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80 pages of Ruby on Rails Performance Optimization Tips

By laran | Published: 2010/02/25
Learn how to get more performance from your Rails applications.
Posted in Ruby and Rails | Tagged performance | Leave a comment

Ruby Garbage Collection In-Depth

By laran | Published: 2010/02/24
Ruby garbage collection in gory detail.
Posted in Ruby and Rails | Tagged garbage collection | Leave a comment

Binary Logic Basics

By laran | Published: 2010/02/21
Learn the basics of binary logic.
Posted in Algorithms | Tagged Algorithms, bits, computer science, fundamentals, logic | 2 Comments

Kuali in Nacubo Magazine

By laran | Published: 2010/02/19
Find out why Kuali is such a big deal for the higher education community.
Posted in Other | Leave a comment

Ruby Blocks, Procs, Lambda

By laran | Published: 2010/02/18
The in-depth 411 on Ruby closures.
Posted in Ruby and Rails | Tagged closures, ruby | Leave a comment

Basic Bit Operations in Java

By laran | Published: 2010/02/10
Basic CS101 stuff. How to perform four basic bit operations in Java.
Posted in Java | Tagged basic, bits, computer science | Leave a comment

Arithmetic from Addition

By laran | Published: 2010/01/14
See how to implement addition, subtraction and division using only addition.
Posted in Algorithms | Tagged interview questions | Leave a comment

Resolve MySQL Issues in Rails on Windows

By laran | Published: 2010/01/03
See how I resolved some very pesky issues with the MySQL Ruby gem on Windows.
Posted in System Administration | Tagged MySQL, ruby | Leave a comment

How to Upgrade MacPorts Without Deleting Everything

By laran | Published: 2009/12/27
Learn how to upgrade all of MacPorts without simply deleting it and starting over.
Posted in System Administration | Tagged macports, osx | Leave a comment

Simple Fix for Apache on Snow Leopard

By laran | Published: 2009/12/27
Learn a quick-fix for a common problem running Apache on Snow Leopard.
Posted in System Administration | Tagged apache, osx, snow leopard | Leave a comment
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    I've got a masters degree in computer science and over 10 years of experience building web-based systems using Java/J2EE, Ruby, Rails and PHP. I'm a strong believer in the effectiveness of Agile Methods. Read more »

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