Some of you may have noticed the new design here and on LittleStreamSoftware.com. For the past two years, both sites have been using free templates for their design. The templates were good but they were not showing off the quality of work I do. So with the help from Selene from iDesignStudios, we created an [...]
Archive | January, 2009
Hire Me
I offer computer programming, testing, and deployment for websites, web applications, and business tools using Ruby on Rails and the Ruby programming language. Here are some benefits of using my services: Ruby expert who will work with you to create the software you need Easy to use, high quality software Throughly tested applications, no more [...]
Correcting your rcov report for untested code
I’ve used rcov for a long time to check the code coverage on my Ruby applications. Code coverage shows what parts of an application have not been tested. It can be abused if it’s used as an absolute metric (must be 99%+) but it’s great to see where fragile parts might be located. A problem [...]
Create a link inside a Redmine hook
I was recently asked how do create a link in a Redmine plugin hook. The answer is you can use the Ruby on Rails helper link_to but you need a few additional fields for Rails to know where to link to. The standard link_to will generate an ActionView::TemplateError: 1 2 3 4 link_to("My Link", { [...]
Redmine Stuff To Do plugin released
To keep up with all my Redmine plugins, I’ve Open Sourcing a new plugin, the Stuff To Do plugin. If you have ever run a project and had to consistently tell people what to work on next, this plugin is for you. It will let a user to order and prioritize the issues they are [...]
Redmine Timesheet plugin v0.4.0 released
A new release of the Redmine Timesheet plugin has been released for Redmine. This release has several major changes that will make it more useful for anyone managing a large team. Download The plugin can be download from the Little Stream Software project or from GitHub. Changes There have been several new features and bug [...]
2009 Goals
Everyone’s talking about their 2009 goals now, I guess the New Year tends to do that to people. Not to feel left out, I’m posting my 2009 goals. As a freelancer and a software developer, a lot of them are about building new software applications and learning technology. One thing I learned in 2008, was [...]