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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
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    • Turbo
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  4. 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
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  5. 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
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  6. 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
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    • Rails
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  7. Rails advanced routing constraints

    Learn how to authorize requests at the routing layer to improve security and ergonomics.

    Steve Polito
    January 25, 2024
    • Rails
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  8. Upcoming Ruby and Rails Conferences in 2024

    The conferences we’re excited about in the new year.

    Aji Slater
    January 18, 2024
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  9. 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
  10. 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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