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Enum validations and database constraints in Rails 7.1

How to add model validation for a column using a PostgreSQL enum type in Rails 7.1.
Sally Hall
April 16, 2024
- Web
- Rails
- Active Record
- Databases
- Validation
- Enum
Faster Tests With Capybara and Request Specs

System specs are cool, but can be slow and flaky. Request specs can be good enough if you add the right seasoning to them.
Matheus Richard
April 15, 2024
- Rails
- Testing
- Capybara
Upcoming Talks at Ruby Conferences in Spring and Summer 2024

Join us in anticipating exciting talks for spring and summer of 2024. Discover new lessons, shared experiences and breakthroughs from senior and principal thoughtbot developers!
Elyse Hadid
April 12, 2024
- Rails
- Ruby
- JavaScript
- Testing
- Turbo
- Events
- Growth
- Mobile
- Conferences
- Community
Use Inline Email Attachments for Images

In outgoing email messages, include images as inline attachments instead of as external images for privacy, resilience, and security.
Summer ☀️
March 14, 2024
- Action Mailer
- Rails
- Email
- Images
- Web
- Privacy
- Security
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
- This Week In Dev
- Databases
- Rails
- Testing
- Jest
- Performance
This Week in #dev (Jan 26, 2024)

Inserting 100,000,000 rows into the database, how Turbo can break OAuth forms, and more!
thoughtbot
February 5, 2024
Rails advanced routing constraints

Learn how to authorize requests at the routing layer to improve security and ergonomics.
Steve Polito
January 25, 2024
- Rails
- Ruby
- Web
- Security
- Routes
Upcoming Ruby and Rails Conferences in 2024

The conferences we’re excited about in the new year.
Aji Slater
January 18, 2024
- Ruby
- Rails
- Events
- Conferences
- Community
- Meeting
Route-Based Scaling on Kubernetes for Rails Monoliths

Can we deploy a Rails monolith with audience-based scaling without breaking it up?
Joe Ferris
December 26, 2023
- Kubernetes
- DevOps
- Rails
Rails: When Changing Code Doesn't Change Behavior

Are you updating code and not seeing changes? Try this to figure out what’s wrong.
Matheus Richard
December 20, 2023
- Rails
- Ruby
- Debugging
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