Somewhat regularly, you will need to filter a list down to some items and then map them to another value...

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I recently wanted to add a model for address information but also wanted to add a unique index to those...

When changing code in mailers, updating the corresponding mailer preview can be forgotten very easily. Mailer previews can be tested...

Recent IRB versions include a multi-line autocomplete which may be helpful to novice users but can be distracting.

It might sometimes be useful to check whether your Rails application accesses the file system unnecessarily, for example if your...

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

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If you get an error message like this: You have already activated some-gem 1.2.3, but your Gemfile requires some...

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...

tl;dr You can use attribute? as shorthanded version of attribute.present?, except for numeric attributes and associations. Technical Details

The gemspec for gems allows to add metadata to your gem, some of which have a special meaning and are...

In Chrome DevTools you can use getEventListeners(object) to get a list of registered event listeners on the specified object...

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

If you're deploying code for your lambda function via terraform, this code is usually zipped and uploaded to Amazon...

If you're using many terraform root modules in a repository, downloading common providers like the AWS one can quickly...

tl;dr: Use the URLSearchParams API to make your live easier if you want to get or manipulate query parameters...

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...

When the order matters: expect(array1).toEqual(array2) Regardless of order: expect(array1).toEqual(jasmine.arrayWithExactContents(array2)) Ignoring extra elements:

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...