Matt Rogish

New York, NY

I like: Ruby on Rails, Mobile Apps, IT/Strategy, Travel, etc. etc.

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How to find where a method is defined at runtime?

ruby-on-rails ruby runtime methods definition asked Oct 6, 2008 at 18:44

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64 votes

Rails Polymorphic Association with multiple associations on the same model

ruby-on-rails polymorphic-associations asked Mar 22, 2010 at 17:41

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61 votes

Rails: Internationalization of Javascript Strings?

javascript ruby-on-rails internationalization asked Apr 23, 2010 at 20:20

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15 votes

Edit in place vs. separate edit page / modal?

jquery theory modal-dialog user-experience inline-editing asked Jul 24, 2010 at 19:05

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14 votes

How to encode quotes in HTML body?

html xhtml encoding character-encoding asked Nov 2, 2009 at 22:43

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14 votes

SQL Server - Force DB in memory?

sql-server sql-server-2005 database memory cache asked May 1, 2009 at 20:37

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13 votes

Install iOS app into xcode simulator?

ios ios-simulator xcodebuild asked Dec 10, 2010 at 17:05

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12 votes

How do I implement Section-specific navigation in Ruby on Rails?

ruby-on-rails ruby templates actionview asked Sep 29, 2008 at 22:45

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11 votes

Network Map Algorithm that Detects Unmanaged Layer 2 Switches?

networking topology asked Sep 17, 2008 at 4:03

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10 votes

When/why to use a web proxy/gateway?

security proxy webfilter asked May 6, 2009 at 20:33

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What is the simplest SQL Query to find the second largest value?

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Are Stored Procedures more efficient, in general, than inline statements on modern RDBMS's?

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Subquery using Exists 1 or Exists *

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INSERT INTO a temp table, and have an IDENTITY field created, without first declaring the temp table?

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What is the single most influential book every programmer should read?

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How can I display the execution plan for a stored procedure?

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SQL Server 2005: T-SQL to temporarily disable a trigger

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Why is it not good to have a primary key on a join table?

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Database-wide unique-yet-simple identifiers in SQL Server

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How can I do a "broad" search for flights?

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How can I find a model's relationships?

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Neural networks - obsolete?

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Dynamic Database Schema

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Do you use source control for your database items?

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Rails where condition using NOT NIL

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How can I learn to become a DBA?

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Parameterize an SQL IN clause

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Is it bad taste to include GPA in your resume?

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Add results from several COUNT queries

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MySQL Results to a File

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numeric(38,0) as primary key column; good, bad, who cares?

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In SQL, what’s the difference between count(*) and count('x')?

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How can I learn to become a DBA?

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What is the most hard to understand piece of C++ code you know?

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Why are relational set-based queries better than cursors?

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What rights do passengers have when flights in the USA are delayed?

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What is the difference between a lock and a latch in the context of concurrent access to a database?

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SQL Server (2005/2008): Does full backup truncate the log in full recovery mode

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What "already invented" algorithm did you invent?

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Zero SQL deadlock by design - any coding patterns?

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