Full-length articles about software engineering
It seems that there is nothing more that you can learn about access modifiers in Ruby. I thought so too. However, I found a few things that are still valuable to learn and may be surprising to you.
Some time ago, I spotted a place for improvement regarding object identification in one of the applications I was working on. To give you the background - the application is a platform for companies, and each company can have its unique flow in the code.
Seemingly it may seem that counting records in the database with ActiveRecord is straightforward. In reality, it looks more complex .
Not yet another article about errors structure
The DSL shortcut stands for Domain Specific Language. At first glance, it might sound a little bit mysterious, but the truth is you use it daily as a Ruby developer.
How the bundle install command really works
This article is a set of good practices for enums in Rails
This article is a perfect starting point for someone unfamiliar with Rails enums yet and a perfect checklist for developers who work with such structures daily.
Joining the legacy project is not easy, this list will help you to quickly familiarize with the business logic of the application
Transactions in Rails are an integral part of the framework, even if you don’t use them explicitly. Sometimes the way they work may be surprising, especially if you are not experienced in this topic.
This article is a quick tip for anyone working with APIs in a Rails application and parsing the data without modeling it.
This article is not a deep dive into ActiveRecord’s internals, but a meaningful and straightforward explanation of how includes works and in which case we should be using it.
This article introduces web scraping with Ruby, based on my ten years of experience in writing automation scripts. But it’s just a beginning; there is a lot more to discover later.
Create bulletproof processes with Ruby
Learn how to write useful tests for Ruby code
While unit, integration, or acceptance tests ensure that your application behaves as you expect it, A/B tests help you to choose which version of the element in your application works better.
Discover web frameworks for Ruby
This article is a high-level overview of design patterns that are commonly used in Ruby on Rails applications. I will also mention the advantages and disadvantages of using design patterns as, in some cases, we can harm the architecture instead of making it better.
Have you ever wondered how the enum is working under the hood and how it’s possible that we get access to more valuable methods that we don’t define directly with the enum definition? It’s pretty simple but interesting how Rails is handling enums as it involves some metaprogramming.
The journey from the browser request to the view rendering
Take the routes configuration to the next level
Routes engine is the core part of every Rails application. Thanks to the config/routes.rb file, we can easily define the application’s routes using special DSL. Let’s take a closer look at the coder under the hood to understand a bit of Rails’ magic.
Isolate your business logic and make the code testable
Speed up your work with tests
Create your command line application using the Ruby programming language and make it available via Homebrew
Although CSV is a straightforward way of formatting the data that later can be used for import/export actions, you may sometimes run into parsing issues. This article is a handy first aid kit when it comes to Ruby and CSV.
This article is a dive into the include, extend and prepend syntax that helps us organize our code and don’t repeat ourselves.
This article is a quick summary easy to memorize, so you will never wonder again what this SOLID term is all about.
Exploring Ruby Struct in depth
This article is my list of good practices that help me write better classes and design more reliable systems that heavily depend on the background job processing.
This article introduces the Sidekiq job’s flow to help you understand what is happening with the job you queue when it’s successfully performed, or an error is raised during execution. Such knowledge will help you to design your systems better and use all features that Sidekiq offers.
Refactor your Rails application without introducing big changes
This article is not a long one, but I provide the essential information about the super keyword, including more advanced tips that may surprise you.
Anonymous functions are an integral part of Rubys identity and provide flexibility. This article is a deep dive into blocks, procs, and lambdas.
Explore the Ruby code behind popular solutions to learn how they were created
This article is a continuation of a popular article about the magic behind the popular Ruby code. This time, I will explain the logic behind popular Ruby on Rails code used by thousands of developers worldwide but not available out of the box in pure Ruby.
Handle complex policy procedures with readable code
Exploring how Sidekiq works to see how it connects to Redis and provides useful features for background job processing.