A friend of mine had a top list for 2010 and thought that was a pretty cool thing to do. Stealing from him and focusing on my most entertaining stories has led to a top list of fatherhood knowledge: 1. Learn your kid's cues Yes, it sounds vague, c...
Developer estimates
In the agile methodology, developers provide estimates on features. Features must provide business value,be small enough to put into a sprint (or work iteration), and have enough definition to provide an estimation for. If a feature is too big for...
Running shell scripts in Ruby
In transitioning an application from java/jsp/oracle to ruby/postygresql, there are still some java processes I'd like to keep (or rather due to time constraints not re-write). So I needed a way to call the java processes from Ruby upon user-compl...
Remember all the oracle functions? We need those in postgresql.
Well, how the hell do I do that? Here's how: 1. Install perl (if you don't already have it): apt-get install perl perl -MCPAN -e shell m DBI get DBD::Oracle 2. Install oracle instant client on your linux box (if you don't already have it): apt-get...
How to create a branch in github
So the dev project I'm working on is going two separate paths. My co-worker is looking at more of the ajax/look & feel stuff while I'll be working on the model (moving to postgresql). We might not bump into each other much, but better safe than so...
2 sites to get Ruby & Postgresql running on Ubuntu
I take no credit - these bloggers did a great job and made mine easier today: 1. Installing ruby & posgresql onto a new ubuntu machine: http://vandenabeele.com/Rails-on-Ubuntu-Jaunty 2. Getting postgresql to accept remote connections: http://www.c...
How to get, and parse XML for storing in a DB in java
Initialize! I first read from a config file to get needed DB connect & directory parameters. I also read in a pre-stored-procedure and post-stored-procedure optional parameters in case we decide to do some db-side dirty work later. Getting the XML...
Twitter search via Ruby
Thanks to http://www.instantmessagingplanet.com/public/article.php/3800716/Create-a-Twitter-Mood-Graph-With-Ruby.htm, I finally have a twitter search feed working. The link shows how to generate a graph based on tweets, which maybe helpful later. ...
UNetbootin
At home, I have a dell xps400 that was just trying to deal with windows XP. A friend of mine recommended Ubuntu. So, what do i do? I download the ISO, burn a CD with it on it, and plug it into my xps machine. "No boot device found" It's going to b...
Git commands
Git commands (will be updated to add more later) git status -- show me everything that has changed on my local machine (what did i modify, add, delete) git add . -- for my local versioning repository, add all the files that I have created git comm...
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