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search_cop v1.1.0 released - Search engine like queries for ActiveRecord
New features include default_operator (AND/OR) and postgis support. SearchCop adds fulltext query capabilities to your ActiveRecord models.
Vienna.rb • Wien.rb - Meetups & Learn Togethers Upcoming in Austria
Hello, If anyone happens to be in Central Europe in Austria you’re invited to join us to meetup with fellow rubyists in a Vienna coffee house every first Tuesday of the month. Upcoming dates include: Read more
ActiveWorkflow 0.9.5 released - intelligent process automation platform
We just released ActiveWorkflow 0.9.5, our agent-based workflow and intelligent process automation platform. This release exposes a REST API, letting you interface with the platform programmatically from your own Ruby projects!
New validations look
Versioned and dynamic validations with Read more
Trailblazer tutorial: move business logic from controller - part 2.
This is the next chapter of our trailblazer tutorial. In this part we focus on moving business logic from the fat controller method to our operation, testing it, and handling fail-trail. Read more
Cross domain session sharing in Rails - part 1
In part one, we will see how cookies and session work in Rails and how they are used in the authentication process by Rails and devise. Read more
HOWTO scrape websites with Ruby & Ferrum
This tutorial will show you how to scrape websites with Ruby and Ferrum, a Ruby gem for connecting to Chromium and Google Chrome browsers using the Chrome DevTools Protocol:
Exploring Linux File Locking Mechanisms in Ruby
An exploration of File Locking mechanisms and their pitalls on Linux in Ruby. Read more
Shrine 3.0 Released
Shrine 3.0 has been released. It features redesigned versions feature, support for immutable structs, more flexible backgrounding and much more. It also has a brand new website.
Ruby 2.4 comprehensive changelog
I’ve updated the “Ruby Changes” site with Ruby 2.4’s full explained changelog. Despite Ruby 2.4 being “old news”, looking through the detailed list of changes, with justifications and examples, could be useful to discover some features you’ve previously missed, and understanding how language evolves.
Track your performance with my newly open-sourced gem
After using it for years myself, today I open source my SchwadPerformanceLogger gem. It’s lightweight, dead easy but packs a serious punch: Read more
A techinque for detecting design mistakes early
SAGE is a design quality assurance technique that can keep your work from becoming more difficult and complicated than it should have been. Looking at your software through the lens of SAGE quadrants can keep you safe from the most common setbacks and slow downs in software projects.
[Gem] TAP Report Parser
This gem parses a TAP report per the specifications listed on https://testanything.org/tap-specification.html. Each of the tests has six attributes: number, description, status, directive, diagnostic and passing.
Configure Your App with SSM Parameter Store
If you’ve ever wanted to have a bit of flexibility over static files when configuring your app via environment variables, you might like this post on how to use SSM Parameter store to do that.
Spree Commerce 4.0 for Rails 6.0 released!
Spree Commerce 4.0 introduces Rails 6.0 support, Address Book support, JSON-LD support. Both the Admin Panel and Storefront were upgraded to utilize Bootstrap 4. In the process, we’ve also introduced hundreds of fixes and performance improvements both for the end-user and developer experience. Read more