Debugging can be tedious, especially when cntl-R is your only resort for trying new options. Instead, use batman.js’s $context function to access the context of a specific node.

Here’s how I set up Karma & Jasmine to test a Batman.js app on Ruby on Rails.

You can use Slim (or Haml) to serve your Batman.js templates in the Rails Asset Pipeline.

Creating a dynamic, context-based navigation menu is a breeze with batman.js and batman-rails thanks to Batman’s data-route view binding and the object[key] view filter. Here’s how I did it.

My involvement with a Google App Engine-based project is winding down, so I’ll share what I’ve learned.

Batman.js’s REST Storage Adapter provides a clean interface for operating on records with vanilla REST urls – but what about when you need a lil’ something more?

I had an existing app, but I wanted to take the front end to the next level. Batman.js is a full-featured, developer-friendly, Rails-inclined CoffeeScript (or JavaScript) framework with powerful Rails integration.

Countrysaurus is an online tool for merging country codes into a CSV spreadsheet with country names in it. You can also download a CSV of country codes or access it via REST API.

I learned this the hard way, so I thought I’d share.

Valerie and I are on the way from Charlottesville, VA, to Carlsbad, CA. Here’s an update from our new home!