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Getting the feedback you need from colleagues and friends

This is Part One (of two) of our story chronicling Twitch’s journey from monolithic architecture to microservices. In Part One, you’ll learn about our early days, from our rapid growth to the perfo...

Implement a simple stock ticker application which serves live updates on the New York Stock Exchange, using Ruby, Sinatra and Pusher Channels. Easily deliver initial state using messages captured with cache channels.

All too often, developers go deep on the wrong things, when writing documentation. A little bit of empathy can get your docs back on track.

Ruby Gem for smarter importing of CSV Files as Array(s) of Hashes, with optional features for processing large files in parallel, embedded comments, unusual field- and record-separators, flexible m...

Let's explore the basics of Rails generators and templates, then examine how to customize your Rails app with templates.

A hands-on guide on Stripe’s Product API Integration

Race conditions are hard to debug—especially when you don't know it's a race condition! This article looks at some common race conditions and the best solutions for handling each one.

You can write for fun, to learn, or make a living too. Check out our 21 tips to write posts developers will enjoy.

Adding basic search functionality to a Ruby on Rails app is not the toughest task in the book but when you think about it before hotwire.dev was around the p...

In this video, we're going to take a look at Rails' flash messages, how they work, and what changed since Hotwire became available.🎥 Get on the waiting lis...

The importance of communicating your expectations with your team

When writing tests, or reading other people’s tests, it can be helpful to understand that tests are often structured in four distinct phases. These phases are: Setup Exercise Assertion Teardown Let’s illustrate these four phases using an example. Test phase example Let’s say we have an application that has a list of users that can […]

Writing system tests can be sometimes tricky because we want to assert a reality that’s not yet rendered. Ad-hoc sleeping is something that can mostly address the problem, but it’s not the most elegant solution and should be avoided if possible.

Kevin Newton

My approach on how I keep my test fixtures manageable, sane, and obvious. Not hard and fast rules, but guidelines to help you implement the same in your app.

Exploring how to use FactoryBot effectively with models backed by plain Ruby objects.

GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

Strategies for identifying top engineering talent

A Ruby on Rails email naming convention for clear and easy communication of purpose

What is a successful design system made of? Learn about the four layers of a design system and the parts that make up each of these layers.

Building inclusivity and alignment in distributed teams

Form Objects are a great addition to the toolbox provided by Rails. Follow our step-by-step guide to start building better applications!

Leverage the power of the I/O table mindset to make your tests as maintainable and readable as possible.

Late last week, I was very delighted to see that Chromium will start prototyping with CSS Toggles, a proposal currently only in Editor’s Draft, authored by Tab Atkins and Miriam Suzanne (who else?!). CSS toggles are a mechanism for associating toggleable state with a DOM element. This state can be defined and connected to activations … Continue reading "The Future of CSS: CSS Toggles"