Captain's Log: 2013.08.13

• created Matcher class
  • TDD
  • Engine module to be included by oneboxes
  • refactor preview, move url matching functionality to Matcher.oneboxed
• JZ added new oneboxes
  • Qik
  • StackExchange
  • Captain Kurt helped add test for Qik video embedding and make spec DRYer
• we don't know how to grab video embed code yet
  • still undecided on how to display videos in regards to autoplay
  • embed or linked thumbnail ?
• learned about Null Object
• learned how to autoclose issues with a commit message!
  • git commit -m "Fixes #[issue number]"
• unable to merge wikipedia-onebox branch due to conflicts with master
  • learned how to deal with conflicts
    • git pull --rebase origin master
    • fix conflicts
    • git add .
    • git rebase --continue
    • git push -f origin wikipedia-onebox

• How to make a good pull request via Robin and Jeff:

Now *this* is how you make a good pull request: https://t.co/WWKEI0OAok

— Robin Ward (@evil_trout) August 14, 2013

Look at this pull request.. LOOK AT IT https://t.co/CzA91l6oQw

— Jeff Atwood (@codinghorror) August 13, 2013

• HOMEWORK:
  • refactor tests so more DRY
  • Read up on:
    • VerbalExpressions for Ruby
    • parse_open_graph