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Rails Bundle Install and Gemfile

Bundler makes sure that Ruby applications always use the exact gems and versions that you need while keeping a consistent environment and gem dependencies satisfied. This is done by ensuring that the gems you need are present in the development, staging and production. Setting up a Bundler With this three

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CSS Relative Font Size

One of the biggest confusions in web design is caused by none other than the font-size property. The most commonly used font sizes are the pixel(px), em and rem. Alongside with this property, confusion is commonly caused by CSS Columns.

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FactoryGirl (Bot) - create vs build vs build_stubbed

If you are new to writing RSpec tests in Rails using FactoryGirl (bot), you can ask yourself what is the difference between create, build and build_stubbed. In this article, we will do our best to help you understand them better. Let's say we are testing a valid profile creation:

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CSS Columns

Text breaking option is not the most popular text option ever since magazine layout. Just like in printing design, there are columns in web design too. The best and clearest way to use it is column option in CSS.

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React JSX - How to do it the right way - Part I

Usually, when developing a website, you'll need some dynamical rendering, like a listing of items, showing some element under a certain condition and so on. You're all aware of the standard JS syntax - a for loop, or an if/else - but when you try to write those under

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Rails RSpec Setup

RSpec is an awesome tool for testing Rails apps. It is a hugely popular BDD-oriented (Behavior Driven Development) testing framework in the Ruby community. It makes writing tests simpler, more expressive and easier to maintain! Getting started First, you'll need to install RSpec but you’ll also need Database Cleaner

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Rails Scaffold

Scaffolding in Ruby on Rails refers to the auto-generation of a set of a model, views and a controller usually used for a single database table. For example, you can auto-generate a ready-to-use controller, model, and views with a full CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) web interface for the Story

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RSpec Let Vs Before

In RSpec, there are two different ways to write DRY tests, by using before or let. Their purpose is to create variables that are common across tests. In this post, we will explore differences between before and let and explain why let is preferred by the Ruby community. let Let

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Creating Rails Modals Using Bootstrap

Instead of writing your own JavaScript code for handling remote modals in your Rails application, it is a much simpler approach to implement it by using Bootstrap. In this tutorial, we will explain how to do it efficiently.

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CSS Text Underline

In overall Web design, the most recognizable style is still blue text underlined, which is certainly going to take you somewhere. Link element has that styling by default and it’s the only color in default mode. So we should be respectful of it. Although, there is a new world

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What Are the Differences Between Good and Bad Programmers?

In one of our previous posts, we wrote about hiring an intern and an experienced developer, but we never got to this part. The IT industry is full of stories about one team member who destroyed the team's productivity and efficiency. "Destroyed" is maybe a harsh word but you know

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10 New Year's Resolutions for Developers and Designers

Uh oh, it's that time of the year again - time to make life-changing decisions that we will never put into practice. JK! During the holidays, we had a chance to think more about professional New Year's Resolutions and what we can do better. Our approach consists of making small

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Our Contribution to Communities

During the Christmas season, people often tend to question what they had done in the past year and if there is anything that could have been better. On the other hand, this is also the time when they spread love, share positive thoughts, and help someone in need. We have

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Top 9 Sentences You Shouldn't Say to a Developer

Over the years we have come to realize it's better to leave some things unsaid. However, these are not one of those things. Developers don't have to deal with just deadlines, working under pressure etc, they also have to deal with (most likely) good people who don't know the best

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One Day in Developer's Life Explained Through Movie Roles

In one of our previous articles, we wrote about the reasons developers wear headphones. Now, we are going to dig a little deeper. If there is something we know it is how developers work and function in day-to-day life. That's why we decided to write about one day in a

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13 Remote Software Development Myths

As you might know by now, software development is our specialty and has been for quite some time. As a remote team, we have had multiple clients that we built a great relationship with but, somehow, there were always myths regarding our work. So, today, we are going to bust

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Hiring an Intern Vs. Hiring a Full-time Developer

As you can see from our landing page, we are a small development team. However, what you don't know is that we have had experience with hiring know-it-all and still-in-college developers. Here's our story on hiring an intern vs. hiring a full-time developer. Hiring an intern We have always admired

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Why Don't Developers in Large Companies Like Agile?

In one of our previous articles, we wrote about Agile, presenting it as the best philosophy and concept for startup companies. We haven't changed our minds - we still think Agile is pretty awesome but we have to admit it doesn't work for all companies and it certainly doesn't work

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Gradient, My Dear Watson

As a designer born in the flat era I knew that gradient only exists next to the word DON’T. The year 2016 was predicting big things for it and it’s been correct, (Smashing magazine even predicted gradient trend in 2009). Impossible as it may seem, 2017 is gradienter

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Get in the Zone: Developers and Headphones

Here's the thing with developers - they come to work, say "Hi" to one another, chit-chat a bit and then put on headphones. Headphones had become a part of the mandatory equipment, just like the monitor or a keyboard are. Are headphones just a trend or do they help with

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Pros and Cons of Remote Development

Kolosek is a remote development company. We can proudly say we know a thing or two about how challenging it is to be this type of company. Over the years, we have managed to overcome some obstacles of remote development, but that doesn't mean that there are no real cons

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What Is the Most Valuable Resource for the Saas Company?

Every company consists of resources which contribute to functioning such a system. However, SaaS companies are very specific. That's why we wanted to find the answer to what the most valuable resource for the SaaS company is. Here's our take on this subject. But First, What Is a SaaS Company?

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Why We Decided It's Time for the New Approach to Blogging

Right now, we are going through something Britney Spears probably did, back in '07. Well, not that serious, but it's been a pretty bumpy road. Lately, we have been thinking more about our blogging approach and the content we provided for our readers. Make no mistake, blogging is a serious

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Top 10 Home-based Business Ideas

The Joker once said: "If you're good at something, never do it for free." And we totally agree! A lot of people nowadays are tired of working from nine to five, in a, what seems to be, a dead-end job. According to an article posted on entrepreneur.com, people are