A/B Testing Features by Segmenting Users
"A/B test everything."
Those of us in the startup world hear it routinely. But it is a useless statement. Ask "how" and you will be met with
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9 postsProgrammatically Capturing Spam with Detextion.io
There is a [modified] adage about attracting users to web apps.
"Build it and spammers will come."
The fact is that if your users can enter text others will see,
Fix Rails Converting Backbone JSON Requests to text/html
During a recent project with BackboneJs and Rails, i noticed some very strange behavior. When my controller had an implicit render to Backbone's JSON requests, Rails was throwing an error.
ActionView::MissingTemplate
Building a Rails Notification Queue 3: Queue Processing
This is the third and final piece on creating a notification queue in Rails. If you are just finding this post, i suggest starting with the first post on the database, as
Building a Rails Notification Queue 2: The Notification Class
As the title suggests, this is the second post in a series on building a flexible notification queue in Rails. I'd suggest starting with the first post: on the database table (it's
Building a Rails Notification Queue 1: The Database
Many apps live, or die, based on the success of their notifications. Because of this, many apps send notifications about as much as they can. This is not without code cost: notifications
Setting Up Rails Over HTTPS Using Nginx and Let's Encrypt
HTTPS can be a bit daunting to people who have never set it up before. Luckily, systems like Nginx and Let's Encrypt have lowered the barrier to entry quite a bit. Here
Be The Better Rails Developer
Rails has been very prominent in web development the last 5-7 years, and for good reason. It is relatively easy to learn and its abstractions make it easy to build features quickly.
p() vs. puts() vs. print() in Rails
Use p.
Rails has three printing methods, two are common, one is less so.
printprints the string (to_s) version of what is passed to it.
putsworks likeprintbut