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To join or not to join? An act of #includes

Ever wondered how to get rid of those awkward N+1 queries? Join the table as we discuss Rails’ eager loading strategies.

Ruby

Builder design pattern in Ruby

Separate the construction of a complex object from its representation so that the same construction process can create different representations.

Ruby State Machine - AASM Tutorial - Sequel, SQLite, Rake and RSpec

Have you ever had a problem managing a record’s state change logic? Here comes AASM – a state machine for Ruby.

Demystifying Ruby Applications, Ruby Application Servers, and Web Servers

This article will provide as a general overview of the relationship between Ruby Applications, Application Servers, and Web Servers for developers-in-training

Rails

Why it is just lazy to bad-mouth Ruby on Rails

It's inevitable these days: we will see an article proclaiming the demise of Ruby on Rails every once in a while. It's the easiest click bait, like this one from TNW.

Make your Rails app real-time—in under ten minutes

In my experience, you think you won’t need real-time functionality… until you do. Perhaps you want to add a chat feature, or simply sync data across users.

Beyond Ruby

Pair programming is hard

I had the opportunity to work in a company that started as a full-time pair programming shop and half way through my time there abandoned the practice almost completely.

Evolution of a Software Engineer

For some of us, those with 10 or more years of experience in software, it might sound familiar. For the others, still in the early stages of their careers, there should be plenty of advice about what’s coming up next in your short-to-medium-term future.

Blast from the past