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Going deep on UUIDs and ULIDs

A chance conversation led me to the realization that the world of unique identifiers is larger and more wondrous than I ever could have imagined. In this post we discuss five types of UUIDs and their upstart cousin, the ULID. We explore what makes each of them special and when they may be particularly useful.

Better stability with Rails load testing in Apache JMeter

Every Rails app has a breaking point. Follow along and learn how to test your application's performance under load with the Apache JMeter's Rails load testing.

How to use Solid Cache in Rails

Learn how the database-backed Solid Cache gem can surprisingly outperform traditional memory-based caches in Rails.

Understanding the insertion sort algorithm in Ruby

There are lots of ways to sort data. Insertion sort is particularly interesting because it sorts the data in place and is pretty easy to understand. While most of us just use the #sort method, interviewers still love to ask questions about sorting algorithms and related topics like Big-O notation. In this post, you'll learn not only how insertion sort works but also how to implement it yourself in Ruby.

Rails async queries by example

Rails' 7+ released the ability to utilize multiple threads out of the box which can drastically improve the performance of your application. Read this article to learn how Rails async queries work and when to use them.

How Honeybadger migrated from Sidekiq to Karafka

Honeybadger recently migrated our background job processing from Sidekiq to Karafka. Dig in to see what we learned.

What's new in Ruby 3.4

From frozen string literals to default block parameters, Ruby 3.4 brings some nice improvements and changes. Jump in to learn what's new.

What's new in Rails 8

The latest release of Rails includes a ton of new options and defaults that making shipping applications without a PaaS even easier. Dig in to learn what's new in Rails 8.

Secure custom domains with Caddy

If you want to host custom domains for customers in your SaaS, you'll need to handle both DNS and SSL. Fortunately, Caddy can help with both. Read this article to learn how.

A practical GitHub Actions pipeline example with Rails

Continuous Integration is a vital tool for developing software, and GitHub Actions makes it easy to add to almost any project. Dig into this practical GitHub Actions pipeline example and learn how to setup Continuous Integration for a Ruby on Rails project.

The ultimate guide to Sidekiq scheduled jobs

Unlock the power of background processing in Ruby and Rails with Sidekiq. Learn how to effortlessly create, schedule, and manage background jobs with and without ActiveJob.

How Solid Queue works under the hood

Maybe you've used Solid Queue already, but how well do you understand it? In this article, we'll follow the journey of a Solid Queue job from enqueue to completion.

A practical guide to web scraping with Ruby

Web scraping with Ruby opens up a world of possibilities. Would you like to get a text message when something gets restocked online? Dig into this article, where we'll solve a practical shopping problem in Ruby with web scraping!

Building Ruby on Rails engines

Jump into this article to learn the differences between Rails engines and plugins and even create your very own engine. We'll cover everything you need to know to enhance your Rails applications with modular, reusable components.

Win a ticket to Rocky Mountain Ruby 2024

Rocky Mountain Ruby is back this year, and Honeybadger is a Sapphire sponsor! To celebrate, we're giving away a free conference ticket. Enter to win by 9/20.

How to Use Azure Blob Storage with Ruby on Rails

With ActiveStorage's built-in Microsoft Azure Storage Service, using Azure Blob Storage to manage file uploads in your Ruby on Rails app is easier than you think. Check out this article to learn how.

Parsing CSV files in Ruby

Working with CSV files is something every programmer has to do eventually. Fortunately, Ruby's built-in CSV library puts plenty of tools at our disposal.

API versioning in Ruby on Rails

Got a Rails API that needs some love? Learn how to version your API endpoints so that you can introduce new features while maintaining backward compatibility!

How to build a Rails API with rate limiting

How secure is your API? Learn how to build an API with Ruby on Rails and use rack-attack to keep the bad actors out.

Blue Ridge Ruby is exactly what we need

This year's Blue Ridge Ruby conference in Asheville, North Carolina, was not only a wonderful experience but also highlighted the opportunity (and what's at stake) in the Ruby community.
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