Installing fonts on Amazon Linux AMIs for PhantomJS proper rendering
How to install fonts on Amazon Linux AMIs to ensure they render properly when using PhantomJS.
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Use Polyfills to use JavaScript ES6 features with Phantom.js
Phantom.js is lagging behind modern browser support—learn how to use JavaScript ES6 features like Promises with Phantom.js.
Read moreDebugging Capybara Specs via Page Screenshots
How to debug front-end JavaScript feature specs using Capybara, Poltergeist and full-page screenshots.
Read moreEasy URL Forwarding to Localhost Using Ngrok
How to use URL forwarding to a local dev server, which can incredibly helpful in several situations.
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A Simple Process for Upgrading Rails
This post walks through implementing an upgrade process rather than handling the specifics of any one or multiple version upgrades. It may seem simple but reduces risk during an upgrade. This is loosely tied to a Rails projects but could easily be applied to most framework-based applications.
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Getting Started with Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch is a powerful, distributed search engine that companies like Github and Soundcloud use to power their search capabilities. This crash course focuses on bootstrapping a local Elasticsearch instance using college basketball rankings to understand how to get started and how it works.
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