Heroku Routers & Mesh Layer
The mesh layer is a special architectural design of Heroku's. Each web request is routed through one of several high-powered routers, called "the mesh layer,"...
The Heroku Pipeline (aka ‘Pipelines’)
Pipelines are a modern way to work on Heroku. From the Heorku docs: A pipeline is a group of Heroku apps that share the same codebase. Each...
Ruby 2 Keyword Arguments
With Ruby 2.0 we now have first-class support for keyword arguments in our method parameters. ("First class" means it is a fundamental part of the...
TypeScript Crash Course •WIP•
1/ Everything is a Type The foundation of TypeScript is that everything — absolutely every variable, constant, or object — is a type. You will always be...
The Magic of Enums in Rails
Ruby on Rails has special under-the-hood magic that will patch four methods onto your models for each enum value you specify. That means if you...
The .github/CODEOWNERS File
• Can be used to specify notifications for certain people or teams. (---) (---) • Can be used with a path that will notify the...
Ensure with Explicit Return
Consider the following method. Assume that the call to thing.method_that_possibly_raises! might raise an app exception we will call SomeAppException? def some_method thing.method_that_possibly_raises! ensure return thing end What we...
Rails 7: Shakapacker and ReactOnRails Quick Setup (Part 1)
(Part 1 of 2) Shakapacker is a strong alternative to both JSBundling and Importmaps. It is the official successor to Webpacker, the gem in Rails...