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Hints, tips and shared thoughts on software development & infrastructure design.

Software Development

Adding a business logic layer to your Ruby on Rails application

Our experience has taught us that the business logic should be decoupled from & function independently of other application layers.

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Ruby on Rails Upgrades

Upgrading the Rails version of your application can feel like a daunting task, however, it can be accomplished with little pain.

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Software Development

Using GitHub Actions to run your tests against different versions of Ruby

GitHub Actions allow you to create custom continuous integration (CI) workflows directly in your GitHub repository.

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Testing an API using Visual Studio Code

There are often times when you need to manually test an API you’re building.

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Ruby Performance Tips - String Concatenation

Choosing the right operators can improve your code performance. Read on to find out our tips.

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Parsing Date & DateTime Parameter Values in a Ruby on Rails application

Our suggestions on how to deal with the date and datetime attributes in your Ruby on Rails application.

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Multi-tenant on PostgreSQL

When building a multi-tenant application there’s one key database structure decision that needs to be made.

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PostgreSQL memory exhaustion

In a previous project for a multi-tenant Rails application, we chose schemas as our tenant data separation policy.

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Testing a Rails app’s React UI using Rspec

We all know that integration specs are a must have when it comes to properly testing an application’s full stack.

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