Method chaining is a very handy technique for invoking multiple methods at once. Not only does it improve the readability of the code, but it also reduces the amount of code needed when interacting with a class or an instance of a…
Continue Reading…I am going to be posting a few articles related to Software Design Patterns and how they are applicable to Ruby. The first two patterns that will be covered are the Observer Pattern and the Singleton Pattern. Observer Pattern If you are…
Continue Reading…With Ruby 2.0 set to be released on February 24th, exactly on the 20th anniversary of Ruby’s first debut, I decided to write this article to give you a quick rundown of some of the most interesting changes. And if you would…
Continue Reading…Yes, it is real, it is finally here! The long waited follow-up to the introductory article is here, just in time for the new year! In the first article, we learned about graph databases, their differences and advantages over traditional databases, and…
Continue Reading…In a recent project, one of the technical requirements was to integrate an SMS service to a Rails application so that users could validate their accounts using their mobile device and also allow the application to send SMS messages to such users.…
Continue Reading…Disclaimer: There are several Graph database projects available, including open-source and commercial projects, projects that aim to be APIs to Graph databases, and projects that are specialized in Distributed Graph Processing. For the articles in the series “Using a Graph Database with…
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