A Non-Technical Client And Bugs

A Non-Technical Client And Bugs

A few techniques which can help you handle errors in production if your client is non-technical. You should always apply best practices in your projects to avoid bad situations. But if some errors slip through your test suite, code reviews, QA and testing on staging, be sure that you handle it in a proper way.

A Subjective Guide To Naming Stuff In Ruby on Rails: Classes

A Subjective Guide To Naming Stuff In Ruby on Rails: Classes

Naming things in programming may not be hard (a matter of imagination), but it is definitely hard to do it right. Also, it turns out to be very unclear what “right” means in each and every context. It doesn’t change the fact that in 8 out of 10 PRs I review, I provide a feedback related to naming, be it naming of classes, methods, fields, variables… you name it

How To Introduce A New Developer To A Project

How To Introduce A New Developer To A Project

Introducing a new developer to an existing project might be a long and unproductive process. Because of that, it is wise to approach this challenge with some kind of plan.

The Pros And Cons Of Using MongoDB

The Pros And Cons Of Using MongoDB

When embarking on a new backend project, our first move as developers is often to use some well-established relational database like PostgreSQL or MySQL. However, for some time there have been different database types available on the market. One of them is MongoDB.

Github On Steroids

Github On Steroids

In this article, I would like to share my tips on how to improve your Github repository so basically, how to give it some ‘steroids’. I will cover aspects like using templates, coverage report in Github projects and packages, how to improve the CI build speed and finally, how to better document your code.

A Curated List Of Git Commands Enough To Keep Your Git History Flat

A Curated List Of Git Commands Enough To Keep Your Git History Flat

A curated list of git commands enough to keep your git history flat I’ve been working on projects where we keep the git history flat (no merge-commits) for quite a bit of time now, and I’ve decided to make a list of git commands I often use during every-day development.

Writing A Regular Expression Tester In Crystal As A Learning Exercise

Writing A Regular Expression Tester In Crystal As A Learning Exercise

As a part-time Rubyist, I couldn’t ignore Crystal any longer (+ I enjoy learning new programming languages) so I decided to give it a try. Because I wanted to write something useful and contribute to the community, I was looking for a small idea in the Ruby world and spoiler alert… I found it.

A Subjective Guide To Writing (Technical) Articles

A Subjective Guide To Writing (Technical) Articles

Have you ever thought about writing a technical article to share your knowledge with others and had no clue how to do so? You are in the right place. In this article I will try to guide you through the entire process and highlight the parts you should pay special attention to.

Quo Vadis, EmberJS? My EmberJS Wishlist For 2018

Quo Vadis, EmberJS? My EmberJS Wishlist For 2018

What can be changed in Ember to make its users even more content when working with it? In this short publication, I will try to present a few ideas, which in 2018 could help the development (and further growth) of this tool.

How Did I Organize Hackathon In My Company?

How Did I Organize Hackathon In My Company?

What is the concept of Hackathon, why is it worth considering and what are the benefits Hackathon can bring to you and your company? In this article, I will share with you my experiences connected with organizing and bringing the event to life — from the very first concept to the big day itself and the final stage, right after Hackathon — in order to make your hard work pay off.

An Opinionated Guide To Readable RSpec (part 2 of 2)

An Opinionated Guide To Readable RSpec (part 2 of 2)

In the previous part of this article we focused on making specs we try to write as readable as possible. This however, comes at a cost of duplication and bloated individual tests. While this is a cost we intend to pay, there are ways to mitigate the impact of readability oriented specs on the overall size of our suite.

Essential RubyOnRails Patterns — Part 4: Form Objects

Essential RubyOnRails Patterns — Part 4: Form Objects

Form Object is a very useful pattern in rails ecosystem as it can address variety of issues and antipatterns. In this article we will attempt to sort out in which situations Form Objects can prove useful and what conventions allow us to make most out of them.