Do you need to write a complex SELECT query? In this article, we’ve tried to create a recipe for you.
Aggregate functions are a very powerful tool in databases. They serve the same purpose as their equivalents in MS Excel
A great explanation of a really cool algorithm. “How de-duplicated, incremental file transfer works “
This blog post looks at testing rails apps with FactoryBot and MiniTest – the default test framework which ships with Rails....
Growth hacking is a popular buzzword, but do you know what it means? Learn about the best growth hacking resources with this playbook.
A pretty detailed explanation and example of how to use Markdown in Rails
I may already have covered this. But there are one or two new ones on this list: “If you have used any Unix-like operating systems like GNU/Linux or terminal in the macOS, you will be familiar with cd, ls, grep, find and…”
A bunch of really handy little python libraries: lThese modules bring a bit more elegance and functionality to Python
These are pretty basic common sense measures that i think any rails app should follow: “Ensure your Rails application stays secure by following some best practices and habits.”
I totally agree with this. Ive used or needed to use statistics ans probability a lot more often than calculus: “The case for ending calculus requirements for science majors.”
A suprisingly thoughtful and detailed essay. I skimmed it. It's a bit of intellectual play because the question could be answered much more briefly. But the article does go deep and look at the question in many different interesting ways.
Very useful background on Rails 7 and Javascript: "Learn how to install JavaScript libraries with import maps and how import maps work under the hood in Rails 7.
Two major ways of organized source control and brancing: "Git Flow or trunk-based development? This guide lists the pros and cons of both, and examines various use cases."
Rails Assets (css, js, etc) have been managed through various mechanisms over the years. They seem to keep trying to find something less mind bendingly complex. Here's the latest: "Demystify the complexity of the Rails 7 asset pipeline and navigate its wide menu of options."
Don't you know what a Data Class is? You know how to use it? And what is the difference with a regular class? Here in this post I will try to answer these questions and many more.
Bashly is a command line application (written in Ruby) that lets you generate feature-rich bash command line tools.
It never hurts to learn more about the Asset Pipeline in Rails 7, right?
I can always learn tonuse comprehensions better! “Write better list comprehensions with the help of these unknown features and tricks”
This is almost in the too good to be true category! “Python has become the most popular language in many rapidly evolving sectors, such as deep learning and data sciences. Yet its easy readability comes at the cost of performance. Of course, we all complain about program performance from time to time, and Python should certainly not take all the blame. Still, it's fair to say that Python's nature as an interpreted language does not help, especially in computation-intensive scenarios (e.g., when there are multiple nested for loops).”
My first video post to this. This is an excellent motivator and explainer to all of you trying or struggling to learn a new skill. I myself am struggling go learn to play the piano. Ha! I’ve been doing that for over 10 years. Still diggin’