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Convert Fahrenheit and Celsius: The easy way

Converting temperatures between Fahrenheit and Celsius is hard - this formula makes it easier.
Stephanie Kuroda
December 22, 2022
How to validate the presence of a boolean field in a Rails model

A subtle bug happens when validating the presence of boolean fields in Rails. Here’s how to find it before it hits production.
Stefanni Brasil
December 21, 2022
- Testing
- Ruby
- Rails
This week in #dev (Dec 2, 2022)

Running shell commands in Ruby, truly random numbers, fixing flaky tests, and how to get the most out of TypeScript.
thoughtbot
December 20, 2022
- This Week In Dev
- Testing
- Ruby
- TypeScript
- TIL
- Tip
Case Equality Operator in Ruby

An introduction to the === method in Ruby, and how it works in case expressions and beyond them.
Neil Carvalho
December 19, 2022
- Ruby
- Development
How to Fix Rails 6.1 'Initialization autoloaded the constants' Warning Messages

Got autoloading during initialization warning messages in your Rails 6.1 app? It’s time to_prepare for the next version.
Stefanni Brasil
December 15, 2022
- Rails Upgrade
- Rails
- Ruby
- Web
Keeping it simple

A reminder that code is a step in a process, not an end in itself.
Matheus Richard
December 14, 2022
- Ruby
- Refactoring
This week in #dev (Pilot)

Highlights of what happened in our #dev channel on Slack this week.
thoughtbot
December 13, 2022
- This Week In Dev
- Rails
- Ruby
- JavaScript
- TIL
- Tip
Figma UI Starter Kit

New Figma resource, a lightweight UI design starter kit to save you time.
Andrew Spencer
December 12, 2022
- Tools
- Figma
- Process
- Product Design
- Design
Hiring strategies in response to the cost of living crisis

We have summarised how the cost of living crisis is impacting the current hiring market including some options to consider when thinking through hiring and employee retention, and also a few solutions for immediate assistance if your product needs can’t wait.
Kirsten Hurley
December 9, 2022
- Hiring
- London
- Team
- Teams
A Journey into Site Reliability Engineering

While Rails gained a lot of popularity among companies to develop products quickly, technical debt and scalability issues were challenges that also gained space in this context. Let’s talk about some SRE fundamentals that can address those situations.
Clarissa Borges
December 8, 2022
- SRE
- DevOps
- Cloud
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