Category Archives: Code Examples

Introduction to ORMs for DBAs: Part 5 – Create GameResultTypes Table and CRUD

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Chris C

I gave the Introduction to ORMs for DBAs presentation at SQL Saturday 710 but it didn’t go as well as I would have liked (i.e. I had trouble getting my demo working).  Since the demo didn’t work live I thought I would show you … Continue reading →

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Today I Learned how to Create Rails Docker Container Without Ruby Installed

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Chris C

I was curious to see if I could create a Docker container for a new Rails project without having Ruby or Rails installed on the host machine.  To do this I created a new Ubuntu 18 virtual machine with the … Continue reading →

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Introduction to ORMs for DBAs: Part 4 – Create Game CRUD

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Chris C

I gave the Introduction to ORMs for DBAs at SQL Saturday 710 but it didn’t go as well as I would have liked (i.e. I had trouble getting my demo working).  Since the demo didn’t work live I thought I would show … Continue reading →

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Introduction to ORMs for DBAs: Part 3 – Player CRUD

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Chris C

I gave the Introduction to ORMs for DBAs at SQL Saturday 710 but it didn’t go as well as I would have liked (i.e. I had trouble getting my demo working).  Since the demo didn’t work live I thought I would show … Continue reading →

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Introduction to ORMs for DBAs: Part 1 – Create Player Table

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Chris C

I gave the Introduction to ORMs for DBAs at SQL Saturday 710 but it didn’t go as well as I would have liked (i.e. I had trouble getting my demo working).  Since the demo didn’t work live I thought I would show … Continue reading →

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Introduction to ORMs for DBAs: Part 0 – Setup

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Chris C

I gave a presentation at SQL Saturday 710 that didn’t go as well as I liked (i.e. I had trouble getting my demo working).  For those that attended thank you for patience.  Hopefully it was still worth attending and the … Continue reading →

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Chris, have you created that Ruby on Rails 5 project? What Does it Look Like I’m Doing!

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Chris C

In the above video you can replace the question with: Chris, have created that Ruby on Rails 5 project? What dose it look like I’m Doing! Scene 1: Create new Ruby on Rails project using Ruby Mine. Scene 2: Try … Continue reading →

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Today I Learned how to Install PostgreSQL in Ubuntu

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Chris C

For an upcoming project I’m thinking of using PostgreSQL.  I’ve heard lots of great things about PostgreSQL in the past but have been too scared lazy busy to try it. What changed my mind was JetBrains DataGrip database client.  I’m sure there … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Object-Relational Mapping for DBAs – Part 3

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Chris C

Why Developers Use ORMs (i.e. their Strengths) This is the third and final part of a lighting talk I’m giving at the SQL Saturday Edmonton Speaker Idol Contest.   Imagine I’m actually speaking the words below and showing some of the … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Object-Relational Mapping for DBAs – Part 2

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Chris C

This is part two of a lighting talk I’m giving at the SQL Saturday Edmonton Speaker Idol Contest.   Imagine I’m actually speaking the words below and showing some of the images on slides and/or doing a demo.  Code can be found here. … Continue reading →

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