Open the app and log in using the account you just created.
  3. (On Mac): After you login, click advanced and make sure that your name and email are correct. Then, click "Install Command Line Tools", just in case you want to start using the command line later in life.
  4. Create a new repository in your GitHub application. Name it your-username.github.io. The name is very important. Note the folder that GitHub is saving the repository to. Make sure the "Push to GitHub?" box is checked.
  5. Move your website's files into the folder that GitHub just created when you made the repository. IMPORTANT: Your homepage HTML file must be called "index.html", and it must exist in the top-level
@steveklabnik
steveklabnik / Gemfile
Created July 24, 2012 21:52
Hypermedia Proxy pattern in JSON
source :rubygems
gem 'sinatra'
class ActionDispatch::Routing::Mapper
def draw(routes_name)
instance_eval(File.read(Rails.root.join("config/routes/#{routes_name}.rb")))
end
end
BCX::Application.routes.draw do
draw :api
draw :account
draw :session
@jcroft
jcroft / layout.sass
Created March 1, 2012 04:51
How easy responsive design can be with Sass
#content-wrapper
+container
#about
// Default (smallest screens)
+column(100%)
background-color: #ccc
// Respond to other screen widths
@csexton
csexton / kapow.zsh
Created May 10, 2011 18:17
Zsh function to restart an app running under pow
# Restart a rack app running under pow
# http://pow.cx/
#
# Adds a kapow command that will restart an app
#
# $ kapow myapp
#
# Supports command completion.
#
# If you are not already using completion you might need to enable it with