Cache busting AJAX requests and redirects
AJAX get and head requests are cached by default. This can cause problems when AJAX requests use the same URLs as a user would use...
Dynamic enum fields in nested association forms in Rails Admin
We've had a few projects at Panoptic Development recently that made use of the RailsAdmin gem. Out of the box, RA satisfied about 95% of what...
Resources for addressing the Heartbleed zero-day OpenSSL bug
Heartbleed is a zero-day bug in many OpenSSL implementations, and effects a huge swatch of servers on the Internet. Here's a list of resources I've...
Happy 21st Birthday, Ruby!
Ruby wasn't the first development language I fell in love with, and it probably won't be the last, but it's beautiful and fun and it's...
Some useful Bash shortcuts for Ruby on Rails commands
Read an updated article on my Rails shortcuts: Bash shortcuts to run Rails commands through Spring, Bundler, or ye olde scripts Like any developer, I...
Using dig to view, backup and verify DNS zone records on OS X
I was recently asked by a client to consolidate all of their DNS zone records and domain name registrations from 2 separate services to a...