Testing file download links in an end-to-end test can be painful, especially with Selenium. The attached download_helpers.rb provides...

While verifying doubles in RSpec is a good default, it is limited in the amount of methods it actually is...

I recently had the problem that embedded code boxes crashed my layout. It turned out that pres break out of...

tl;dr With ES2021 you now can use str.replaceAll(), Promise.any(), logical assignment operators, numeric separators and WeakRef on all major...

Code quality can be measured in four levels: (Working code) Reliable code (minimum) Readable code (ok for short-lived code...

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You'll need openssl-3 or newer for servers running 22.04 Ruby version 3.1 uses by default the gem openssl...

There is a way to use multiple databases in Rails. You may have asked yourself how you're able to...

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When you need information about a gem (like version(s) or install path(s)), you can use the gem binary...

Due to the way we setup Jasmine tests in our projects, you may run into various errors when Jasmine boots...

This card explains how to generate an entity relationship diagram for your Rails application. We also show how to limit...

Redis.current will be removed without replacement in redis-rb 5.0. Version 4.6.0 adds deprecation warnings for Redis.current and Redis.current=: `Redis.current...

RSpec's let allows you to super into "outside" definitions, in parent contexts. Example: describe '#save' do subject { described_class.new(attributes...

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To ensure a consistent code style for JavaScript code, we use ESLint. The workflow is similar to integrating rubocop...

This are the steps I needed to do to add esbuild to an application that used the vanilla rails asset...

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This StackOverflow question about nested function definitions in Ruby imparts a good understanding of Ruby's def.

Sometimes we write plain SQL queries in migrations so we don't have to mock ActiveRecord classes. These two migrations...

We use foreman to start all necessary processes for an application, which are declared in a Procfile. This is very...

Building application assets with esbuild is the new way to do it, and it's great, especially in combination with...

Attaching files to a field that is handled by Carrierwave uploaders (or maybe any other attachment solution for Rails) in...

You want to deploy new features but the latest commits are not ready for production? Then use git merge master...

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When Capybara locates elements in the DOM, by default it allows only accessing visible elements -- when you are using a...

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One really simple way to check whether JavaScript Sentry integration was successful (raven-js or @sentry/browser), is to create an...

Sometimes you need to access a dev server running on localhost from another machine that is not part of the...