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title: "Matthew Stead (@matievisthekat) | Hashnode"
description: "Open Source Developer. Read the latest articles by Matthew Stead on Hashnode."
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# Matthew Stead

@matievisthekat · Cape Town, South Africa · Joined November 2021

Open Source Developer

[Website](https://matievisthekat.dev/)

### [Integrating CodeClimate with Ruby on Rails](https://blog.matievisthekat.dev/integrating-codeclimate-with-ruby-on-rails?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Everyone is always going on about "test driven development" and unit tests and whatnot. So here is a practical guide on how to set up CodeClimate with your Ruby on Rails application so you can keep track of maintainability and test coverage. (Plus yo...

4 min read · [blog.matievisthekat.dev](https://blog.matievisthekat.dev/integrating-codeclimate-with-ruby-on-rails?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[May 5, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/integrating-codeclimate-with-ruby-on-rails/6273b05b77679f3cf14d7341)

### [Stop refreshing access tokens manually!!](https://blog.matievisthekat.dev/stop-refreshing-access-tokens-manually?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Everyone knows the annoying process of detecting an expired access token -> refreshing it using your (hopefully) saved refresh token -> updating your access token to the new value. Usually, this ends up as a lot of repeated code wherever you use an a...

7 min read · [blog.matievisthekat.dev](https://blog.matievisthekat.dev/stop-refreshing-access-tokens-manually?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[1](https://hashnode.com/posts/stop-refreshing-access-tokens-manually/61a4941c2be89f3d0ab9f64b) [Nov 29, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/stop-refreshing-access-tokens-manually/61a4941c2be89f3d0ab9f64b)