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(Coming Soon)Project 6 - TrendingThoughts. One Giant Project, One Step at a Time.
Twitter and Indico API Integration w/ Ruby 2.1.3 and Rails 4.2.3. Data visualization with D3.js. Deploy using Thin Server and Heroku.
Posted on January 7, 2016
Final Application
This project took around three months to complete, so I’ll need a bit more time to write it up. Stay Tuned!
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Project 5 - Paradex. What is an API? Why is an API? How to an API?
Simple API Construction w/ Ruby 2.1.3 and Rails 4.2.3
Posted on October 11, 2015
Paradex Repo I’ve been using some external APIs on a few projects for a while now, so I think it’s time for me to learn more about what an API is and how I can construct a simple API within my application. While I was thinking how I...
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Project 4 - BearHugs. Since We All Need Somebody To Lean On, Let's Just Hire Some Cuddly Bears.
Stripe Payment Integration w/ Ruby 2.1.3 and Rails 4.2.4
Posted on September 7, 2015
BearHug Repo As school is starting back up again, it doesn’t seem like I’ll have time to write the usual full-length walkthroughs in a single take with ease. In the future, I think I’ll start breaking future walkthroughs down into different parts. Each parts will still be a...
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Project 3 - VoiceWall. Say What You Wanna Say, As Long As You Test Them All First.
Intro to Testing with RSpec, Capybara, and FactoryGirl w/ Ruby 2.1.3 and Rails 4.2.4
Posted on August 14, 2015
VoiceWall Repo After pretty much a year of learning Rails, I think it’s really time for me to actually learn how to test. When I first started trying to write tests, I remember how daunting it was. For me, the entire testing suite appeared to be another language...
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Project 2 - BillTrail. You may be my friend, but hey, there's no such thing as a free lunch!
MongoDB Integration w/ Ruby 2.1.3 and Rails 4.2.3
Posted on July 29, 2015
BillTrail REPO One thing that seems to occur all the time (at least to me) is that no one can keep track of who spotted who when splitting the bill. Whether it’s a simple restaurant check, or a grand total sum of a week-long road trip, it’s hard...
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