Orca is a Linux screen reader. Since it is part of the GNOME project it should come preinstalled with Ubuntu...

Why Rails has multiple schema formats When you run migrations, Rails will write your current database schema into db/schema.rb. This...

Here is a workaround for when you want to use text-wrap: balance but must also render nicely for browsers...

DirectUpload allows you to upload files to your file storage without having to wait for the form to submit. It...

ActiveStorage does not provide any built-in way of implementing authentication for the available DirectUpload endpoint in Rails. When using...

Added methods to keep the line number steady while you time-travel between commits: Copy the file to a new...

I have moved away from creating fixture elements using CSS selectors. While CSS can be very concise, it can be...

SVG files often contain redundant information, like editor metadata or hidden elements. When esbuild handles your static assets, you can...

PostgreSQL can cosplay as a full-text search engine. It doesn't have the features or fidelity of ElasticSearch or...

Method delegation in Rails can help you to keep your code organized and avoid deep call chains (law of demeter...

There are several ways to run a single spec. I usually copy the spec file path with the line number...

Given there is a user with an attachable avatar: class User < ApplicationRecord has_one_attached :avatar end

The key to unlocking the full potential of LLMs in coding lies in crafting precise prompts. The main challenge is...

Here is a bash script that I use to auto-configure displays on Ubuntu 24.04 with Xorg. Background

When debugging slow SQL queries, it’s helpful to understand the database engine's query plan. Whenever you execute a...

Using ffmpeg, you can easily re-encode a video to reduce its file size. Command Do it like this:

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This decision tree describes how to use the alt attribute of the element in various situations. For some types of...

Rails wraps your parameters into an interface called StrongParameters. In most cases, your form submits your data in a nested...

Elements can be hidden and shown by toggling the display property. However, this is not animatable, so we often turn...

Your package-lock.json should always match and resolve all packages from your package.json. Coming from Yarn, I was looking for an...

TL;DR: Rails ships two methods to convert strings to constants, constantize and safe_constantize. Neither is safe for untrusted...

In development, we store files using ActiveStorage's disk service. This means that stored files are served by your Rails...