The Public Josh Holtz - Josh Holtz http://username.github.com http://username.github.com 2013-05-12T09:52:24-07:00 2013-05-12T09:52:24-07:00 1800 <p>I set up Barista in my Padrino project and was able to get CoffeeScript compiling in a HAML file right away, but my .coffee files in a private directory would not compile to .js files in a public directory. After some sleep and some experimentation I figured out what I had to do. As you can see below, I set up the root and output root for Barista in the apps.rb file but I also tell Padrino to call Barista.compile_all! after a reload while in development. I&#8217;m not sure if I set something up wrong initially which resulted in this bad hack but this is working for me right now.</p> <script src='https://gist.github.com/joshdholtz/fd1317f935eb1ac4ee63.js' /> http://username.github.com/2013/05/12/coffeescript-in-padrino-using-barista http://username.github.com/2013/05/12/coffeescript-in-padrino-using-barista 2013-05-12T00:00:00-07:00 <a href='http://www.linkedin.com/pub/josh-holtz/2a/b58/771/' target='_parent'><img src='/assets/images/linkedin_popular.png' /></a> http://username.github.com/2013/04/20/im-linkedin-popular http://username.github.com/2013/04/20/im-linkedin-popular 2013-04-20T00:00:00-07:00 <p> I have never really been a fan of the trend that is the sidebar menu system which has been implemented in the Facebook app as well as many other apps. It looks like, however, that in Facebook's most recent iOS update that the sidebar menu has been removed and replaced with the "More" tab on the bottom right. I'm not sure what sparked this change or how I feel about this change quite yet. I am wondering though how many apps will follow Facebook's lead. </p><p> Below are two screenshots of Facebook's most recent update with that sidebar menu removed. </p><h3>Update:</h3><p> It seems that this may be some A/B testing that Facebook is doing to determine if users prefer the sidebar or the tab bar. </p><img src='/assets/images/facebook_1.png' width='320' /><img src='/assets/images/facebook_2.png' width='320' /> http://username.github.com/2013/04/16/facebook-app-replaces-sidebar-with-tabs http://username.github.com/2013/04/16/facebook-app-replaces-sidebar-with-tabs 2013-04-16T00:00:00-07:00 <img src='/assets/images/sweats_slippers_spotted_cow.jpg' /> http://username.github.com/2013/04/14/sweats-slippers-and-a-spotted-cow http://username.github.com/2013/04/14/sweats-slippers-and-a-spotted-cow 2013-04-14T00:00:00-07:00 <h1 id='heres_a_toast_to_siblings'>Here&#8217;s a toast to siblings</h1> <img src='/assets/images/siblings_day.jpg' /> http://username.github.com/2013/04/10/apparently-its-sibling-day-so http://username.github.com/2013/04/10/apparently-its-sibling-day-so 2013-04-10T00:00:00-07:00 <p> I woke up this morning to head to Starbucks to get a head start on my day. I woke up later than I had planned so I quickly had to pack up all my things. Half way on my walk to my coffee destination I realized that I had forgotten my charger for my MacBook. I do have a MacBook Air that has a pretty decent battery life but as I am a mobile developer I usually have Xcode and Photoshop always up which make my laptop do work. I contemplated walking back to my apartment but I was feeling pretty lazy at 5am. </p><p> However, I remembered reading an article back in the day (which I haven't found yet otherwise I would link it up) that mentioned being more productive without a laptop charger when working away from the office. One of the major reasonings behind this was that it forces you to use your time more efficiently since time gets a lot more valuable. Spending time on Reddit instantly seems less important, Facebook looks useless, and Minecraft doesn't seem like a good option for procrastinating anymore. </p><h1>Results</h1><p> Besides taking some time to write this post, I have been very productive with my limited time with laptop. I have been more focused and motivated to work on the tasks that I have been trying to accomplish. I would not have been this productive if I would have stayed home and worked or went to the office. I think, based on these early findings, that I need to change up how I work while at the office. I do need my big external monitor when using Photoshop or creating iOS interfaces, but I while try to work away from my desk where I don't have access to an outlet more often to simulate me forgetting my charger at home. </p><p> Stayed tuned for a follow up post later. That is all for now. </p> http://username.github.com/2013/04/09/leave-the-charger-be-more-productive http://username.github.com/2013/04/09/leave-the-charger-be-more-productive 2013-04-09T00:00:00-07:00