ruby-science
The reference for writing fantastic Rails applications (by thoughtbot)
stretchly
The break time reminder app (by hovancik)
| ruby-science | stretchly | |
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| 11 | 43 | |
| 639 | 5,263 | |
| 0.2% | 1.3% | |
| 1.1 | 8.3 | |
| about 2 months ago | 5 days ago | |
| Ruby | JavaScript | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
ruby-science
Posts with mentions or reviews of ruby-science.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-16.
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Flog-Driven Development
So, bigger is worse, but how big is bad? At what number should you take action? Thoughtbot's Ruby Science book suggests a method is long or complex with a flog score above 10. It also posits that a class is long or complex with a flog score above 50.
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Where can I learn to deliver a proper solution?
Ruby Science - it's a free book by thoughtbot. It might be the most short term beneficial thing honestly. It just points out all of these various practical patterns you can immediate use to increase code quality.
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Senior level resources like this for Ruby/Rails
I think you would appreciate Ruby Science. I love this book, it's extremely practical.
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If you want to learn OOP, learn Ruby. -some comments about Ruby.
Well, if you're programming in Ruby, a great place to start is the Ruby Science book by ThoughtBot. It's a bottom-up approach to improving your code by identifying code smells and applying OO principles to fix them. Identifying smells in your own code will lead you to the OO principles that you need to learn to build your OO skills.
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How to be a better Rails developer?
Read Ruby science to learn about code smells and good architecture.
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I'm a front-end dev currently being asked to work on a Rails API backend. What are some good resources to get comfortable with the language and the framework?
It's a bit more advanced, but I like Ruby Science by thoughtbot.
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Any advance ruby/rails book to read?
Check out Ruby Science by Thoughtbot which I found useful at your stage.
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What are the top 10 software engineer things they don't teach you in school?
Code smells. Ruby science is a good one for Ruby.
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Who's creating the best content to help Ruby/Rails developers improve?
Currnetly reading ruby science. 200+ page guide on code smells and solutions.
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RoR Resources
This book is old but it's still very relevant https://github.com/thoughtbot/ruby-science. Also check out thoughtbot's blog and www.gorails.com
stretchly
Posts with mentions or reviews of stretchly.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-11-27.
- Stretchly: A cross-platform open-source app that reminds you to take breaks
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Show HN: App that asks 'why?' every time you unlock your phone
I need this !
I can also recommend Stretchly for the computer https://github.com/hovancik/stretchly.
Forces me to stand up and look further / go grab some chicory.
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Show HN: LookAway – My first native macOS app to combat digital eye strain
Nice job, i think below software are good for windows user too.
https://hovancik.net/stretchly/
- [BUG] Repeated app entry in the Background Apps section - Fedora 38
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LPT request: how to protect your eyesight if you have to use a screen for 12-14 hours a day?
A similar piece of software (which I use and can recommend) is Stretchly
- Please recommend me a method or software that would remind me how long I have played this game so I know when to get off please.
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Using libnotify for reminders
Depends... Is your goal to write an entire application to do this for you? You can use notify-send which is already linked with libnotify to do that, or look at a pre-existing application like https://github.com/hovancik/stretchly that might be more like what you're wanting to do...
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Buy a good monitor if you care about your eyes!
stretchly is a free open-source cross-platform app that automatically forces you to take breaks, get a glass of water, stand up, look into the distance, move your head, etc. I use it every day and it’s awesome.
- The break time reminder app
- A couple of useful break-reminder apps (FOSS)
What are some alternatives?
When comparing ruby-science and stretchly you can also consider the following projects:
real-world-rails - Real World Rails applications and their open source codebases for developers to learn from
breaktimer-app - Manage periodic breaks. Avoid eye-strain and RSI.
alba - Alba is a JSON serializer for Ruby, JRuby and TruffleRuby.
mac-mouse-fix - Mac Mouse Fix - Make Your $10 Mouse Better Than an Apple Trackpad!
upcase - Sharpen your programming skills.
numi - Beautiful calculator app for macOS, Linux & Windows