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  1. Automate manual deployments with Git and binstubs

    Your team’s manual deployment process doesn’t have to be so manual. Here’s how we automated our team’s deployment process with a few lines of bash and basic Git knowledge.

    Steve Polito
    November 14, 2022
    • Git
    • Web
    • Shell
    • Automation
  2. Making changes safely at scale

    Move fast but don’t break things.

    Thom Carter
    November 3, 2022
    • Web
    • Ruby
    • Rails
  3. Using a Dependency Graph to Visualize RSpec let

    A visual answer to the question “what data is created when I execute this test?”.

    Joël Quenneville
    October 3, 2022
    • Development
    • Web
    • Ruby
    • Rails
    • Testing
  4. How to decide if Jamstack is the right choice for your MVP

    After tapping Jamstack for a few MVP builds, we’ve summarized considerations for your own product and some tips for digging into third party providers.

    Kelly Gebo and Jimmy Thigpen
    July 28, 2022
    • Product
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    • Web
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  5. Value Object Semantics in Ruby

    What is the correct behavior of hash, ==, eql? and equal? for value objects?

    Joël Quenneville
    July 18, 2022
    • Ruby
    • Good Code
    • Domain Modeling
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  6. Tips for Using FactoryBot Without an ORM

    Exploring how to use FactoryBot effectively with models backed by plain Ruby objects.

    Oli Peate
    April 28, 2022
    • Factory Girl
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    • Ruby
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  7. Reducing Leaky Abstractions Introduced by ActiveRecord

    ActiveRecord provides a comprehensive interface for querying the database, but at what cost?

    Josh Clayton
    March 30, 2022
    • Rails
    • Ruby
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    • Good Code
  8. Rails Server Side Analytics From Scratch

    Learn how to track user events without sacrificing privacy and performance.

    Steve Polito
    March 28, 2022
    • Rails
    • Analytics
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  9. Dynamic forms with Turbo

    Fetch fresh fields from your servers with Turbo Frames.

    Sean Doyle
    February 2, 2022
    • Turbo
    • Rails
    • Stimulus
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  10. Dynamic forms with Stimulus

    Progressively enhance your server-generated forms with Stimulus.

    Sean Doyle
    February 1, 2022
    • Stimulus
    • Rails
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