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RSSTechnical Bias and How It Shapes Architecture Decisions
Architecture reviews kill workable solutions for reasons that are not technical. How preference dressed as judgment shapes the stack you end up with.
The Hidden Garden: A Product Development Framework
Treat product work like a garden: set the conditions, cut features that don't serve the core value, and align the team with a four-day Lean Inception.
Stripe Payments in Rails With the Pay Gem: A Setup Guide
Use the Pay gem (v11.6) with Stripe in Rails 6+ to ship subscriptions, one-time charges, and webhooks behind a single interface - no per-gateway plumbing.
Linking PostgreSQL Tables That Share No Foreign Keys
Databases often evolve in unpredictable ways. Tables that were initially designed to operate independently might later need to be connected.
ViewComponent in Rails 8: Building a Tested Product Card
ViewComponents put UI logic in a Ruby class instead of scattering it across views, helpers and partials. Building a product card to show how.
Rebuilding CodeVerse Documentation on Next.js: A Case Study
CodeVerse ran documentation on Jekyll and their marketing site on Gatsby, and the seams showed. How we rebuilt both as one Next.js platform.
What Non-Tech Founders Often Miss
I have worked with many non-technical founders. They often make the same mistakes, which wastes time and money. They mean well, but problems happen.
OpenApply Case Study: Rails Code and UX Improvements
OpenApply is a smart software platform that makes admissions and enrollment easier for students worldwide.
Minitest Advantages: Simple Testing for Rails Projects
Minitest and RSpec are great testing tools for Ruby on Rails, each with its style, strengths, and weaknesses.
Ruby on Rails 8: Custom Compression for Encrypted Data
In Ruby on Rails 8, ActiveRecord’s encryption features are more flexible than ever. You can now set a custom compression algorithm for encrypted attributes.
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