For searching in large database tables we usually use PostgreSQL's fulltext search capabilities. While this works reasonably well for...

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This is a presentation from 2019-01-21. Summary We want to move away from jQuery in future projects

When restoring a PostgreSQL dump using pg_restore, you usually add the --clean flag to remove any existing data from...

When building an application that sends e-mails to users, you want to avoid those e-mails from being classified...

If your app does not need to support IE11, you can use most ES6 features without a build step. Just...

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The standard way to abort async code is that your function takes a AbortSignal { signal } property. The caller can use...

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Suggested Workflow Set the ruby version in .ruby-version to 2.3.5, then perform these steps one by one, fixing errors...

Remember How to skip Sprockets asset compile during Capistrano deployment and Automatically skipping asset compilation when assets have not changed...

When doing Basic Authentication, your browser will send an "Authorization" header. Its value is simply a Base64-encoded representation of...

In ruby you can easily read and write CSVs with the standard CSV library class. On top of this, you...

The rendered font often depends on the local font your system provides, therefore you often find a rule like below...

Cucumber factory supports polymorphic associations out of the box. Just keep in mind that you need to use named associations...

Cucumber has an output format that prints step definitions only. You can use this to find unused ones: Temporarily add...

When upgrading Rails versions -- especially major versions -- you will run into a lot of unique issues, depending on the exact...

The Ace editor is a great enhancement when you want users to supply some kind of code (HTML, JavaScript, Ruby...

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There are many ways to optimize SVGs. Ideally, your build pipeline does that automatically for you (e.g. via postcss-svgo...

When projects run for many years, they require special regular maintenance to stay fresh. This kind of maintenance is usually...

We figured out, that ActiveJob Inline might lead to autoloading problems in development. The result was an exception when running...

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Occasionally, your designer will hand you designs where elements break the layout's horizontal container width, like navigation buttons of...

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jQuery's removeClass removes the given class string from an element collection. If you want to remove multiple/unknown classes matching...

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When you are using lambdas in RSpec to assert certain changes of a call, you know this syntax: expect { playlist.destroy...

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Ubuntu has decided to disable PDF processing because ImageMagick and the underlying Ghostscript had several security issues. When your Ghostscript...

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This repository was created with the intention of helping developers master their concepts in JavaScript. It is not a requirement...

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Percent Notation We already know that that we can create strings using the percent notation: %(<foo="bar's ton">) is...