Rails templates with docker
Oct, 2021
Starting new rails apps has never been easier for me. Here's why and how.
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Understanding docker - playing with ruby containers
Sep, 2021
Understanding the basics of docker and docker commands is the first step into app containerization.
Testing CSV and Excel uploads with tempfiles
Jul, 2021
Tempfiles provide a flexible, explicit, and maintainable way of testing different upload scenarios.
Ordering fuzzy search results by relevancy using trigrams
May, 2021
In this article, I'll share how I've improved a search feature by ranking fuzzy string matches by similarity to the searched term. I'll also share how to improve the search performance with indexes.
Testing external APIs with Rspec and WebMock
Apr, 2021
Testing code you don't own can be a bit trickier than writing tests for code you own. If you're interacting with 3rd party APIs, you don't actually want to make real calls every time you run a test.
How to access joined data with Active Record
Apr, 2021
Part IV of the series - Understanding ActiveRecord joins - How can we access data from joined associations?