So you've just picked up a rather large Rails codebase that has not been updated for a while. The tests are missing. The client is expecting new features. How do you manage all that?

This two-part article offers some tips: from communicating effectively and exploring the code to adding tests and shipping new features.

Applying some principles from functional programming can simplify your code. Here's a short walkthrough based on a Rails helper.

If you'd like to internationalize a Rails app with a simple homemade interface, you can use database-backed FastGettext and store your translations in version control as a Yaml file.

Here's what you need to know if you find yourself developing a Rails app that is using an MSSQL database hosted on Azure.

A while ago we asked for some beta testing love, and the response was tremendous. Today Semaphore, a hosted continuous integration app for Ruby, launched to public.

I followed John Carmack's advice and discovered that static code analysis is the next step (after BDD) if you care about your craft.

Semaphore, a new continuous integration app for Rails projects, is looking for beta testers. It can import any GitHub repository, while the set up & build process is made completely automatic.

How do you call your CoffeeScript code in Rails? I just posted a discussion and a solution with the goal to keep it simple. Comments are totally welcome.

admin_view is new kid on the Rails admin interface block. It generates a small chunk of opinionated scaffold-like code with a simple search form on a paginated, column-sortable listing. Read more on the announcement blog post.

We just published a big list of gems, plugins and APIs that we use in our work. Hoping more other companies and individuals will share theirs too.

I made a generic Sinatra app coming-soon that shows a pre-launch page and collects emails. Also includes an admin view and CSV export.

After being only on GitHub for too long, I'm introducing a freshly cut r2flickr, a gem which builds on the old rflickr, a close reproduction of the Flickr API as it is published.