https://blog.appsignal.com The AppSignal blog. Product updates, Ruby Magic, Elixir Alchemy, AppSignal Academy and more. https://blog.appsignal.com/2026/01/07/an-introduction-to-ruby-parsing-with-prism.html Wed, 7 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +0000 Prism is here to change our lives as Ruby developers: find out how. https://blog.appsignal.com/2026/01/07/an-introduction-to-ruby-parsing-with-prism.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkFuIEludHJvZHVjdGlvbiB0byBSdWJ5IFBhcnNpbmcgd2l0aCBQcmlzbSJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyNi0wMS9ydWJ5LXBhcnNpbmctcHJpc20ucG5nIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=ef92b44cde770511f30ec07886c84b2c4fe9faaa7e02e8cd3e72abddf441be6b https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/12/17/appsignals-top-5-ruby-posts-in-2025.html Wed, 17 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000 Let's look back at our top 5 Ruby posts this year. https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/12/17/appsignals-top-5-ruby-posts-in-2025.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkFwcFNpZ25hbOKAmXMgVG9wIDUgUnVieSBQb3N0cyBpbiAyMDI1In0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDI1LTEyL3RvcC01LXJ1YnkucG5nIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=df7b88c7a992f792ad11d6cb0ffd8164b5586e422154bd11dd5ce46fc7cd7dc3 https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/12/10/create-a-markdown-editor-in-ruby-on-rails.html Wed, 10 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000 In this post, we'll build a Markdown editor using Rails. https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/12/10/create-a-markdown-editor-in-ruby-on-rails.html 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https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkNvbXBsZXRpbmcsIEludGVncmF0aW5nLCBhbmQgUHVibGlzaGluZyBPdXIgR2FtZSB3aXRoIERyYWdvblJ1YnkifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjUtMTEvcDItZHJhZ29ucnVieS5wbmcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=f27f9402be5418d8079c804ca18edb6c2c53ac87738bb1812022be93f46c2b39 https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/11/12/rendering-samples-with-showcase-for-ruby-on-rails.html Wed, 12 Nov 2025 05:00:00 +0000 In the final part of our Showcase for Rails series, we'll look at its key feature: samples. https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/11/12/rendering-samples-with-showcase-for-ruby-on-rails.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJlbmRlcmluZyBTYW1wbGVzIHdpdGggU2hvd2Nhc2UgZm9yIFJ1Ynkgb24gUmFpbHMifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjUtMTEvcDMtcmFpbHMtZW5naW5lcy5wbmcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=1eab259cdb2069f6ecff59ec2a0b5f6e43c376e6646643b3f950b08b1ac4726d https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/11/05/an-introduction-to-game-development-with-dragonruby.html Wed, 5 Nov 2025 05:00:00 +0000 We'll cover the basics of game development with DragonRuby in the first part of this two-part series. https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/11/05/an-introduction-to-game-development-with-dragonruby.html 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https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkV4dGVuZCBBY3RpdmVTdG9yYWdlIGZvciBSdWJ5IG9uIFJhaWxzIHdpdGggQ3VzdG9tIFByZXZpZXdlcnMifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjUtMDgvcDItYWN0aXZlc3RvcmFnZS5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=435d183dbdb1e57b4e85ee9beac1d8f0e0901606217729b615200325e646d3cc https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/07/30/build-custom-activestorage-analyzers-for-ruby-on-rails.html Wed, 30 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0000 We'll dive into how ActiveStorage treats uploaded data, and how to extend this process, in part one of this two-part series. https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/07/30/build-custom-activestorage-analyzers-for-ruby-on-rails.html 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https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkEgRGVlcCBEaXZlIGludG8gU29saWQgUXVldWUgZm9yIFJ1Ynkgb24gUmFpbHMifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjUtMDYvc29saWQtcXVldWUtcDIuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=884b27b9a6349a9d55c77d3eba0dc698e51fb91658550e5666c9f9a24c0468e4 https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/05/21/set-up-tracing-for-a-ruby-on-rails-application-in-appsignal.html Wed, 21 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000 Let's use AppSignal to detect, diagnose, remove performance bottlenecks, and employ tracing in a Ruby on Rails application. https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/05/21/set-up-tracing-for-a-ruby-on-rails-application-in-appsignal.html 