[LinkSpam] Rails Tuesday #1

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An introductory note:
Hi,
I'm a rails developer. I also like to read blogs. I feel that my blog reading and exploring what is out there in the ruby community helps me to be a better rails developer. In an effort to share what I have learned, I've collected some of the posts I've seen recently. I don't completely agree with each post but I found it at least interesting and informative.
I've made an effort to sort posts by the level of difficulty. Please don't let that deter you from making the attempt to read things that may seem too advanced for you right now. You'll be surprised to realize how much you do understand. I would say that the level indicates either 'people at or aspiring to this level.'
I have found continuous learning to be one of the most rewarding aspects of programming, I hope you do too.
~pixel

Rails:

Rails Best Practices | Annotate Your Models
http://rails-bestpractices.com/posts/68-annotate-your-models
A gem that lets your insert comments that show your database schema in your model file.
level: basic

Bulk ALTER TABLE with Rails 3 and MySQL
http://m.onkey.org/bulk-alter-table-with-rails-3-and-mysql
Efficiency when you're modifying big tables.
level: intermediate

delayed_job_admin: a simple admin interface for Delayed::Job
http://trevorturk.com/2011/01/21/delayed_job_admin-a-simple-admin-interface-for-delayedjob/
Check on your delayed_jobs from over the internet with a web interface.
level: advanced

Front-End:

Gem: autorefresh
https://github.com/logankoester/autorefresh
a tool to automatically refresh your browser when a file has changed...
level: intermediate

Front-end Maintainability with Sass and Style Guides
http://www.engineyard.com/blog/2011/front-end-maintainability-with-sass-and-style-guides/
Using SASS to maintain your CSS files.
level: intermediate

Cucumber:

You're Cuking It Wrong
http://elabs.se/blog/15-you-re-cuking-it-wrong
Cucumber on the next level, what not to do.
level: intermediate

You're cuking it right
http://mislav.uniqpath.com/2010/09/cuking-it-right/
Cucumber on the next level, doing it right.
level: intermediate

Whose domain is it anyway?
http://dannorth.net/2011/01/31/whose-domain-is-it-anyway/
Another look at your features & steps, looking at the domain.
level: advanced

MySQL:

HandlerSocket: The NoSQL MySQL & Ruby
http://www.igvita.com/2011/01/14/handlersocket-the-nosql-mysql-ruby
A way to make MySQL faster than memecached.
level: advanced

Git:

On the Path with Fit-Flow (Screencast)
http://codesherpas.com/screencasts/on_the_path_gitflow.mov
David Bock gives a short introduction to git-flow, a tool implementing a specific git workflow.
level: intermediate