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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.

Introduction to RSpec Request Specs and how you can use it in your Ruby on Rails application.

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.

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.

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.

Enums are a useful and commonly used data type in Ruby applications. Rails 7 introduces support to create native PG enum data types. This post discusses the creation and use of native enums with PostgreSQL, advantes & disadvantages.

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.

A little advice from my encounter with the LinkedIn Skill Assessment Test for Ruby on Rails. It is an easy test and any Rails developer could easily land on a new shiny badge.

Not every model/database table requires an auto-increment integer field as the primary key. Ruby on Rails allows us to specify the primary key in the migration field and configuration in the model.

Ruby on Rails doesn't add model field details to the model and related files such as specs and factories. The annotate library automatically adds field definitions to relevant files.

The popular Ruby on Rails library ActsAsTaggableOn wrongfully selects the parent class in STI resulting empty #tagged_with method output. The solution would be to use a custom query.

Bring life to your Rails application by using Toastr alerts with Turbo and Stimulus JS. This blog post details the steps with code samples to show Toastr flash messages.

Enable Tailwind CSS with JIT in your Ruby on Rails project using the new `cssbundling-rails` ruby gem. Includes advice for Trailblazer configuration.

The Cookie Consent prompt negatively affects the effectiveness of landing pages. I recommend you disable them unless necessary. This is how you can disable sessions on routes on your Rails website.

Those who enjoyed the where.not(...) query method will surely find the query.invert_where query method a welcoming feature. It allows us to easily invert entire queries.

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.

Learn how you can track an ActiveRecord objects attribute changes across its lifecycle or page request. The methods [attr]_was, [attr]_chagned?, [attr]_previously_was are some among the helpful methods implemented in ActiveModel::Dirty module.

With the introduction of ActionCable with Rails 5.0, WebSockets are now first-class citizens in the Ruby on Rails ecosystem. This article is an introduction to the WebSockets implementation in Rails.

Caching is a vital instrument to reduce the load on the server and deliver reused results and speed up page load for the user. Rails 5 introduces collection caching that can vastly improve performance.