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  1. HyperLogLogs in Redis

    Learn what a HyperLogLog is and how you can use it to count billions of unique things.

    Calle Erlandsson
    August 1, 2016
    • Redis
    • Web
    • Ruby
  2. Fundamentals of Test-Driven Development, Now on Upcase

    Learn how to use Test-Driven Development to write better software in our newest Upcase trail.

    Chris Toomey and Geoff Harcourt
    July 19, 2016
    • News
    • Testing
    • Ruby
    • Upcase
  3. thoughtbot Ruby Open Source is Ready for Rails 5

    Upgrade all the things!

    Tute Costa
    July 1, 2016
    • Open Source
    • Ruby
    • Rails
    • Paperclip
    • Clearance
    • Suspenders
    • Scenic
    • Web
  4. How To Reduce a Large Heroku Slug Size

    How to fix the “Compiled slug size: 500.6M is too large (max is 500M)” error when trying to deploy your Heroku app.

    Dan Croak
    June 13, 2016
    • Heroku
    • Ruby
    • Web
  5. Your Program is a Special and Unique Snowflake

    Simplify and clarify your code by carefully choosing abstractions.

    Joe Ferris
    May 26, 2016
    • Good Code
    • Ruby
  6. Action Mailer and Active Job sitting in a tree...

    Getting started with Action Mailer and Active Job.

    Elle Meredith
    May 25, 2016
    • Ruby
    • Rails
    • Web
  7. My issues with Let

    let can lead to bloat. Be careful.

    Jason Draper
    May 20, 2016
    • Testing
    • Ruby
    • Good Code
    • Web
  8. Paperclip IS vulnerable to ImageTragick

    Paperclip is affected by CVE-2016–3714 if used with ImageMagick 7.0.1-0 or earlier.

    Tute Costa
    May 6, 2016
    • Security
    • Open Source
    • Paperclip
    • Ruby
  9. ImageMagick vulnerability does not affect Paperclip

    There is no need to upgrade Paperclip in light of CVE-2016–3714. You may choose to upgrade ImageMagick regardless.

    Tute Costa
    May 4, 2016
    • Security
    • Open Source
    • Paperclip
    • Ruby
  10. Blocks, Procs, and Enumerable

    A look under the hood at how blocks and procs are used in Ruby.

    Joël Quenneville
    April 25, 2016
    • Ruby
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