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Disclosure: I work at Heroku. Yes, there are people who move from AWS to Heroku. The decision to choose Heroku over AWS can be multifaceted, but usually comes down to a couple thin…

I'll add my interest in adding a Spotify integration. I'd definitely pay $ for it.

Agreed. This type testing has been relegated to individual browser testing for too long. Hopefully tools like this will enable teams to address browser-side performance testing in …

I owned a pair as well until I left them in the seatback on a flight. I was given them as a gift and really enjoyed them - the quality and isolation provided by the noise cancelati…

For Rails Rumble last year I created a Rails app for generating test data in various formats. It definitely isn't as polished as this (only had 48 hours), but allows for the user t…

Scrollbars are virtually non-existent on Macs these days. Plus this works well on touch-based devices too. Overall, I like the concept and find it useful as well. Edit: I'm referri…

Thanks, I appreciate the link.

Thanks for the input, that makes sense. I can't remember the last time I intentionally visited their site, but ran across this article and it seemed as if it had enough merit to sh…

I just submitted a story I ran across yesterday from Valleywag. It was immediately marked as dead, and I assume this is a result of an automatic ban. Is there any list of banned do…

Here are my results running it in production mode (RAILS_ENV=production rails server >/dev/null 2>/dev/null): ERB: 9.619 seconds Haml: 10.893 seconds Slim: 10.195 seconds Full deta…

Very good points. Any specific variable types / sets that'd make it more useful for you (or devs in general)?

I've been in many situations where I needed test data to use while developing or validating code. progLipsum (name subject to change) is my answer to making it easy for developers …

As someone who's worked in independent film and has been involved in projects that have spent $10k's and $100k's in music, I dont see this as lavish or irresponsible at all. Musici…