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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
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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
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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
Are your polymorphic relationships correctly enforced?

Learn how to strike a balance between flexibility and data integrity with a partial index and validations.
Steve Polito
December 1, 2023
- Web
- Rails
- PostgreSQL
- Active Record
3 ways to model an associated collection in Rails

A look at the Postgres array type and good old join tables, each with their advantages and disadvantages.
Dimiter Petrov
November 23, 2023
- Rails
- Databases
- SQL
- PostgreSQL
Sharing Query Logic Within ActiveRecord Models

Re-use collection query logic within model instances to avoid duplication and get the best performance.
Chris Toomey
November 22, 2023
- Rails
- SQL
- Web
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
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