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https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkFuIEludHJvZHVjdGlvbiB0byBTb2xpZCBRdWV1ZSBmb3IgUnVieSBvbiBSYWlscyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyNS0wNS9zb2xpZC1xdWV1ZS5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=cffd6c81d7bae1946cc82338bc3c48dccde9dc4d2bd7c1cd6c89c793592049f2 https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/04/16/pre-build-a-secure-authentication-layer-with-authentication-zero-for-ruby-on-rails.html Wed, 16 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000 Let's build a configurable generator that equips your Ruby on Rails app with an authentication scaffold. https://blog.appsignal.com/2025/04/16/pre-build-a-secure-authentication-layer-with-authentication-zero-for-ruby-on-rails.html 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In part two of this three-part series, we'll run through socket hijacking. https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/11/20/rack-for-ruby-socket-hijacking.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJhY2sgZm9yIFJ1Ynk6IFNvY2tldCBIaWphY2tpbmcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjQtMTEvcDItcmFjay5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=38a4545024377f3961014be2c4bd8c3baee463fa95c4f888867eb7b73d5846ad https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/10/30/the-basics-of-rack-for-ruby.html Wed, 30 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000 Rack is the foundation for every popular Ruby web framework in existence. In the first part of a three-part series, let's set up a Rack app. https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/10/30/the-basics-of-rack-for-ruby.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlRoZSBCYXNpY3Mgb2YgUmFjayBmb3IgUnVieSJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyNC0xMC9wMS1yYWNrLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=0e45217aac449e918c2bead48ff61f4ce877ebfc8fc3919cfabbfa8a0bcb0191 https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/10/30/optimize-database-performance-in-ruby-on-rails-and-activerecord.html Wed, 30 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000 Let's dive into some strategies to optimize database performance in Rails and ActiveRecord. https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/10/30/optimize-database-performance-in-ruby-on-rails-and-activerecord.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6Ik9wdGltaXplIERhdGFiYXNlIFBlcmZvcm1hbmNlIGluIFJ1Ynkgb24gUmFpbHMgYW5kIEFjdGl2ZVJlY29yZCJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyNC0xMS9kYXRhYmFzZS1wZXJmLWFyLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=33fea2df8fd9dd40221b16213092a2b4e0a4b07fab3af64add402fd02b27b28d https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/10/10/rails-community-survey-2024-appsignal-ranks-in-top-5.html Thu, 10 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000 AppSignal has secured a top 5 spot in the 2024 Ruby on Rails Community Survey. In this post, we'll take a look at our rankings and key development trends. https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/10/10/rails-community-survey-2024-appsignal-ranks-in-top-5.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJhaWxzIENvbW11bml0eSBTdXJ2ZXkgMjAyNDogQXBwU2lnbmFsIFJhbmtzIGluIFRvcCA1In0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDI0LTEwL3JhaWxzLWNvbW11bml0eS1zdXJ2ZXkuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=28fffaaef57e6fb13d026a41aa189a6a7f47909d866ecca4539bd3332edce23c https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/10/07/whats-new-in-ruby-on-rails-8.html Mon, 7 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000 Let's explore everything that Rails 8 has to offer. https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/10/07/whats-new-in-ruby-on-rails-8.html 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https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlNxdWFzaCBZb3VyIFJ1YnkgYW5kIFJhaWxzIEJ1Z3MgRmFzdGVyIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDI0LTA4L2RlYnVnZ2luZy1ydWJ5LmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=7e5cefa5fd344fb52cf11b585116ddbd7eaf57311daaf70c7426d2b2d1500528 https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/08/14/an-introduction-to-http-caching-in-ruby-on-rails.html Wed, 14 Aug 2024 05:00:00 +0000 We'll explore the basics of HTTP caching, cache layers, configuration, and how to cache in Rails. https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/08/14/an-introduction-to-http-caching-in-ruby-on-rails.html 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Let's examine what Simple Form is, why we might need it, and some real use cases. https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/05/15/creating-forms-in-ruby-on-rails-with-simple-form.