Ed Wassermann

In this article we’ll focus on the main View AntiPattern—PHPitis—and work through a couple of techniques to keep your views lean and mean. Having tons of...

This final article mentions a couple more smells you should look out for and sums up what this small series wanted to achieve. A final whiff, if you like…

This newbie-friendly article covers another round of smells and refactorings you should familiarize yourself with early in your career. We cover case...

This is part 2 of a small series about code smells and possible refactorings. The target audience I had in mind are newbies who heard about this topic and...

In this tutorial we’ll continue building our podcast site. We’ll begin styling our index of posts, create a nice little footer and throw a bit of color into...

This is part one of a small series about code smells and how you can deal with them. Don’t worry if you’re new to this topic or just starting to code. I did...

A newbie-friendly intro to using the Page Object design pattern for your Capybara feature specs.

This second tutorial about building static websites with Middleman dives a little deeper into the framework. By the end, you should know enough to build your...

A more nuanced, in-depth look at how you can use factory objects for Test-Driven Development.

This is part one of a small series about Middleman, “a static site generator using all the shortcuts and tools in modern web development”. The first two...

This is part one of a guide for using Factory Girl for test data. In this article you’ll learn about the most essential features to get you up and running....

In this last section about Bourbon Neat we’ll look at the various “built-in” Sass variables it gives us. This will be a short ride, but knowing how to tweak...