Asynchronous Communication: The Real Reason Remote Workers Are More Productive

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Asynchronous Communication: The Real Reason Remote Workers Are More Productive

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Asynchronous Communication: The Real Reason Remote Workers Are More Productive

How asynchronous communication makes teams more productive and how to create a more async culture at your company.

Rails

Rails 6 adds Active Record Relation#pick

Rails 6 has added ActiveRecord::Relation#pick to pick the first value from the named column in the relation.

Rails 6.0 new framework defaults: what they do and how to safely uncomment them

This is a walkthrough of the nine default flags in new_framework_defaults_6_0.rb generated by rails app:update.

Ruby

Let's hash this out.

How hashes have changed in the last few versions of Rails, and how you can handle them to minimize the pain of your next upgrade.

How Ruby Can Surprise You

Surprising Ruby quirks and specifics.

Beyond Ruby

Test Desiderata - Kent Beck

Here is a list of properties of tests. Not all tests need to exhibit all properties. However, no property should be given up without receiving a property of greater value in return.

Stop trying to find a mentor

Finding a mentor won't save you. Here's why the common leadership advice of "find a mentor" falls flat – and what you should seek out instead, as a leader.

Blast from the past

ActiveRecord::QueryCache - the secret drag on Rails Performance

There's one really common performance mistake I see constantly in Ruby/Rails web applications. It relies on a little-known and poorly-understood feature known as the ActiveRecord QueryCache.

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