Isa Levine articles - 28 total
How To Build an Event Sourcing Pattern in Rails from Scratch
creating rails models, controllers, and other classes for basic event sourcing pattern
Building an Event Sourcing System in Rails, Part 1: What is Event Sourcing?
overview of basic event sourcing system for ruby on rails
Hi Folks, Good to be Back!
saying hello from quarantine and fresh from a covid layoff
What Happened to Video Games Having In-Game CLI Consoles?
a quick look at the history and implementation of in-game command line consoles in video games
Intro to RSpec in Rails (part 2): Improving Tests with `let` and `context`
improving rspec rails tests with the let and context methods
Intro to RSpec in Rails (part 1): Basic Syntax and Strategy for Testing
an introduction to common syntax and testing strategy for using rspec in rails
Pros and Cons of Ruby's .tap Method
exploring the situational pros and cons of ruby's tap method
Using Service Objects to Make your Rails Controllers (and Models) Skinny
moving rails controller logic to service objects
HELP NEEDED: Understanding Rails ActionController::Live Module (and Async Limitations)
help needed to understand the async limitations of rails actioncontroller::live module while attempting to stream data from another rails server
BONUS: A Quick Intro to Ruby's SortedSet
a quick intro to ruby sortedset
Let's Use Rails Partials To Render Art from Magic: the Gathering!
a quick intro to using rails partial views using the scryfall api for art from magic the gathering
A Quick Intro to Ruby's Set, Part 2: Object Lookups and Efficiency
a quick intro to ruby sets: different object lookup methods and benchmarking their efficiency
A Quick Intro to Ruby's Set Collection, Part 1: Creating Sets, and Adding/Removing Objects
a quick intro to ruby sets: creating sets, adding objects, and removing objects
Need To Rename Files in Bulk? Here's a Python CLI Called file-renamer
sharing a python CLI for mass-renaming files
Ruby on Rails GraphQL API Tutorial: Filtering with Custom Fields and Class Methods
expanding has_many functionality on rails models to add filtering for a graphql api
Ruby on Rails GraphQL API Tutorial: Creating Data with Mutations
a tutorial for creating a simple graphql api in rails
Ruby on Rails GraphQL API Tutorial: From 'rails new' to First Query
a tutorial for creating a simple graphql api in rails
Help Me (Properly) Open-Source My Vanilla JavaScript Game Engine!
overview and community invitation to help open-source my vanilla js game engine project
Parsing CSV Files in Node.js with fs.createReadStream() and csv-parser
using the fs module and csv-parser npm package to parse csv files in node
A Quick Review of JavaScript’s Array.prototype.sort() Method
a quick review of javascript’s Array.protoype.sort() method using json
Three Ways to Retrieve JSON from the Web using Node.js
looking at retrieving json with node-fetch package, https module, and request package
Passing Command-Line Arguments in Node.js
using process.argv to access command-line arguments in node.js
Learning JavaScript Testing Quickly with Mocha, Chai, and Sinon (and a Lot of Gaps)
a short intro to basic mocha, chai, and sinon testing tools
Tips for Flatiron Students Working With a React/Rails Stack
tips for react-rails projects for flatiron school students
How I (Accidentally) Made a Game Engine from Scratch with Vanilla JS
highlighting takeaways from a vanilla js and css game engine project
Exploring Data Structures From a Ruby Background, Pt. 1: Arrays
a look into the array data structure and efficiency, based on my experience learning about arrays from ruby
Reflecting on Learning, Failure, and Processing Time (the Human Kind)
just some reflections on the learning process and stresses of coding, through the lens of a former Montessori teacher
Fuzzy Logic, Fuzzy Matching, and Why I Haven’t Used Either (Yet!)
exploring and discussing my first exposure to fuzzy logic, fuzzy string matching, and edit distance via my attempts at flexible user input in ruby