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The mysterious life of public, private, and protected in Ruby
August 29, 2022
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 lea...
Continue reading →Identifying the objects in the Ruby way
August 23, 2022
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 applic...
Continue reading →Connect a Ruby on Rails App with React in a Monolith
Published outside August 3, 2022
This article will show you how to connect a Rails application with a front-end developed in React (without splitting the code into two separate applications).
Continue reading →Build Rails applications faster with AWS services
Published outside July 28, 2022
Building web applications with Rails is fast. We can speed it up, even more, using AWS services that perfectly complement the features we plan to develop. What’s mor...
Continue reading →5 things to consider when upgrading the Rails application
Published outside July 21, 2022
When planned properly, software upgrades are easier and less time-consuming than we expect them to be. In this article, I cover a few essential steps, you can’t forg...
Continue reading →How ActiveRecord decides when to preload and when eager load records
Published outside June 30, 2022
Which two methods do Active Record use under the hood of the includes method?
Continue reading →How Active Record overwrites standard Ruby methods for counting array elements
Published outside June 17, 2022
It may appear that counting records in a database with ActiveRecord is pretty simple. Well, it is true, but only if you understand the differences between the size, ...
Continue reading →5 Tips to Design Ruby on Rails Transactions the Right Way
Published outside March 30, 2022
This article offers a set of good practices for working with transactions. The tips are pretty simple, but they will help make your transactions bulletproof, readabl...
Continue reading →Import Maps Under the Hood in Rails 7
Published outside March 2, 2022
Import maps is the new feature in Rails 7 that allows us to say goodbye to Node.js and tools like Webpack. There's no need for bundling anymore
Continue reading →Ruby 3.1 – what is new?
Published outside February 17, 2022
Ruby 3.1 is strongly focused on improving the performance of both the development process and the final product. Discover what’s changed in the latest Ruby release!
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