Category: Ruby on Rails

Keep Your Ruby Projects Secure and Up-to-Date with Dependabot

Keep Your Ruby Projects Secure and Up-to-Date with Dependabot June 25, 2025 As developers, managing project dependencies can sometimes feel overwhelming — especially when it comes to ensuring they’re secure and up-to-date. Outdated or vulnerable dependencies can introduce serious risks to your applications. This is where Dependabot shines. Dependabot is a powerful, automated tool integrated … Continue reading Keep Your Ruby Projects Secure and Up-to-Date with Dependabot →

🧠 SOLID vs OOP in Ruby: Are We Just Repackaging the Same Ideas?

SOLID vs OOP in Ruby: Are We Just Repackaging the Same Ideas? June 24, 2025 In a recent round of technical interviews, I was asked about the SOLID principles. Like many Ruby developers, I’ve spent years applying object-oriented concepts in practice — even before SOLID was something people talked about regularly. As I dug deeper … Continue reading 🧠 SOLID vs OOP in Ruby: Are We Just Repackaging the Same Ideas? →

🚰 Streaming CSV Data: Line-by-Line Processing Like Draining a Tank

June 23, 2025 Imagine you're standing next to a massive tank — one that holds gigabytes of information. You need to drain it. You reach for a hose, expecting water, but instead... lines of CSV start pouring out. Fields and commas, endlessly. This is what CSV streaming feels like — and why it's such a … Continue reading 🚰 Streaming CSV Data: Line-by-Line Processing Like Draining a Tank →

🚨 Erratum: The N+1 Problem in Rails (and How I Redeemed Myself)

June 19, 2025 Yesterday morning, I had a deep and enjoyable technical interview covering a wide range of topics. But there was one moment I can’t forget: I completely fumbled a question about avoiding the N+1 problem in Rails. Maybe it was the lack of coffee ☕ — or just nerves — but my brain … Continue reading 🚨 Erratum: The N+1 Problem in Rails (and How I Redeemed Myself) →

🧱 Behind the Scenes of a Rails App: Understanding Middleware

June 18, 2025 Have you ever wondered what happens to an HTTP request before it hits your Rails controller? 🤔 Let me introduce you to a powerful but often overlooked part of Ruby on Rails: middleware. What is Middleware? Request ↓ [Middleware 1] ↓ [Middleware 2] ↓ [Rails Router / Controller / App] ↓ [Middleware … Continue reading 🧱 Behind the Scenes of a Rails App: Understanding Middleware →

📘 Designing RESTful APIs with Ruby on Rails: Conventions and Practical Implementation

June 17, 2025 In modern software engineering, APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) serve as essential components for scalable, modular applications. A well-structured API facilitates communication between systems, enhances developer experience, and supports long-term maintainability. This article explores widely accepted API conventions and illustrates how to implement them in Ruby on Rails, with a particular focus on … Continue reading 📘 Designing RESTful APIs with Ruby on Rails: Conventions and Practical Implementation →

🧨 One-Liners That Get You Back to Your Weekend (Fast Ruby Project Starters)

June 13, 2025 It's Friday. You're almost done. You just want to test an idea, run a quick prototype, or help a friend without messing up your local environment. So... enter one-liners. The kind that saves your day (and your weekend). Spin up a full Ruby app using Docker. No setup. No fuss. Just run … Continue reading 🧨 One-Liners That Get You Back to Your Weekend (Fast Ruby Project Starters) →

💎 PicoRuby: Bringing Ruby to Microcontrollers and the Edge of IoT

June 11, 2025 In the world of embedded systems, performance and size matter. But what if we could write microcontroller logic in a language we love — like Ruby? That's the promise of PicoRuby: a lightweight implementation of Ruby, designed to run on tiny chips like the Raspberry Pi Pico and even the ESP32. I … Continue reading 💎 PicoRuby: Bringing Ruby to Microcontrollers and the Edge of IoT →

Understanding config/database.yml in Ruby on Rails

Understanding config/database.yml in Ruby on Rails June 11, 2025 The config/database.yml file is a core part of any Ruby on Rails application. It defines how Rails connects to the database in various environments (development, test, production), and it's often the first touchpoint when configuring an application's data layer. Let's explore how this configuration file works, … Continue reading Understanding config/database.yml in Ruby on Rails →

🔐 Securing Your Ruby Apps with bundler-audit

June 10, 2025 In today’s world of frequent security breaches, keeping your Ruby application’s dependencies secure is non-negotiable. That’s where bundler-audit steps in—a powerful command-line tool that scans your Gemfile.lock for known vulnerabilities and insecure gem sources. 🛠 What is bundler-audit? bundler-audit checks your project for: Vulnerable versions of gems (by comparing with the ruby-advisory-db) … Continue reading 🔐 Securing Your Ruby Apps with bundler-audit →