Author Archives: andhapp

About andhapp

Namastey (Hello) Stranger, This is not the geekiest blog on the planet yet it is not the dumbest one either. I am a small time developer who likes to explore new technologies. I usually program in Java, Groovy and Ruby and take keen interest in the surrounding geeky developments.

Pecking order

Posted on May 29, 2010 by andhapp

From Bob Sutton’s blog .

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Quote of the day

Posted on April 18, 2010 by andhapp

Taken from StackOverflow podcast #85, and it is beautiful. “Even very smart people have to be in the right place at the right time to be successful. The best success strategy is probably dogged, bullheaded persistence, because there are so … Continue reading →

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Virtues of a Bad Programmer

Posted on April 5, 2010 by andhapp

In contrast to my earlier post. I am no expert to judge people based on their programming skills. I am a n00b myself. However, I do try and move away from the n00b junction all the time. Anyways, these are … Continue reading →

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Spammers have grown up

Posted on March 19, 2010 by andhapp

Getting spam in your e-mail or via comments on your blog is not a new thing. I do it all the time and mine is not even a popular blog and in my case Akismet has caught 20,268 up till … Continue reading →

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Kernighan’s law

Posted on March 7, 2010 by andhapp

As per Kernighan’s law: “Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.” What that means … Continue reading →

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Install mysql, pg gems with bundler 0.9.x

Posted on February 26, 2010 by andhapp

If you use ruby on rails, at some point you have to install mysql and pg gems (no offences to sqlite) and for some reason I keep forgetting the whole install procedure. Silly me! This post is dedicated to the … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day

Posted on February 20, 2010 by andhapp

I was reading this article and I had to put this quote on my blog. Robert A. Heinlein says: “A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a … Continue reading →

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iPad alternative

Posted on January 28, 2010 by andhapp

iPad has been released and does not live up to the expectations. Some call it is going backwards since it is not a multi-tasker. Anyways, I found this company via Reddit which can create a device from your Mac, similar … Continue reading →

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Rails3

Posted on January 27, 2010 by andhapp

Rails3 pre has been out for a while and a beta version is due soon. A lot has changed in Rails3. The structure, the way the plugins(yes activerecord is sort of a plugin now) work. To cut to the chase, … Continue reading →

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Gemcutter

Posted on December 31, 2009 by andhapp

Well, if you work with ruby and rails and you do not know what Gemcutter is then its time for you to come out of the rock you have been living under. It is the awesome gem hosting service that … Continue reading →

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