The Ruby Guy That Goes JavaScript
Explore a Ruby developer's journey into JavaScript, highlighting key differences and similarities between the two languages.
A JavaScript Web App Deconstructed
Explore the architecture and performance optimization of Monocle.io, a link submission site, as Alex MacCaw deconstructs its components, design decisions, and JavaScript structuring techniques.
Engineering for Engineering's Sake
Explores the pitfalls of engineering-focused solutions, emphasizing the importance of asking "why" and considering broader impact. Advocates for pragmatic approaches over cutting-edge technologies.
ELI5: A Game Show on Rails - Explaining Ruby on Rails Concepts
Participate in an interactive game show to test and improve your ability to explain Ruby on Rails concepts to peers, with prizes for winners.
Your TDD Treasure Map - Strategies for Building a Robust Test Suite
Discover strategies for effective TDD implementation, from identifying test cases to building robust test suites, suitable for both beginners and experienced developers.
O(1), O(n), and O(#$*&!) - Understanding and Optimizing Code Performance
Learn to identify, diagnose, and fix common performance issues in your code using OpenTelemetry tools, and implement automated performance testing for long-term optimization.
How Music Works, Using Ruby
Explore the science of music and sound engineering through Ruby, learning how to reproduce industry-standard audio processing techniques programmatically.
Laying the Cultural and Technical Foundation for Big Rails
Discover strategies for scaling large Rails applications, including tooling, architecture, and cultural programs to maintain high velocity and manage complexity.
RAILS_ENV=demo - Creating Reliable and Testable Demo Deployments - Lecture
Learn techniques for creating reliable, testable demo deployments using stateful fakes and personas, ensuring smooth presentations and production-like uptime.
Bringing Your Rails Monolith Along As The Business Grows
Learn strategies to scale and maintain a Rails monolith as your business expands, ensuring continued efficiency and adaptability.
Optimizing Test Suites - Reducing Excessive Database Calls
Optimize test suites by reducing database calls. Learn profiling, diagramming, and coding techniques to improve build times and performance.
Finding the Needle in the Stack Trace: APM Logs-in-Context
Discover efficient techniques for pinpointing issues in stack traces using APM logs-in-context, enhancing your debugging skills and application performance.
Turbocharge Your Use of the Rails Interactive Console
Discover advanced techniques to leverage Rails console for efficient debugging, performance optimization, and rapid development.
Revisiting Dynamic Dispatch for Modern Architectures
Explore an alternative dispatch mechanism for dynamic languages, addressing modern hardware concerns while maintaining performance comparable to fully typed programs.
Evaluating YJIT's Performance in a Production Context - A Pragmatic Approach
Explore YJIT's performance in Ruby, comparing benchmarks and real-world deployment. Analyze speed, memory usage, and warm-up time against other JIT compilers for pragmatic evaluation.
Beware the Dreaded Dead End - Exploring AI Solutions for Syntax Errors in Ruby
Explore AI-driven syntax error detection in Ruby, learning about community building, open-source contributions, and innovative problem-solving techniques.
Building Weird Things With the National Hockey League Using Ruby
Explore quirky Ruby projects using NHL data, from car prep to automated goal announcements. Unleash creativity with undocumented APIs for fun and unique software builds.
GraphQL and Rails Beyond HTTP APIs
Explore GraphQL's versatility in Rails projects beyond HTTP APIs, including real-time data, webhooks, WebAssembly integration, and efficient data export.
Gem Install: What Could Go Wrong? - Risks and Prevention in Ruby Dependencies
Explore potential risks of installing gems and learn strategies to safeguard your Rails application's dependencies against attacks.
Functional Programming in Plain Terms - Concepts for Ruby and Rails
Demystify functional programming concepts from a Ruby perspective, exploring monads, functors, and more without complex jargon.
Spacecraft! The Care and Keeping of a Legacy Application
Embark on an allegorical journey to update aging infrastructure, exploring strategies for assessing and improving Rails apps through cosmic maintenance metaphors.