Ruby on Rails

In this blog post, I’m excited to share with you the culmination of over 10 years of experience working with Ruby on Rails and 4 years of building Event Sourcing (CQRS/ES) applications. …

In the dynamic landscape of web development, beginners and seasoned developers alike often grapple with a common quandary: should they devote more time to refining their skills and mastering new technologies, or should they plunge headlong into their projects, learning as they go? …

Introduction: As a developer working with Ruby on Rails, understanding how a request is processed by the framework is essential for building efficient and robust web applications. When a user interacts with your Rails application by visiting a URL or submitting a form, a series of steps are executed to…

When thinking about Ruby on Rails, routing is a huge chunk of what needs to be mastered. In this blog post, we’ll be looking at routes.rb, RESTful routing, and custom routes. The basics: When a user navigates somewhere using the browser, the application will look inside of the routing. If…

Using raw SQL commands directly in your code can be unintuitive when working with relational databases. Fortunately, there is an elegant solution: the Active Record model. In this article, we’ll look at how the Active Record model can simplify your operations by using SQL commands in your code. Traditionally, we…

I recently stumbled upon a perplexing discrepancy while converting Time to DateTime using the #to_datetime method. Intrigued by this unexpected behavior, I delved into an investigation to unravel its root cause. I’ll share my findings in this blog post with you, as I believe it’s worth your attention. Introduction I’m currently…

Numeric data types play a crucial role in defining the structure of numeric data in a database through Rails migrations. In this article, we will explore various numeric types that can be used in Rails migrations and will dive into detailed use case for unsigned and limit optional flags. Integer…

Object relational mapping or ORM is how databases are managed and connected to objects. In Ruby this is done through the use of classes and instances. According to the Rails Guide, “In Active Record, objects carry both persistent data and behavior which operates on that data.” While setting up the…

Introduction: In today’s digital world, online payment systems have become an integral part of e-commerce applications. PayPal, being one of the most widely used payment gateways, provides a seamless solution for handling transactions securely. …