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Sorting elegantly in Rails with in_order_of

Sorting columns in custom order in Rails elegantly using inorderof.
Trésor Bireke
April 28, 2025
- Ruby
- Rails
- SQL
- Performance
- Code
Between immutability and memoization, you might have to choose

It is not always possible to have frozen AND performant objects in Ruby.
Rémy Hannequin
April 22, 2025
- Ruby
- Performance
How fast can an ActiveRecord SQL query run?

You have a SQL query that seems like it needs to be faster. What’s the upper-bound on improving that query’s performance?
Fritz Meissner
March 31, 2025
Things you might not need in your tests

Your test suite is slow and flaky because it does too much.
Matheus Richard
January 29, 2025
- Testing
- Performance
This Week in #dev (Feb 9, 2024)

Speed up your tests, a nice SQL trick, and a Jest global that you might not know about.
thoughtbot
February 19, 2024
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- Databases
- Rails
- Testing
- Jest
- Performance
This week in #dev (Jan 5, 2024)

Fuzzy finding Rails routes and speeding up test suites!
thoughtbot
January 15, 2024
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Testing SQL Performance in PostgreSQL

Measure query speed with Postgres’ EXPLAIN ANALYZE.
Elisa Verna
December 15, 2023
Optimizing performance in React Native: Tips and techniques

Explore how to supercharge your app, covering key strategies for optimizing React Native app performance, enhancing user experience and app success.
Diego Oliveira
December 13, 2023
Mining Gold in Digital Conversations

How I used artificial intelligence and async programming to transform interesting conversations into blog posts.
Matheus Richard
September 12, 2023
This week in #dev (Aug 4, 2023)

A guide on web security, DeMorgan Laws, force-pushing without losing your work, and more!
thoughtbot
August 16, 2023
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