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UUID v7 overcomes the limitations of v4 by including an 48 bit epoch timestamp along side random data. Here we discuss how you can enable UUID v7 on PostgreSQL and use it on a Ruby on Rails project.

DRY your test code by generalizign repetitive tests in to RSpec shared examples.

Not everyone has the luxury of having a beefed-up MacBook. I have wondered if 8GB of RAM will be sufficient for my work, and the answer is yes. But I do recommend at last 16GB.

Install and manage multiple versions of Ruby using the ASDF. ASDF allows you to manage multiple runtimes in one tool. I use it for Ruby, Elixir/Erlang and Node JS.

Rswag is a useful tool when it comes to documenting an API that is both OpenAPI and Swagger compatible. Here we discuss how we can work around unsupported attributes like servers.

ArgumentError: Missing host to link to is an error that has bugged me for over ten years. This post covers how you can set default URL options for routes in a Rails application.

The missing guide on how you can install and configure Hanami Views with a new Hanami 2.0 project to work with Slim and Erb (and any other templating engine supported by Tilt).

Ruby 3 introduced Endless Method definitions that help us write cleaner, neater and better code. Here I discuss examples of how you can use these functions.

Fix Library not loaded: /usr/local/lib/libpq.5.4.dylib error after you upgrade your Homebrew packages.

VCR is a tool that can be of immense help for developers testing against 3rd party APIs. This post discusses how to track down unused VCR cassettes for remvoal.

Delegation is a commonly used in software design to enforce the Law of Demeter. This article discusses how we can delegate methods in Ruby (using the standard library) and also using Rails.

Enter the world of socket programming with Ruby. Create a simple TCP/IP server and client with just.a few lines of Ruby code.

The "NSCFConstantString initialize error" bugged me right after a macOS Monterey installation on a Ruby on Rails v7 project. The solution is quick and simple. Why it happens though is a curious matter I would leave for later.

If you are testing RoR mailer views using RSpec and FFaker gem, you could randomly experience match failures. This post explains how you can use HTML escape to bring escape the name before matching.

gRPC, a remote-procedure-call framework by Google, is by far one of the preferred RPC frameworks in the wild. Here is a comparison between gRPC and JSON HTTP APIs for interconnecting services.

A Ruby developer will often require to work with different versions of a Ruby gem. This article discusses the installation and use of a ruby gem with a specific version in the terminal.

Bring sanity to your code and avoid massive expectation pyramids by chaining multiple conditions inside a single `expect` block.

The Ruby-retry method allows us to effortlessly retry a met a code block or an error handled method when an error is raised. This posts explains the retry method with an example use.

Make your code less noisy with the help of the dot-parenthesis shorthand. Start using the .(args)` instead of the .call method in services and other applicable instances.