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Triangle of Separation

Write code that’s easier to read, remix, and modify by following this trio of principles.
Joël Quenneville
March 3, 2025
- Ruby
- Elm
- Development
- Good Code
Reasons not to refactor

Refactoring is great and most developers should refactor more, but there are times when it is not appropriate. Ironically, if you’re aware of these, you may find yourself refactoring even more often than before.
Fritz Meissner
February 4, 2025
- Refactoring
- Good Code
What happens when we misuse refactoring in conversation?

Refactoring is essential for software teams to remain effective, but the concept is often misused in conversation to describe work that is not refactoring. Here are some thoughts on what goes wrong when we do this.
Fritz Meissner
January 21, 2025
is_male, or how NOT to encode gender

Gender is not a binary, and a binary is not a boolean.
Summer ☀️
November 6, 2024
- Modeling
- Good Code
- Trans
- LGBTQ
- Inclusivity
- Diversity
Wrap your dependencies

It will make your code more flexible and easier to maintain.
Matheus Richard
August 26, 2024
- Refactoring
- Good Code
What's a counter cache?

Running a separate query to count how many records are associated with another record is inefficient. Using a counter cache can save the day!
Jose Blanco
November 21, 2023
- Rails
- Ruby
- Web
- Active Record
- Good Code
Structuring Conditionals in a Wizard

Branching early helps structure multi-step forms.
Joël Quenneville
August 8, 2023
- Good Code
- Elm
- Ruby
- Rails
Building Value Objects in Rails with composed_of

Learn how to improve the interface of your existing Active Record Models with this underutilized API.
Steve Polito
July 20, 2023
- Rails
- Ruby
- Web
- Active Record
- Good Code
What happens when you stop maintaining your Rails application?

Here are the risks and common scenarios we see when a team doesn’t have a plan for ongoing maintenance for their Rails application. We also share how we support clients in these situations with our new, flexible, Rails Maintenance offering.
Jeanine Soterwood
November 21, 2022
- Good Code
- TDD
- Testing
- Rails
- Web
- Technical Debt
Data Modeling Resources in Elm

Links to some of the best Elm data modeling resources around the web.
Joël Quenneville
November 15, 2022
- Elm
- Good Code
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