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Notes from our engineers
Practical engineering writing from the team — security, performance, tooling and the things we run into on client projects. Mostly Ruby on Rails, because that's where our engineers are deepest.
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05 November 2024 · 2 min read
Why Metaprogramming is Cool
Every Ruby on Rails developer has likely used Rails.env.production? , Rails.env.development? , or similar calls to check the current environment. But have you ever wondered how ...
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23 October 2024 · 1 min read
SQL Injection Vulnerabilities in Rails
When we first start learning Ruby on Rails, one of the things we quickly pick up is that Active Record helps protect our applications from SQL injection attacks. However, even w...
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22 October 2024 · 2 min read
Thread-Safety in Ruby on Rails: Basic Example With Race Conditions
The Global Interpreter Lock GIL in Ruby prevents true multi core CPU usage in a Rails app, but there is still concurrency, especially when using a multi threaded server like Pum...
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14 August 2023 · 1 min read
How to add a domain name hosted on Heroku to name.com provider
If you are searching for a domain provider for your website hosted on Heroku, make sure to check whether the domain provider supports ANAME records. Otherwise, you might encount...
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10 August 2023 · 6 min read
Step-by-Step Guide: Setting Up Docker for Your Rails Application on Ubuntu
In this tutorial, we will demonstrate how to dockerize your Rails application for local development. This practice can prove highly beneficial right from the beginning of your n...
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