Scott P Burton on Ruby

Big Cartel Blog: Artists helping Japan

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:14:43 -0400

In the wake of the horrific tragedy in Japan, we’ve seen a lot of artists donating their time and skills to help raise money. We’ve assembled a list of products whose proceeds are being donated to disaster relief in Japan. Please help out if you can.

W+K Studio

Help Japan…

Google Analytics tracking for your Big Cartel store

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:10:00 -0500

We just launched a new feature I have been working on over at Indie Labs. This feature allows stores to track pageviews and E-commerce transactions using Google Analytics. All of the tracking is done server-side so there is no code to paste into your store’s HTML, so it is really simple to setup and use.

In order to accomplish thist I forked the Gabba gem and did some modifications to allow for tracking transactions. Most of the work was in deciphering Google’s .gif params which is normally hidden if you use their JS API. With the addition of my changes, you can now track transactions and items, in addition to the normal event and pageview tracking.

Video recap of Dan C’s Terrible Gentle Man show. Wish I...

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:15:35 -0500

Video recap of Dan C’s Terrible Gentle Man show. Wish I could have went.

Minecraft anyone?

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:16:06 -0500

I have to admit, Minecraft is addicting, my daughter and I love to play it together and figure out how to craft items, survive zombie attacks and build stuff. If you haven’t played it head over to my good friend BitBurner’s MineCrap.com to learn things like how to survive your first night, to making mine carts to haul your loot. He has some great vids called Bit’s Blocks where he and his kids play together and craft. It is great fun and a cool way to learn how to be productive in Minecraft.

The incredible Dan Christofferson getting ready for his...

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:12:58 -0500

The incredible Dan Christofferson getting ready for his “Terrible Gentle Man” art show.

What can you do with 300 products?

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:11:50 -0500

What can you do with 300 products?

Bathroom office

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:59:13 -0400

I am seriously thinking about setting up a sort of office in my master bathroom. It is roomy, quiet and the fam will think twice about coming in there for something, well maybe not but still… Once you get past the occasional smell, it is quite peaceful in there.

aaronbenson: Sad, Sad, Sad.

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:23:19 -0400

aaronbenson:

Sad, Sad, Sad.

Unwanted side effects can be harmful to your...

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:46:23 -0400

Managing side effects is something you normally think about when taking pharmaceuticals. I am talking about the kind programmers encounter when writing their beautiful prose. Unit and functional tests are not only for your expected scenarios but they are also like your friendly just-in-time pharmacist. Sometimes that is not enough.

So how do we cope with those bug-making gremlins that creep into some edge case scenario before we need to get our stomachs pumped? If you start from scratch on a project the side effects are a bit more manageable. You know the system, you have your head wrapped around the implementations. A good macro view of your app that you can tuck into your gut (figuratively speaking) is IMO the best way to be side effect free, or close to it. It is easier said than done, esp when you are working in a team.

I try to get down and dirty with the app, starting with the tests. My friend is time. The more I screw things up and have to look over code the better. As time goes on, I can trust my gut. With a gut like mine, it takes a bit to fill. Every method I write, every line of code, I try to imagine what I am breaking. Those are the hidden skills of a great programmer. I still have a way to go…

If I were only this rad

Thu, 13 May 2010 16:35:11 -0400

If I were only this rad

"Yet, after spending some time with the Nirvana edition, I can tell somebody over there at Tapulous..."

Thu, 13 May 2010 13:34:23 -0400

“Yet, after spending some time with the Nirvana edition, I can tell somebody over there at Tapulous views this band with the same degree of reverence as many members of my generation.”

- It’s so Gratifying to see that people are paying attention. This is probably the best, and most thoughtful review I’ve seen of a Tapulous game. - Nirvana Revenge iPhone Review - iPhone Review at IGN (via bell)

Yes!! I found my Halloween costume for this year.

Thu, 06 May 2010 16:36:56 -0400

Yes!! I found my Halloween costume for this year.

Efficient use of space

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:05:55 -0400

Efficient use of space

nickchapman: After visiting my favorite password generator and...

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:23:03 -0400

nickchapman:

After visiting my favorite password generator and finding that they’re now charging monies, I decided to create my own. I therefore present to you, in all its minimalistic glory, Better Password. The passwords are 12 character alpha-numeric with confusing characters and vowels removed. 44 billion billion-ish combinations are awaiting your use, so get over there and get yourself a long, pseudo-random, and unmemorable password today!

Finally a place to store those bodies

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:28:25 -0400

Finally a place to store those bodies

Genius!

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:34:08 -0400

Genius!

Who's your daddy?

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:46:10 -0500

There’s nothing like seeing lines of green dots after hours of refactoring code for performance. Yes code, you are my bitch!

How to be the coolest dad ever.

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:57:24 -0500

How to be the coolest dad ever.

Amazing skills, acoustic heavy-metal flamenco

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:34:36 -0500

Amazing skills, acoustic heavy-metal flamenco

This is your life…

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:33:22 -0500

This is your life…