Scaling Searching
Back-End Full-Stack WebSearch is a hard problem, thankfully a lot of really smart people have spent a lot of time on it and come up with...
Factories with Realistic Data
Back-End Full-Stack WebHere at Highgroove we often use the popular Factory Girl gem in our tests.
The Community is the Documentation, so are Highgroovers
Back-End Full-Stack WebBefore getting the opportunity to work with the Highgroove team I spent considerable time checking out their website. It might have been embarrassing...
Gems I Could Not Live Without
Back-End Full-Stack WebRuby on Rails is an open source, free framework for rapidly prototyping and developing robust, scalable web applications. Ruby on Rails is excellent all...
Yet Another Benefit of Open Source
Back-End Full-Stack WebBayesian networks have proven extremely useful for classifying events and documents, reliability analysis, and in many other fields. Essentially, wherever a well-defined chain of...
XMPP the Ruby Way
Back-End Full-Stack WebIf you’ve ever tried to integrate Jabber into your app or just wanted to write a bot to respond with TWSS jokes, you’ve probably...
Knowing How To Solve Your Problem
Back-End Full-Stack WebIt’s late Friday afternoon, I’m angry at this problem I’ve been working on for an hour (or more), but I’m stuck. The sun is...
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...
Getting Started with Ruby on Rails – What Tools do you Use?
Back-End Full-Stack WebA friend recently asked us, here at Highgroove:
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.
Attending the BrandCamp Workshop
Back-End Conferences Full-Stack WebI just got back from Matchstic’s May BrandCamp – a 2-day intensive workshop for companies on branding, and specifically for helping companies define their...
Welcome Jonathan Wallace to the Highgroove Team
Back-End Full-Stack WebJonathan Wallace has joined the Highgroove Team!
