Ruby 3.3 Introduces Range#overlap? method

Compare two ranges and see if they overlap each other with the Ruby overlap? method. It returns true if two ranges overlap each other. Read more

[Podcast] Fireside chat with Rails Core team member Rafael França

Rafael França, an esteemed member of the Rails Core team, is our featured guest in this episode. Join us as he delves into his journey with Rails, sharing insights on his initiation into the framework and the eventual path that led him to become an integral part of the core team. Our conversation explores the intricacies of decision-making within the core team, shedding light on the prioritization of pull requests (PRs), offering a sneak peek into the upcoming Rails 8, and providing valuable tips on getting your PRs successfully merged. Tune in for an in-depth discussion covering these topics and much more! Read more

ORM vs. SQL | Rubber Duck Dev Show 111

In this episode, we discuss our thoughts on the use of Object Relational Mappers (ORMs) in our development compared with just using Structured Query Language (SQL):

Ruby naming conventions

Remember, code is read more often than it’s written. Read more

Did you know that Ruby supports Pattern Matching?

Pattern Matching in Ruby allows for concise data destructuring, making it easy to assign variables with clear syntax.

Flipper 1.1 (expressions alpha!)

We released 1.1 of the popular feature flagging gem Flipper. The tldr:

Your journey as a mid-level Ruby on Rails developer

You have been a Ruby on Rails developer for a couple of years. Get on board and let’s sail beyond the horizon.

Rack-JetRouter 1.3.0 released

Rack-JetRouter is a super fast router library for Rack applications, derived from Keight.rb. Read more

Write resilient tests with matchers that take other matchers

Here’s a short, neat trick I learned to help save time when updating RSpec specs to reflect new test data: Use matchers that accept other matchers!

MiniLevenshtein

Simple, fast, levenshtein distance and similarity ratio for Ruby. Why? While there are many levenshtein distance implementations for Ruby, none provided a means to adjust edit scoring to make the calculations suitable for a similarity ratio.

Everyday performance rules for Ruby on Rails developers

Hacking on Ruby Prism with Kevin Newton

Want to contribute to an award-winning Open Source project? Read more

Optimising System Performance by Implementing a Read Replica Database in Rails

Implementing a read replica database to shift read requests away from the primary database, easing system load and enhancing performance efficiency. Read more

Rails 7.1 allows the use of aliased attributes with insert_all and upsert_all

An endless method use case

While browsing some open source code I found a good case for refactoring using the endless method

How to Use Shoulda Matchers with RSpec for Ruby on Rails

Learn how to test functionality in your Rails app by using shoulda-matchers with RSpec:

BasedUUID: URL-friendly UUIDs for Rails models

I made a gem for encoding UUIDs into a URL-friendly, prefixed, base32 format. The rationale behind it is to provide a more manageable, “double-clickable” UUID format and allow for easy lookup (for any model, based on registered prefixes). Inspired by StripeIDs and ulid. Read more

re2 2.5.0: new matching interface and revamped documentation

Version 2.5.0 of the Ruby bindings to RE2 is now available. A “fast, safe, thread-friendly alternative to backtracking regular expression engines like those used in PCRE, Perl, and Python”, it is designed to eliminate ReDoS attacks and make it safe to process patterns from untrusted users. The latest version features a new full_match and partial_match interface to match the underlying C++ library and revamped documentation.

How to add a man page to your Ruby project

Ever notice how when you run git clone --help it displays it’s own man page instead of the usual --help output? Ever wanted to add that same functionality to your Ruby CLI to make it more user friendly? In this blog post I will walk you through how to write a man page and add it to your Ruby command.

Rails 7.1 adds ActiveRecord::Base::generates_token_for

Better Mailer Previews — A Rails engine for improved ActionMailer email previews

Just released this gem — github.com/better_mailer_previews — keen for your thoughts!

Working As A Team In Software Development | Rubber Duck Dev Show 110

In this episode, we discuss working as a team in software development:

Ruby 3.3 resolves the Range#size bug for rational endpoints

Ruby 3.3 fixes a bug in Range#size when dealing with Rational endpoints, ensuring accurate element counting. Checkout my blog to learn more about it Read more

[Screencast] Hotkeys

Keyboard shortcuts, or Hotkeys, can provide a great experience to users of an application. In this episode, we will use a stimulus wrapper around this library to use within our Ruby on Rails application. https://www.driftingruby.com/episodes/hotkeys

Benry-CmdOpt 2.4.0 and Benry-CmdApp 1.1.0 released

Benry-CmdOpt is a command-line option parser, much better than optparse.rb. Read more