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Minimalicious testing in Ruby 1.9

I have written a little introduction to writing specs with the MiniTest framework that is bundled with Ruby 1.9, read the full post over at my blog →

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March 28, 2012 by leesfree #ruby #programming #code

We optimize for joy. We believe writing code is a lot of hard work, and the only way it can be worth is by enjoying it. When there is no longer joy in writing code, the best thing to do is stop.

— Redis Manifesto

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February 6, 2012 by alexisfellenius #code #joy #redis

The Twelve-Factor App

From the document introduction:

In the modern era, software is commonly delivered as a service: called web apps, or software-as-a-service. The twelve-factor app is a methodology for building software-as-a-service apps that:

Use declarative formats for setup automation, to minimize time and cost for new developers joining the project;
Have a clean contract with the underlying operating system, offering maximum portability between execution environments;
Are suitable for deployment on modern cloud platforms, obviating the need for servers and systems administration;
Minimize divergence between development and production, enabling continuous deployment for maximum agility;
And can scale up without significant changes to tooling, architecture, or development practices.