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First Steps in Cucumber Part 2

In the previous part you were given with the basic approach of using cucumber for testing blog app. In this part we will consider more complicated scenario. According to it, we are going to create valid article and this is going to spend through multiple pages of our site. So it’s going to be really [...]

First Steps in Cucumber Part 1

This article will be dedicated to cucumber – a high level testing framework that is designed to create the application through behavior-driven development. It will be useful for all ruby geniuses who are making their firsts steps in testing apps using cucumber. A blog application is taken as an example. We are creating a new [...]

Ruby on Rails FAQ

What is Ruby on Rails? Ruby on Rails is an open source technology for creating different kinds of web applications with SQL databases. It provides highly optimized compact coding. Why Ruby on Rails? Much less code much less configuration data quick basic functionality implementation (using gems) ability to add functionality gradually Integrated techniques for app [...]

How to Open Ruby from the Command Line?

Understanding the basics of using command line for handling Ruby is one of the main skills a Ruby on Rails programmer should learn. Ruby scripts work without GUI, and you will need to run them from the command line. How to Enable Command Line? The Ruby commands are standartized, they are the same for Linux, [...]

How to Include Jasper Report in Ruby on Rails?

What is JasperReport? JasperReports is the most widely used Java report engine for delivering rich content, including documents in PDF, CSV, HTML, RTF and other formats. Based on XML-templates it generate documents ready for printing, consolidating various sources, including JDBC. The reports can be displayed on the screen, printed out or recorded in different formats, [...]

How to Create Reports on Ruby on Rails?

For creating and generating reports on Ruby there are a few tools used. For instance, these are such gems as Statistics, Ruport, Dynamic_reports. Currently the most frequently updated one is Ruport. This simple but powerful system for generating reports in Ruby significantly saves developer’s time reducing amount of monotonous coding. Here is a short preview [...]

How to Install Ruby on Rails on RHEL?

Starting with Ruby on Rails, first of all you will need to install it in your system. If you are running RHEL, follow this guideline. The latest versions of Fedora™ Core or Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® have Ruby already installed. If you are not sure whether your RHEL version supports it, you can check this [...]

What is PSD to HTML\CSS?

Converting PSD to HTML/CSS is a process of creating an HTML/CSS Markup from a PSD (AI, PNG, JPG, etc.) design sample. Slicing graphic design into a ready-made CMS theme requires excellent knowledge and skills in HTML, CSS, W3C technologies. High-quality HTML/CSS Markup should be: pixel-to-pixel converted, perfectly transferred into the high-quality HTML/CSS code fully corresponding [...]

What is Joomla?

Joomla is a dynamic content management system (CMS). CMS Joomla is open source and is released under GPL license. GPL license means free distribution of software. That is why you can easily install Joomla to any number of websites and even change its source code. But note, that new products created on basis of GPL-products, [...]

How to secure Joomla

How to secure Joomla? Here are 10 Tips on how to secure Joomla site. Select suitable hosting settings There is nothing better for your website than a hosting set up properly. Place your website on the servers supporting PHP in CGI mode with su_php. It allows creating your own account instead of general apache account [...]