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Introduction In this post, we’ll cover a way to generate short, alphanumeric, pseudo random identifiers using native Postgres tactics.

Learn how to use the new reading-flow and reading-order properties in Chrome 137.

Learn how to generate OpenAPI documentation for your Rails API using OasRails.

A fun little side quest to show you how applying styles to alt text can really elevate your user interface.

A deep dive into how PostgreSQL logical replication works, including WAL, LSNs, streaming protocols, and how replicas stay in sync. We also explain how Springtail uses logical replication to scale reads, track schema changes, and maintain consistency in production.

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Learn how to create a reusable, extendable Stimulus controller that enhanced a plain textarea field with markdown features.

Learn how to add custom domains and SSL for local Rails development using the puma-dev gem

Introduction If you’ve created web apps with relational databases and ORMs like Active Record (part of Ruby on Rails), you’ve probably experienced database performance problems after a certain size of data and query volume.

PostgreSQL table partitioning is a great way to improve database bloat but is hard to manage. The pg_partition_manager gem can help you maintain partitions.

Bringing in what we learned from LiteFS

Learn how straightforward it is to add transitions between your pages using Hotwired/Turbo

Postgres 18 Beta 1 just shipped, and it comes with top-requested improvements in performance, migrations, observability, and usability.

We visit the second SOLID principle: the open–closed principle (OCP). Does it still hold up, or is it bad advice in today's agile world?

Learn how to add image uploads to a markdown field using the EasyMDE editor, Rails and Active Storage.

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Dumping a SQLite database to a text file can make it much smaller, which means you can download it faster.

Rails' Active Storage makes file uploads easy, but validation errors can cause attachments to be lost when forms re-render. This guide explains why and walks through a step-by-step solution using direct uploads, signed IDs, and Stimulus for an improved user experience.

How to fix the disconnect over generative AI adoption and developer productivity.

A comprehensive guide to securing your Ruby on Rails applications

How I built a seven-figure business with Rails

Modeling your domain as timelines instead of object graphs

If someone tries to steal a penguin, how should you warn them?

Writing code with LLMs is fundamentally different from other ways of programming. LLMs are often non-deterministic and always unpredictable. They have a…

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