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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
12/7 Event - How to Raise Early Stage Capital and Build an MVP

On December 7th we are hosting an event with Forecastr. This webinar will provide tips on what you can do to increase your confidence as a founder and the confidence of your investors in you as a founder.
Kelly Gebo
November 30, 2023
- Events
- Startup
- Founder
- MVP
Incubator Update 2 with Josh at Knect: Dead Ends & Recovery

Updates on the thoughtbot Startup Incubator with Knect — from user niches to high level solutions and insights from the founder himself.
Rami Taibah
November 29, 2023
thoughtbot Apt Repo is Moving

apt.tabfugni.cc/debian/ is the new apt repo.
Mike Burns
November 29, 2023
- Open Source
What does a designer do during a product discovery sprint?

How to help your team discover the right product using your design chops.
Vendela Colavecchio
November 28, 2023
Ruby HTML Sanitization with Loofah

Need to do some HTML sanitization, but Rails ActionView Sanitize Helpers are not good enough? Read this post to learn how to do it with Loofah.
Stefanni Brasil
November 24, 2023
- Ruby
- Web
- Development
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
Database View Backed Scopes In Rails

How do you manage queries when your Rails application isn’t the only thing reading your database?
Steve Polito
November 20, 2023
- Rails
- Web
- PostgreSQL
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