28 May 2019
Robby speaks with Eileen Uchitelle, Senior Engineer at Github and member of the Rails core team. They discuss Eileen's process for upgrading Rails at Github from 3.2 to 5.2 from both a technical and organizational point of view.
9 May 2019
Need to upgrade your Rails app? Keep the process smooth and bug-free with these tips, articles, and tools.
26 Apr 2019
When working on multiple projects in different languages and frameworks, it can be hard to orient yourself into each problem. Here are some tips to make these transitions easier.
17 Dec 2018
Updating an older project comes with many different challenges. Think of the code like an old house. Instead of tearing it down and starting from the ground up, you have to evaluate what's already there and work with it.
13 Dec 2018
Surprises may be great for birthdays but not for clients. How we work to reduce possible problems and fix them as soon as possible.
2 Nov 2018
Building a solid foundation of test coverage can make a difference in your Rails app upgrade. Here's why, and how to get there.
22 Oct 2018
Acts_As_List vs. Ranked_Model: Choosing the right Gem for calculating multiple data sets.
5 Oct 2018
Yesterday, DHH announced a new feature that will be available in the upcoming Rails 6: Action Text.
At a high level, I really like the idea of Action Text. I think it is right in line with what makes Rails attractive to use in the first place: it helps you to quickly and easily build a website with rich functionality that, in the right ecosystem, just works out of the box.
The idea of sitting down one afternoon and deciding to make a site with rich text comments and posts, file uploads, WebSockets notifications of said uploads and posts, and then actually having that site be up and running the same day – using one single framework – is pretty freaking insane from a high level.
But the devil is in the details, as always. It currently looks like Action Text is built on ActiveStorage, which means that lots of legacy applications that are still using other file upload methods, like Carrierwave, will have trouble implementing this feature. It’s also likely to be tough to switch if you already have a WYSIWYG editor in place and want to switch to Action Text. I can immediately think of two such applications we maintain that fall into this category.
Overall, though, I like this idea. It furthers Rails ability to truly be a one-stop-shop solution for creating and maintaining websites.
Want to read more about this upcoming addition to Rails? Here are all the links to explore:
28 Sep 2018
One of our Ruby on Rails developers, John, sat down with the host of The Ruby Testing Podcast to talk about test suites within legacy applications.
10 Sep 2018
Are you interviewing Ruby on Rails development companies for your application? Here are six important questions to ask them in the interview process.
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