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[...] group so go ahead and place it at the root level so it’s available in all environments. Newb Note! I’m embarrassed to admit this, but in my own newb-ness at first I was confused about [...]

[...] => ENV["GMAIL_USERNAME"], :password => ENV["GMAIL_PASSWORD"] } Newb Note! It’s standard practice to use ALL CAPS for environment variable naming. Starting to feel [...]

[...] goes in the Controller…you get the idea. Each of the components is described below. Newb Note! MVC is not a Rails-specific practice. Learning it in the context of Rails will provide a [...]

[...] -footer"> <%= render "devise/shared/links" %> </div> </div> Newb Note! The studious reader will have identified a sub-partial embedded within the partial we just [...]

[...] posts: After the Install: Scenario-Based RVM Best Practices Easy Does IT: Top 10 Gems for Rails Newbs Reading Rails 4: MVC and Scaffolding for Rails Newbs Security is a Feature: 9 Newb-Friendly [...]

[...] In my previous post, Ruby Version Manager (RVM) Overview for Rails Newbs, I outline RVM’s architecture and fundamental features. That post is also very focused on [...]

[...] the different pieces of the puzzle. I wrote my last post, Ruby Version Manager (RVM) for Rails Newbs to help in the first few hours of being a Rails dev. I’ve written this post in the [...]

[...] regarding “Views” have a read of my post Reading Rails: MVC and Scaffolding for Rails Newbs. Environments: In Rails 3, you’ll want to place Twitter Bootstrap in the “ [...]

[...] objects with random colors. If you want to see exactly how that’s done check out the source code – it’s only a few lines. QuartzCore is a framework we’ll borrow some methods [...]

[...] Better Errors Launchy Rails ERD Brakeman Faker Font Awesome 1. DEVISE     (source code) What does it do? Any modern web app, must have user “authentication” – [...]

[...] their own repo at BitBucket and make you a collaborator. This way, they “own” the source code – if that’s how your contract is structured. One final word of wisdom to the Rails [...]

[...] sensitive piece of information that is auto-generated during rails new and necessary for every Rails app to function is its secret_token (also known as “secret_key_base”), which can be [...]

[...] task is to ensure you can get the app running locally in your development environment. For a Rails app, having the required gems present locally is a critical step in the process. While you’ve [...]

[...] running rails new. It’s your RVM settings that will control just what kind of Ruby on Rails app gets generated. Confused? No problem, just keep reading. As per the RVM installation [...]

[...] you are a full-time dev or a weekend hacker, the key message is that you can get a QUALITY Rails app up FAST. Gems are a cornerstone of this fact. In my other post, Ruby Version Manager (RVM) for [...]

[...] be built with, have of read of my other post Ruby Version Manager (RVM) for Rails Newbs. READING RAILS Below is a line-by-line explanation of the code appearing in 4 key files created by the [...]

[...] . If you haven’t checked them out, here’s some of my other posts you might like: Reading Rails 4: MVC and Scaffolding for Rails Newbs Ruby Version Manager (RVM) Overview for Rails Newbs [...]

[...] of MVC. (For a Rails 4-specific explanation for MVC, check out my other post Reading Rails 4: MVC and Scaffolding for Rails Newbs. Partials in Rails are easily identifiable based [...]

[...] . 4.  CREATE A “RAILS 4 SCAFFOLD APP” FOR QUICK REFERENCE In my other post, Reading Rails 4: MVC and Scaffolding for Rails Newbs, I go deep on some of the code generated when running [...]

[...] how Rails itself is a Ruby gem. While Rails is the king of gems, there are many more the Rails newb should get acquainted with early in their career. The purpose of this post is to introduce the [...]

[...] code – if that’s how your contract is structured. One final word of wisdom to the Rails newb regarding private repos. While BitBucket is a great security solution and arguably removes the [...]

[...] gems to our hearts content with: $ gem install gem_name Here’s an example: $ gem install rails -v 3.2.13 Finally, to see a complete list of all Rails releases, go to RubyGems.org. Another [...]

[...] active with $ rvm gemset use rails4scaffold Install Rails 4 in that gemset by running $ gem install rails 4 Create a new app by running $ rails new rails4scaffoldapp Scaffold a basic MVC in that app [...]