HTTP is a simple, yet powerful network protocol that is the backbone of communication between clients and servers on the internet. Knowing HTTP enables you to interact with Web servers, pass queries, resources (ie: images), as well as files. It is language independent, however for the purposes of this blog…

This was the first major project I ever completed solo. I have to admit, going into this the anxiety was high. But like all things in software development, the key is to just start — pick the simplest issue you can address and go from there. The Project Idea stage…

A ruby gem is a packaged Ruby library or program that is created by an individual to solve a specific problem or add specific functionality. Gems are used in Ruby to avoid duplication and prevent reinventing the wheel. Each gem has 3 key parts: name, version, and platform. The gem…