Alex and I finally have something to show for all our work! We built the document model for Prism that allows us to add new texts to the database! It even passes the tests we built! We’re putting the finishing touches on it now, but we should easily make our deadline of this afternoon, so…. More.
Testing and More Data Modelling
Now that we’ve spent a few weeks focusing on wireframing, we’re back to working on the data model. We haven’t actually created the models in rails yet, but we have started redesigning it, and it makes much more sense the second time around. Currently, we’re adding a user model, renaming all the other models, combining…. More.
Riding the Rails (And Learning Not to Fall Off)
It’s hard to believe that only a few months ago, I thought the idea of using a web framework to generate a website seemed like taking the easy way out. Although I’d heard of Django and Rails, I didn’t really see the point of them. Apparently I had a lot to learn. Last week was…. More.
Waxing metaphorical with Ruby
I must preface this post with a few disclaimers: First, The Wizard of Oz is my all-time favorite movie. Second, I am an English graduate student, so it’s in my nature to wax metaphorical. And last, I’m currently in a Ruby-induced fever which has severely limited my ability to think/write clearly, so this post will be one…. More.
The Joys of Ruby
It’s official: I think I might like Ruby. Granted, I think I still slightly prefer Python, but I’m reaching the point where Ruby syntax seems to make sense and I understand methods, variables, the different types of loops, conditionals, and iterators, and I’m ready to learn more about classes, attributes, and instance variables. The exercises…. More.
On XForms
Several months ago, I wrote a post about my XForms development in the Scholars’ Lab as part of a research project. I’m currently working on two research projects that utilize the standard: EADitor (Encoded Archival Description management and dissemination framework) and Numishare (geared towards online delivery of numismatic collections, though other artifacts can be represented).…. More.
Why Ruby?
Stemming from a Twitter conversation last month, I thought it would be a good idea to describe — in more than the 140 character bursts that Twitter allows — why we at the Scholars’ Lab often promote Ruby, opposed to one of the other 4 or 5 languages we develop with. This isn’t an attempt…. More.