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Don't be mean: Statistical means and percentiles 101

By Robert Beekman on Dec 4

A post about the statistics we use at AppSignal and how they work.

Fibers and Enumerators in Ruby: Turning Blocks Inside Out

By Julik Tarkhanov on Nov 27

In this edition of Ruby Magic, we shine a light on Enumerable and Fiber to explain flow controlling enumerables and turning blocks inside out.

Understanding Elixir’s GenStages: Querying the Blockchain

By Miguel Palhas on Nov 13

A dive into Elixir's GenStage module and backpressure using an example querying the blockchain

Testing Asynchronous Threads in Ruby

By Peter Ohler on Nov 6

Using a mental model with a Batman metaphor we explain testing asynchonous threads in Ruby

Building a Ruby C Extension From Scratch

By Thijs Cadier on Oct 30

In this edition of Ruby Magic, we'll show you how to use code written in C from Ruby.

The innards of a RubyGem

By Robert Beekman on Oct 23

Share code with yourself or others by utilizing the RubyGems ecosystem.

Hot Code Reloading in Elixir

By Jeff Kreeftmeijer on Oct 16

How to upgrade code in a running Elixir application without restarting. 🏎

ActiveRecord vs. Ecto
Part Two

By Elvio Viçosa Jr on Oct 9

The second part of the "ActiveRecord vs. Ecto" series, in which Batman and Batgirl fight over querying databases and we compare apples and oranges.

Improved Navigation

By Tom de Bruijn on Oct 8

We've improved the navigation to help you focus on different tasks and to make it easier to find the data you need.

The Magic of Class-level Instance Variables

By Benedikt Deicke on Oct 2

Even classes are objects in Ruby. In this edition of Ruby Magic, we'll look at class-level instance variables by creating a module for wrapping an object's methods.

ActiveRecord vs. Ecto
Part One

By Elvio Viçosa Jr on Sep 28

In part one of this two-part series, we'll compare ActiveRecord and Ecto by looking at how they handle database schemas and migration.

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Explicitly casting vs. implicitly coercing types in Ruby

By Tom de Bruijn on Sep 25

We'll look into difference between explicit casting and implicit coercing in Ruby, and the difference between typecasting Leonard Nimoy and Michael Keaton.

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