How to Fix Facebook and Omniauth Issue: SSLError

Facebook Omniauth | comments

If you use Facebook and Omniauth, you'll find that recent updates which I think more to do with Ruby has caused some issue.

Read about Ruby 1.9 and the SSL error.

How To Retrieve Facebook Comments Using Ruby and Koala

Facebook Ruby | comments

I have used fb_graph gem but found it insufficient. There are several Ruby gems for facebook by the way. I suggest using koala. Koala supports OAuth, REST API and the recommended Graph API.

Add the gem on your Gemfile if you are using Rails 3 or Sinatra with bundler.

Viral Apps in Rails

Ruby Rails Facebook Programming Happiness | comments

I am not a computer science graduate but probably feel more confident than most due to my experience working for several people with different nationalities and personalities. In retrospect, I would have not chosen Computer Science as my major even if I knew that 6 years later, it would be my job to do web applications. I would have chosen either Commerce (which I did finish) or Psychology. Why Psychology? If you understand people and organizations, you win. And I think I see a lot of companies who are really good at making apps that attempt to understand people including the company that just hired me (Thank you very much to the project manager and CEO for considering me for the job).