All of my thoughts on programming, product design, and more, collected in chronological order.
Spam is a frustrating reality - fake registrations, bot comments, bogus form submissions - but there's no one-size-fits-all fix. Let’s walk through spam control options from the most lightweight and free to more comprehensive paid services, with a ...
While building EstateSync, I created many tables of varying complexity and length, but they still shared a lot of common patterns. Maintaining a consistent UI became increasingly challenging as I was using Tailwind, and I noticed that view code wa...
When working on multiple local projects, each running on different ports, it becomes inconvenient to remember port numbers and manually update /etc/hosts for every new project. Our goal was to make development feel like production — where each pro...
Every production-grade Rails project should proactively address security and code quality. The Ruby ecosystem offers a rich collection of gems that help you do just that - catching bugs early, enforcing best practices, and protecting your users an...
While working on a Rails app recently, I stumbled across a frustrating bug that only appeared in the test environment. Everything worked perfectly in the development console. Models loaded fine. Associations were intact. My concern methods behaved...
Alberto Fortin’s recent post on dialing back LLM usage resonated with me. Like many developers, I’ve found AI to be both a productivity godsend and a source of friction. It can feel like magic — until it quietly leads you down the wrong path. Here...
When developing applications using Rails, efficient database interaction is crucial for maintaining high performance. ActiveRecord provides several methods to optimize database queries. In this post, we’ll explore how using specific ActiveRecord m...
If you've ever encountered a situation where your Rails model associations work perfectly in the console but mysteriously fail in your test suite, you're not alone. I recently ran into this exact issue and wanted to share the solution along with s...
