Dive into our exploration of regular expressions, where we unveil practical insights on enhancing readability and maintainability through the use of multi-line options and named captures. This post draws on our firsthand experience to present tangible examples and a step-by-step guide on applying these techniques effectively. Perfect for those looking to streamline their coding practices.

On the early mornings of 26th and 27th April (4am NZ time) members of the developer teams from Abletech and Addressfinder attended the [Devs For Ukraine](https://www.devsforukraine.io/) Conference, a free, online engineering conference with the goal to raise funds and provide support to Ukraine.

A client recently requested to add the functionality to be able to accept credit card payments within a Rails application that we were building. Specifically, they wanted users to be able to purchase vouchers using credit card payments and pass on any processing fees. Once the payment was complete, the transaction had to be recorded within the app and an email needed to be sent out to both the purchaser and the giftee. Stripe came into the picture then.

The Ruby community holds conferences all over the globe, using local and international speakers, for Rubyists of all levels. The latest conference was a single day of talks held at Te Papa in Wellington which is two blocks from Abletech’s headquarters.

Find out what Chris did, how he did it, and what he learnt along the way.

Volunteers and participants at the 2018 workshop. Photo cred: RailsBridge

This year’s RubyConf AU was held in Doltone House at Jones Bay Wharf, Sydney. Here’s a review of my highlights:

Our developers have been to Ruby conferences overseas for years. Having this on home turf made it a good chance to catch up with fellow New Zealand Ruby developers and support the local Ruby community.

Team Rails Girls Supercharged 2017

For the first time ever Rails Girls Wellington are running an event designed for people who no longer feel like beginners.

Following on from The Abletech story — part 1 we pick up the narrative at the point where Marcus and Nigel had begun hand-picking developers.

Launched in 2006, Abletech was borne out of a keen desire to boost business systems using cloud technology. Its founders worked, played and studied computing. They understood enterprise strategy and best practice. They became discerning. Discernment is a quality that continues to serve Abletech well.

Regan Ryan will give an introduction to Ruby Meta Programming — learn the nuts and bolts of how Ruby works, and begin the meta-programming journey

To me Rails Girls is a really good way to help people find programming and gain a support network. Dawn Richardson.

Nigel Ramsay and Tracey Norrish have been using Elixir, instead of Ruby, for an Addressfinder project. Watch a video or read the summary:

In 2006 Abletecher Michael Koziarski gave a popular overview of Ruby on Rails at a Wellington Webstock conference. That same year he also spoke at RailsConf Europe in London. Ruby on Rails has continued to grow and Abletechers, keen on the efficient technology, have grown in their knowledge and practical implementation of it.

In July 2006, Abletech wrote the following blog post introducing and explaining Ruby on Rails. The article looks at the thinking behind adopting Ruby on Rails, and the advantages and disadvantages of using it.

Do you know someone who would be excited about learning Ruby on Rails?

At Abletech, we love tests. After all, an application is only as good as its tests. And for the most part tests love us, but sometimes they love us a little too much.

Over 500 people attended this year’s RubyConfAU. Fourteen of them were from Abletech.

This third option is useful. It allows me to keep the anonymise code out of the User class. Usually it’s best to keep related code together, and the code within AnonymiseUsers is not expected to be required elsewhere in the code base.