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8 February 2024
7 February 2024
MissionControl::Servers (Resource monitor)
Taking the idea from MissionControl::Job, I’ve made MissionControl::Servers which is a simple monitoring of server resources. The general idea is that we may not want a separate system or service to monitor the CPU, Memory, and Disk Space of our Rails applications. This is especially true for hobby projects. So, if you have a VM, this will give you an easy way to set up monitoring of your system resources. The source can be found at Github Project along with a demo running on an AWS EC2 instance.
Stream Phlex from Sinatra
I added streaming support to phlex-sinatra and learned a bunch in the process. Read more in Stream Phlex from Sinatra.
A Deep Dive Into RSpec Tests in Ruby on Rails
In the second and final part of our series, we’ll explore using RSpec for tests in your Rails application: https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/02/07/a-deep-dive-into-rspec-tests-in-ruby-on-rails.html
ReadyTech Cuts Infrastructure Costs 5-10% With Ruby on Rails Upgrade
ReadyTech identified several vital goals for their upgrade project: [more inside]
6 February 2024
The Plan for Rails 8
I went through the Rails 8 milestones on Github and wrote a summary of them at https://fly.io/ruby-dispatch/the-plan-for-rails-8/ so you know what’s coming without diving deep into Github issues and PRs. Enjoy!
First steps with ruby.wasm: or how we built Ruby Next Playground
Revealing a missing piece of the Ruby Next puzzle: Ruby Next Playground! See how Vladimir Dementyev packaged Ruby Next into a WebAssembly module. Get Ruby Next without leaving the browser, play with Ruby syntax, and share experiments by simply sending a link. [more inside]
What Developers Should Know About DevOps With Ben Curtis | Rubber Duck Dev Show 115
In this episode, we discuss what software developers should know about DevOps with Ben Curtis, Co-Founder and back-end engineer at Honeybadger: https://www.rubberduckdevshow.com/episodes/115-what-developers-should-know-about-devops-with-ben-curtis/
Avoid most of the pain with test factories with the principle of minimal defaults
I’ve experienced my fair share of programming pain at hands of badly designed test factories. The principle I dubbed “the principle of minimal factory defaults” has proven time and time again to have a big impact: Avoid most of the pain with test factories with the principle of minimal defaults
5 February 2024
Rails 7.1 introduces an option to disable all methods that ActiveRecord.enum generate
Rails 7.1 introduces an option to disable all methods that ActiveRecord.enum generate [more inside]
Campfire Patterns
In this episode, we look at some of the design patterns that are used in Campfire and my take on why they took this approach. We’ll explore some of the code organization, search functionality, and more! https://www.driftingruby.com/episodes/campfire-patterns
Refactoring in practice: from shameless-green to convention
A few months ago, I had to write a Rails micro-service that synchronizes data between two applications. I’ll show you the successive steps I used to refactor this piece of code, from shameless-green to convention.
Why is Ruby-on-Rails not more popular?
An opinion about the current Rails stack popularity [more inside]
2 February 2024
[ANN] rodauth-oauth 1.5.0 released
rodauth-oauth 1.5.0 has been released. [more inside]
1 February 2024
So We've Got a Memory Leak…
In which I walk through finding, debugging, and fixing (in as much as it were) a memory leak we recently had in our production #Rails app. https://stevenharman.net/so-we-have-a-memory-leak
You don't know RSpec: intro to RSpec for RSpec professionals
A story about RSpec basic features and not-so-known functionalities hidden in them https://dev.to/povilasjurcys/you-dont-know-rspec-intro-to-rspec-for-rspec-professionals-3f99
How to check if hash has key in Ruby
https://bootrails.com/blog/check-if-hash-has-key-in-ruby/ With Ruby, there are some cases where you want to check if a given key is already in the hash.
31 January 2024
How to deal with PostgreSQL Backups using Kamal
I wrote about how to deal with postgresql database backups in your kamal deployment. [more inside]
How we prevented financial loses in a SaaS app
🚀 Exciting success story! 🌐 We thwarted financial losses in SaaS app. Found premium users without a Stripe subscription, fixed bugs, and synced historical data. Result? Zero financial losses and our data now aligns seamlessly with Stripe. 💪 [more inside]
Software Development Security: Essential Tips for Cyber Safety
Explore the challenges and guiding principles of software development security. Learn about features of security testing. Strengthen your defense against cyber attacks with expert tips.Software Development Security