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DROP TABLE if exists d_date;

CREATE TABLE d_date
(
  date_dim_id              INT NOT NULL,
  date_actual              DATE NOT NULL,
  epoch                    BIGINT NOT NULL,
  day_suffix               VARCHAR(4) NOT NULL,
  day_name                 VARCHAR(9) NOT NULL,
  day_of_week              INT NOT NULL,

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Originally published in June 2008

When hiring Ruby on Rails programmers, knowing the right questions to ask during an interview was a real challenge for me at first. In 30 minutes or less, it's difficult to get a solid read on a candidate's skill set without looking at code they've previously written. And in the corporate/enterprise world, I often don't have access to their previous work.

To ensure we hired competent ruby developers at my last job, I created a list of 15 ruby questions -- a ruby measuring stick if you will -- to select the cream of the crop that walked through our doors.

What to expect

Candidates will typically give you a range of responses based on their experience and personality. So it's up to you to decide the correctness of their answer.

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DigitalOcean Ubuntu 14.04 x64 + Rails 4 + Nginx + Unicorn + PostgreSQL + Capistrano 3

Create a Droplet

SSH into Root

$ ssh [email protected]

Change Root Password

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# Be sure to save your config files. Optional but I do:
sudo cp /etc/postgresql/9.3/main/postgresql.conf ~
sudo cp /etc/postgresql/9.3/main/pg_hba.conf ~

# Package repo (for apt-get)
wget --quiet -O - https://www.postgresql.org/media/keys/ACCC4CF8.asc | sudo apt-key add -
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://apt.postgresql.org/pub/repos/apt/ precise-pgdg main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/postgresql.list'

# Also probably optional but I like to update sources and upgrade
sudo apt-get update

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#Session controller provides a token
#/controllers/api/sessions_controller.rb
class Api::SessionsController < Devise::SessionsController
  before_filter :authenticate_user!, :except => [:create]
  before_filter :ensure_params_exist, :except => [:destroy]
  respond_to :json

  def create
    resource = User.find_for_database_authentication(:email => params[:user_login][:email])
    return invalid_login_attempt unless resource

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# Use Gists to store entire functions
class QuickSort
 
  def self.sort!(keys)
    quick(keys,0,keys.size-1)
  end
 
  private
 
  def self.quick(keys, left, right)