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Solid Queue vs Sidekiq: When Each Wins
Solid Queue runs jobs in your database and drops Redis. Sidekiq keeps Redis and its throughput. Which one fits comes down to job volume and ops appetite.
· JetThoughts Team
Falcon Web Server: Async Ruby in Production
Falcon async web server for Ruby: Master fiber-based concurrency, benchmark vs Puma/Unicorn, deploy in production. Scale Rails apps, handle concurrent connections, boost performance ✓
When Small Method Choices Cascade Into Big Performance Wins
How one Ruby method change from gsub to tr cut CPU usage by 40%. Real examples of small method choices that cascade into big performance wins in Rails apps.
What Rust on Rails Offers Solo Web Developers
Discover how rust on rails is transforming web development for solo developers with speed and efficiency.
Rails Performance Monitoring: Complete Guide 2025
Comprehensive guide to monitoring and optimizing Rails application performance using APM tools like New Relic, DataDog, AppSignal, Scout APM, and custom instrumentation.
· JetThoughts TeamRuby Concurrency Patterns: Threads, Fibers and Ractors
A practical guide to Ruby concurrency: thread pools, fibers with the async gem, and Ractors, with runnable examples and notes on where each one fits.
· Paul KeenMigrating From DelayedJob to Solid Queue in Rails 8
Moving from DelayedJob to Solid Queue in Rails 8: the schema change, the adapter swap, production pitfalls and the numbers to measure before and after.
· JetThoughts Team
Rails performance at scale: 10K to 1M users roadmap
Scale Rails from 10K to 1M users with our proven optimization roadmap. Real metrics, code examples, architecture patterns.
· Paul Keen
Speeding Up Slow Elasticsearch Queries With the Profile API
How to find why an Elasticsearch query_string search is slow with the Profile API, and the two changes that helped in a reported case - limiting fields and dropping the trailing wildcard. Includes a local re-run.
4 lines to Speed Up your Rails Test Suite on CircleCI
Most of our projects have a big code base of assets which dramatically reduce not only browser page rendering but also increase passing test suites.
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