Hash#new
I was reading this post on Hash#fetch, and it reminded me of another lesser used/understood method on Ruby’s Hash object, new.
Mar 25, 2019Howdy! Thanks for stopping by.
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Multiple Heroku Environments
When you have multiple environments for an app on Heroku each command you execute requires you to pass in the -a (–app) flag with the app name. Heroku app names need to be unique not just for you, but for Heroku as a whole. This means the app name might not always be as memorable as you would like. KickoffLabs is actually broken up into three separate apps which further complicates things (6 total app names).
Mar 25, 2019Introducing Jekyll Rest
Executive Summary - Jekyll Rest allows you to publish to a Jekyll based site which uses Github as a repository.
Mar 11, 2019Proxying Requests To Heroku Via Caddy Server
I wanted to experiment with using Caddy Server as a reverse proxy to an application hosted on Heroku.
Mar 07, 2019Bugs are Inevitable. Your Response is What Matters
Bug, defects, delays, etc will always happen. With good practices, you can minimize them, but they will always exist.
Feb 20, 2019Better Jekyll Excerpts
When you use the built-in excerpt feature, Jekyll returns the first paragraph of text. It does this by looking for something called the excerpt_separator. The excerpt_separator defaults to \n\n, which is ideal for most short posts.
Feb 12, 2019