A SQL Pattern in Rails
Back-End Front-EndActiveRecord is wonderful for the easy queries. But there are times, in the name of performance, when one must bust through the ORM...
Introduction to Solr and Sunspot
Back-End Front-EndHe may be too humble* to admit it, but Andy Lindeman, one of our new(er) hires, is awesome.
Cowboy/girl programmers don't live here
Have you heard the myth about the lone wolf programmer? Knee deep in crushed jolt cola cans, empty latte coffee cups, and busted keyboards...
Ruby 1.9.2 Fresh from the Oven or Bootstrap Chef with ruby 1.9.2 and ubuntu 10.10
Back-End Front-EndHighgroovers. Flexible, self-starting, curious, good, nerdy, professional. These are a few of the words we used to describe ourselves in our annual 2010...
Conserve the FDs or Hanging FDs
At Highgroove, we’re efficient. We ride our bikes to work (most of the time). We conserve our clients time, resources and file descriptors....
Debugging Ruby Tools
Back-End Front-End Leveling UpNew albums drop on Tuesdays, why not drop some nifty knowledge as well?
Know Your Place, Cow!
Back-End Front-EndHave you ever had a problem with rude cows in Ruby? If you have unruly class methods that need proper handling, read on.
The Vision of a Tester
Back-End Full-Stack WebI recently completed my first sprint triathlon. The feeling of accomplishment was overwhleming and I almost cried crossing the finish line. For those...
Trust your tools
ClientsAs relatively new parent, my oldest is about to turn five. I’ve attended enough young kids’ birthday parties to develop a standard rating...
Integrating Facebook into your Rails App via the Open Graph API
Back-End Full-Stack WebIf you’re keen on the tongue in cheek, check out my amazing blog post about integrating facebook into a rails app.
