SchmidtHappens

My Git Workflow

Are you new to Git and have no clue what a git workflow might look like? Have you been using git for a while but are still not sure how to use it effectively in your daily development work? Worried the cool kids are making fun of you? For the low price of free, I'll share my Git workflow with you and help you on your way to git-jitsu.
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Paginate Like a Boss

My blog has finally gotten to the point where pagination is required. In this post I walk you through the steps I took to add pagination to my own Jekyll driven blog. Aren't I awesome?
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Tis the Season

I can't believe it, but it's here. The Holiday Season is upon us and it's that time of year when schedules get crazy, family members get crazier and life get's turned upside down.
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Get Job Offers Without Even Trying

Ok, so you have to try a little. But there are ways to leverage what you are already doing to get people to notice you. Chances are, you might already be doing some of them.
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Rails 3.1 - Changes in Migrations

With the release of Rails 3.1, a lot has changed. Migrations saw quite a few changes that I really like and I wanted to share them here. Migrations have always been one of my favorite parts of Rails because they make managing your database tables a breeze and with Rails 3.1 it gets even easier.
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A New Beginning

Welcome to the new (and hopefully improved) SchmidtHappens. I have been thinking long and hard on how to move forward with my blog and while Tumblr was great for a while I kept hitting walls. I found myself spending less time writing and more time trying to figure out how I could do all the things that I wanted to do. Finally, I made the decision to leave Tumblr and try a new approach.
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