Feb 29, 2020How to use ActiveStorage in Rails 6 to upload files to s3Active storage is a layer inside of rails that helps you connect with cloud services like AWS. Its also connects to other providers like Azure and Google cloud. You can use it to run tasks as well, but in this guide, I will focus on uploading a file to s3…3 min read3 min read
Dec 2, 2018Yii and Authorization Rules (RBAC)One thing that has recently puzzled me with my discoveries of the Yii PHP framework is to do with how authentication rules work. (In particular RBAC) I have been recently working on a big project for work that is quite complex with quite a few different systems that are all…PHP3 min readPHP3 min read
Dec 2, 2018Codeigniter and NetbeansI have recently stumbled on some really awesome tools, Code Igniter and Netbeans IDE for PHP development. I’ve used eclipse for Java development through uni and found it really great. After finishing that I found that using eclipse for PHP just was too slow and didn’t have the right tools…PHP2 min readPHP2 min read
Dec 2, 2018VancouverVancouver is an amazing city. So alive and vibrant. It has an arty feel to it. Its bigger than Adelaide but the main shopping areas felt emptier and less alive compared to say Rundle Mall in Adelaide. I spent most of my time in Granville St in the Samesun backpackers…2 min read2 min read
Dec 2, 2018Web DevelopmentI am currently really enjoying working at Bigwig wired in Adelaide doing web development for them. I really enjoy working with a team of designers and then turning the designs into reality and integrating them into CMS’ for clients. I have very quickly accelerated my knowledge of css, and JavaScript…Web Development1 min readWeb Development1 min read
Dec 2, 2018jQuery Scrolling BoxI am currently working on a website that requires some scrollable elements on it. The design specification is to do away with the scroll bars to allow for a better more simplistic design. Now I remember this being done in the past in flash, but I wasn’t going to be…JavaScript2 min readJavaScript2 min read
Dec 1, 2018PHP DebuggingRecently while working on a particular project we had some strange errors that came up. In the usual php like way, the error messages where not very helpful and didn’t allude to what the actual problem was. Have you seen an error like this before? **Headers Already Sent on line…PHP1 min readPHP1 min read
Dec 1, 2018My Startup Weekend in AdelaideI recently attended startup weekend in Adelaide. I was really excited because it would be a good opportunity to build something and test my new skills I had learn recently programming ruby (and using rails). The weekend started on Friday night where attendees had the chance to pitch their ideas…Heroku2 min readHeroku2 min read
Dec 1, 2018The mystical “Tableless” Model for railsI had a bright idea for an improvement for the app I am currently working on. I have a Rails model that has only 2 rows in the database and the data is never changed, it has quite a lot of relationships and is used quite extensively. My idea was…1 min read1 min read
Dec 1, 2018Map Reduce: My recent talkI recently made a talk for Map Reduce with a focus on Ruby. You can see the slideshow here http://slid.es/kieranandrews/map-reduce-in-ruby I presented the slide at Adelaide.rb Meetup and at work. Originally published at kieranandrews.com.au.1 min read1 min read
