Ruby / Ruby on Rails

Use PostgreSQL Gem Instead of SQLite When Deploying Rails Applications to Heroku

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This is for both RoR 3.2 and 4.0.0 beta1/RC1! When creating a new Ruby on Rails application, the Gemfile will include the gem for SQLite by default. Example excerpt from Gemfile in your RoR application directory: When running Rails server in development on your local computer (most likely a Mac or Linux), this works fine. … Read more

My First Ruby on Rails Application!

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I just published my first Ruby on Rails (RoR) application onto my development server – my MacBook Pro.  Learning RoR should prove to be interesting, as the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern is automatically used when setting up the application.  This first app is no more than the equivalent of the “Hello, World” app in some … Read more