For searching in large database tables we usually use PostgreSQL's fulltext search capabilities. While this works reasonably well for...
This is a presentation from 2019-01-21. Summary We want to move away from jQuery in future projects
Remember How to skip Sprockets asset compile during Capistrano deployment and Automatically skipping asset compilation when assets have not changed...
When projects run for many years, they require special regular maintenance to stay fresh. This kind of maintenance is usually...
When you are using lambdas in RSpec to assert certain changes of a call, you know this syntax: expect { playlist.destroy...
Font Awesome 5 is a comprehensive solution for vector icons on your website. Originally, Font Awesome came as an icon...
In this example we assume that not only the storage gem changes but also the file structure on disc.
Masonry is a famous library to dynamically arrange a grid of items that have different aspect ratio, like horizontal and...
We want to keep a changelog for all gems we maintain. There are some good practices for writing a changelog...
Migrating data from a legacy into a new system can be a surprisingly large undertaking. We have done this a...
Google Chrome has a subtle rendering bug that hits me once in a while. It usually occurs in sliders with...
Background information about session storage in Rails Rails has a default mechanism to store the session in the CookieStore. This...
In medium-sized to large Rails applications, asset compilation can take several minutes. In order to speed up deployment, asset...
Katapult 0.3.0 brings Rails 5 and Ruby 2.5 support with a new design, plus a ton of smaller features, fixes...
In most projects I know, Cucumber test suite speed is not an issue. Of course, running 350 features takes its...
An end-to-end test (E2E test) is a script that remote-controls a web browser with tools like Selenium...
You should prefer native promises to jQuery's Deferreds. Native promises are much faster than their jQuery equivalent. Native promises...
This card will show you a cool way to define a class using Struct.new. A common usecase for Structs are...
If you use the Better Errors gem, you will sometimes notice that it can be very slow. This is because...
TLDR: Browser implementations of HTTP/2 push are horrible. You might end up with worse performance than without pushing. However, the...
This card compares patterns to store trees in a relation database like MySQL or PostgreSQL. Implementation examples are for the...
The parallel-gem is quite easy to use and can speed up rendering time if you want to render the...
This card is just about creating simple PostgreSQL dumps. This is no instruction for a backup strategy nor a guide...
Looks like ActiveState is trying to market a new Ruby distribution for Enterprises: ActiveRuby Enterprise Edition is designed for businesses...