If you're using git and github, I believe adding files/directories to your .gitignore file should do what you want. It would hide a part of a file, however, but the entire file itself.
Thanks, Culley On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Vincent P <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > How can I hide parts of Ruby source code from another programmer > working on the same project? I plan to outsource development of parts > of my RoR web site to an overseas programmer. For example, I would > like him to work on only certain views, controllers or models, or > certain features such as the ability to login using a Facebook > account. I don't want him to have all the source code of the web site > because I don't want him to be able to clone the entire site easily > and operate it overseas. I am in the U.S. I am afraid that a non- > disclosure or non-compete agreement with him will be difficult and > expensive to enforce outside the U.S. under a developing country's > legal system. > > Ideally, I would like my overseas programmer to be able to check in > his code into Github and test his code against the whole web site > while not being able to see the source code of other parts of the web > site. > > Thanks. > > Vincent. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
