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  1. Choosing the right database index type

    A quick introduction to which database index types are right for the task at hand in Postgresql.

    Greg Fisher
    December 16, 2021
    • PostgreSQL
    • SQL
    • Databases
    • Performance
  2. Meet Fiber, Thread's Cooperative Cousin

    A brief introduction to Ruby’s lightweight concurrency primitive.

    Thom Carter
    November 16, 2021
    • Ruby
    • Concurrency
    • Performance
  3. So you wanna create an eco-friendly website

    A client recently asked if it was possible to create a green website. The answer is a little more complicated than you’d expect.

    Eric Bailey
    November 26, 2020
    • Environment
    • Performance
    • CDN
  4. Make small, data-driven performance improvements

    Performance issues are a form of technical debt, and we must pay them off by making informed incremental improvements.

    Wil Hall
    October 15, 2020
    • Performance
    • Analytics
    • Technical Debt
  5. Profiling Vim

    Vim enables you to edit text rapidly, but what do you do when Vim itself is slow? Profile!

    Chris Thorn
    July 15, 2019
    • Vim
    • Performance
    • Tools
  6. thoughtbot offers a new code audit service

    Want to learn how to tackle technical debt or improve your product performance? Introducing our new code audit service.

    Emily Bahna
    April 4, 2019
    • Consulting
    • Mentoring
    • Performance
    • Process
    • Code
  7. A React Rendering Misconception

    In which we learn how often React renders components.

    Chris Thorn
    April 5, 2017
    • React
    • Performance
    • Web
  8. Slicing up Rails Application.js for Faster Load Times

    How to profile page load performance in Chrome and break out modular JavaScript assets.

    Oli Peate
    February 27, 2017
    • Performance
    • Rails
  9. Advanced Postgres Performance Tips

    What do you do when indexes aren’t enough?

    Caleb Hearth
    July 29, 2016
    • PostgreSQL
    • Databases
    • SQL
    • Performance
  10. Reading a Postgres EXPLAIN ANALYZE Query Plan

    Take a guided tour through a query plan for a “simple” SQL query.

    Caleb Hearth
    July 26, 2016
    • PostgreSQL
    • Databases
    • SQL
    • Performance
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