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Thruster is a new zero config proxy from 37signals. Here’s how to add it to an existing Rails projects deployed with Kamal.

We're making improvements to the way users of assistive technology can interact with and navigate lists of issues and pull requests and tables across GitHub.com.

Note: This is part of the Production vs Tutorial Code Series.

Learn how we discovered what was slowing down large database queries, and what we did to make Postgres queries 1000x faster.

In order to master our craft we need to master our tools. Slack is one of those tools. Here are my tips for Slack.

All new applications using Rails 8 will have Kamal by default.

Ruby pattern to connect multiple APIs to your project more easily with async requests approach

Check the health and security of your Rails app with these quick guide to Ruby on Rails Code audits. These are the steps to take to review your ruby on rails...

We took our Suspenders to the tailor and made some alterations.

Want to write a Rails API controller test and make sure it includes exactly what your Jbuilder serializer returns? Set `render_views`. Learn why in this post.

Simple Form helps you to build and manage forms in Rails. Let's examine what Simple Form is, why we might need it, and some real use cases.

The flexibility of JavaScript and React means there are lots of ways to achieve the same result. Let's consider why we might choose one way over another when it comes to React. Specifically, when to choose a more verbose solution with composition over the DRYest code possible.

Large Language Models (LLMs) are widely available and easily accessible and are increasingly a part of business. Whether you’re interacting with an LLM via the provided interface or connecting via an API and integrating it into other systems, it’s helpful to understand how to get the best possible results out...

If you’re migrating to AWS from another cloud like Heroku, or starting a new project and want to build your infrastructure on AWS, this guide is for you!

Judoscale's guide to architecting a perfect Sidekiq setup, easily!

Mandatory AI generated image Introduction Litestack, and its Litedb component in particular, provides powerful and flexible full text search capability via the Litesearch module. Any context that u…

We need to build a better web. A web by and for humans.

I will walk through the steps my team followed to set up a pretty nice Rails development environment using Docker and VS Code Dev Containers.

The N + 1 problem is common performance issue. Ruby on Rails provides tools and methodology for preventing it from happening in you applications.

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I've been toying around with Kamal for some time now, and I believe I have come up with a nice setup for a reasonably robust deployment. It includes two servers, one for the application and another for database and caching, a firewall to expose only the ports we need (e.

SQL seems like a data science underdog compared to Python and R. However, it’s far from it. I’ll show you here how you can use it as a data scientist.

Modern Web Weekly #18 One area in which developers have always wanted to customize elements is forms. Historically, it has often been hard to style form controls to give them the look and feel you want. The styling options are often limited and to this day, form controls like date

Practical tips to optimize your web performance by using HTML and CSS instead of JavaScript for common tasks like state management, responsive design, and UI elements.

Is your testing strategy too top-heavy? Here are some techniques to spread coverage down the testing pyramid.