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content_for -- What is it good_for?

The Marie Kondo for bits of HTML that spark joy but have no home.
Louis Antonopoulos
March 24, 2025
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Chad Pytel
March 21, 2025
- News
- Social Media
- DEI
Giant Robots, Giant Changes: Season 15 Gets Personal

Season 15 of Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots is here!
Sami Birnbaum
March 21, 2025
- News
- Podcast
How we use AI to accelerate our MVPs

We’ve organized our suggestions for using AI to accelerate your MVPs, to support you with product strategy, design, development, go-to-market, and post-launch optimization.
Kelly Gebo
March 20, 2025
Safe dynamic object access in TypeScript

Satisfy the Typescript type-checker when doing dynamic object access and write safer code in the process.
Joël Quenneville
March 19, 2025
ActiveRecord query log tags for GraphQL

ActiveRecord query log tags is my pick for most underrated Rails config option that isn’t enabled by default. Here’s how to extend it beyond the default options, with a specific example of GraphQL.
Fritz Meissner
March 18, 2025
How AI can streamline code reviews

Discover how seeking help from AI can save time while performing code reviews. See real-world examples of AI-driven efficiency in action.
Rakesh Arunachalam
March 17, 2025
Finding the opposite of what you have with rails invert_where

Need to fetch the opposite data for an existing ActiveRecord query? Rails invert_where makes it effortless, but be careful with the side effects.
Trésor Bireke
March 14, 2025
- Active Record
- Ruby
- Rails
- Development
Hotwire and That Syncing Feeling

How to create a multi-view presentation that stays in sync.
Louis Antonopoulos
March 13, 2025
- Hotwire
- Ruby
- Rails
- Ruby On Rails
- Development
What UK companies need to know about the European Accessibility Act (EAA)

By the end of June 2025, the European Accessibility Act takes effect. Time to see how it might affect you.
Svenja Schäfer
March 12, 2025
- Accessibility
- Compliance
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