Learn to Implement & Use Prefix Trees in Ruby

Kafka on Rails: Using Kafka with Ruby on Rails - Part 1 - Kafka basics and its advant

In this series of articles, I will try to provide you with an explanation on why you should invest your time in learning Kafka and the Karafka framework and how it can reshape the way you design and develop your Ruby applications.

A new extension for application-level mutexes with Sequel ORM and PG is available!

A new extension sequel-pg_advisory_lock for Sequel ORM has been implemented! Read more

How to receive and respond to text messages in Ruby with Hanami and Twilio

Explore Hanami’s apps, templates, views and controllers via the medium of webhooks and SMS.

A simple way to shorten Long URLS in RAILS

A simple way to shorten Long URLS in RAILS

How to Clear Out Your Controllers and Models with Waterfall Gem

Partial rendering performance in Rails

Some numbers about rendering times with different techniques. I see often that people are not aware of the importance of rendering views, and especially partials, in the proper way in Rails. In this blog post I show the different approaches with relative numbers. Read more

Ruby 2.5 introduces Dir.children and Dir.each_child

Safely migrating has_and_belongs_to_many associations to Rails 4

Learn about how you can discover changes in Rails defaults by using association reflections and make migrations easier.

Refactor your app away from controller specs

I’m revisiting my series on future-proofing Rails test suites by removing controller specs. This time, I turn my attention to the controllers themselves, and look at ways to make your app’s logic more testable through refactoring. Enjoy!

Chain of Responsibility Pattern

The intent of Chain of Responsibility pattern is to decouple the sender of a request from its receiver by giving more than one object a chance to handle the request.

Spend less on Google Translation API

How to significantly reduce your spending when you use Google Translation API to automatically translate long repetitive texts. This solution uses NLP techniques along with caching and have been turned into a gem for everyone to use.

AdequateErrors - Overcoming limitation of Rails model errors API

AdequateErrors gem aims to overcome limitations of ActiveModel#errors object by offering more fine-grained controls.

Handling HTTP OPTIONS in Rails in a clean way..

..which is perfect for API introspection (like providing request/response schemas etc). You can find more info here. Too bad that Rails doesn’t provide a cleaner way.

Elixir vs Ruby - Which One is the Language for Your Next Project?

The Ruby community is looking towards Elixir, a language based on the Erlang VM - the language that helped WhatsApp build their product. As an apps developer you’re probably wondering which language to choose for your new project. This article aims to shed some light on the pros and cons of both Ruby and Elixir. Read more

Observers in Padrino

An article how to use observers in Padrino under

Instrumenting Ruby Methods

Instrumentation is the addition of measurement to code - for example timing how long Ruby is spending in a given method. Here I propose an unintrusive Ruby 2.0+ technique to add instrumentation to arbitrary methods.

Wrapping GitHub API endpoint with DuckRails & Embedded Ruby

DuckRails updated wiki pages now include a guide for wrapping existing endpoints with an example wrap of a GitHub endpoint with embedded ruby.

Interview with Scott Bellware (Eventide co-creator) about micro-services in Ruby

Check out our latest interview about dozen of topics that you need to consider before going all-in with microservices in Ruby

BitSettings transform a column of your model in a set of boolean settings.

BitSettings is a plugin for ActiveRecord that transform a column of your model in a set of boolean settings.

Microservices for Startups

Microservices for Startups is a 12-chapter guide for engineering leaders and teams. It’s chalked full of practical advice and real examples for teams considering microservices. It’s designed as a reference book you can use as you navigate adopting Microservices in your company. Read more

Karafka (Ruby/Rails + Kafka) framework 1.1.0 Release Notes

Recently there has been a bigger release of Karafka, a Ruby + Kafka framework for Apache Kafka based Ruby and Rails applications development. This article covers major changes introduced with this release and provides some example use-cases on their usage.

5 Ruby on Rails Tips You Probably Don’t Know

Sharing some rarely used Ruby on Rails tips in this article:

Atom Tricks, Plugins & Shortcuts for Ruby Developers

Improve your productivity as a Ruby developer by using the best Atom packages, shortcuts & tips!