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkNyZWF0aW5nIEZvcm1zIGluIFJ1Ynkgb24gUmFpbHMgd2l0aCBTaW1wbGUgRm9ybSJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyNC0wNS9zaW1wbGUtZm9ybS5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=1eb8a4dc986d040564077e278cce7717dff5858c375b083a6997aad60d8fb103 https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/05/08/debugging-in-ruby-with-pry-byebug.html Wed, 8 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000 Let's set up and use pry-byebug, a gem that adds debugging and stack navigation to pry using byebug. https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/05/08/debugging-in-ruby-with-pry-byebug.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkRlYnVnZ2luZyBpbiBSdWJ5IHdpdGggcHJ5LWJ5ZWJ1ZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyNC0wNS9wcnktYnllYnVnLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=4c41ad3cb2a7ae0cb7ad54a847be0f79725daa1a7fe5e80b87a109d8dcb72819 https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/05/01/anycable-for-ruby-on-rails-how-does-it-improve-over-action-cable.html Wed, 1 May 2024 05:00:00 +0000 Let's see what AnyCable brings to the table and how it outperforms Action Cable. https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/05/01/anycable-for-ruby-on-rails-how-does-it-improve-over-action-cable.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkFueUNhYmxlIGZvciBSdWJ5IG9uIFJhaWxzOiBIb3cgRG9lcyBpdCBJbXByb3ZlIG92ZXIgQWN0aW9uIENhYmxlPyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyNC0wNS9hbnljYWJsZS1hY3Rpb25jYWJsZS5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=b0c2dffea7632af0280e20dfa0c2e5cd00ac7a05e43f3d37da913aea9c12f219 https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/04/24/should-you-use-ruby-on-rails-or-hanami.html Wed, 24 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +0000 Let's explore the strengths and weaknesses of Rails and Hanami. https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/04/24/should-you-use-ruby-on-rails-or-hanami.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlNob3VsZCBZb3UgVXNlIFJ1Ynkgb24gUmFpbHMgb3IgSGFuYW1pPyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyNC0wNC9yYWlscy1vci1oYW5hbWkuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=b8fd536184a9efa31004d34e241570d3ab98d51d7eaf7aaabc75ed192388e447 https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/04/17/handling-exceptions-in-grape-for-ruby.html Wed, 17 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +0000 Grape is a popular Ruby framework for building RESTful APIs. Let's explore the basics of Grape exception handling, including customizing exceptions. https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/04/17/handling-exceptions-in-grape-for-ruby.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkhhbmRsaW5nIEV4Y2VwdGlvbnMgaW4gR3JhcGUgZm9yIFJ1YnkifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjQtMDQvZXhjZXB0aW9ucy13aXRoLWdyYXBlLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=c38a2889d71c1df04c0181df481065136889a8f58d7993174858a92c238a1488 https://blog.appsignal.com/2024/03/20/good-database-migration-practices-for-your-ruby-on-rails-app-using-strong-migrations.html Wed, 20 Mar 2024 05:00:00 +0000 Let's explore Strong Migrations, a gem that can help you maintain good practices with your database migrations in Ruby on Rails. 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https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkNvbm5lY3RpbmcgUmVhY3QuanMgYW5kIFN0aW11bHVzSlMgd2l0aCBKYXZhU2NyaXB0IEV2ZW50cyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMy0xMi9zdGltdWx1c2pzLnBuZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=a5fe5ce7cdda387e8eee355509295620aef90e2b7c17e05ebace2233caacfda5 https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/12/13/stream-updates-to-your-users-with-litecable-for-ruby-on-rails.html Wed, 13 Dec 2023 05:00:00 +0000 In the fourth part of this series, we'll use LiteCable for WebSockets and stream updates to users via Turbo Streams. https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/12/13/stream-updates-to-your-users-with-litecable-for-ruby-on-rails.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlN0cmVhbSBVcGRhdGVzIHRvIFlvdXIgVXNlcnMgd2l0aCBMaXRlQ2FibGUgZm9yIFJ1Ynkgb24gUmFpbHMifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjMtMTIvbGl0ZWNhYmxlLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=08930bc34b4273624d670659633fd5cb950f023b2f12ea1d9d04c8a88bbcc409 https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/12/06/how-to-use-shoulda-matchers-with-rspec-for-ruby-on-rails.html Wed, 6 Dec 2023 05:00:00 +0000 Learn how to test functionality in your Rails app by using shoulda-matchers with RSpec. https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/12/06/how-to-use-shoulda-matchers-with-rspec-for-ruby-on-rails.html 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https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6Ik1vbml0b3IgU29saWQgQ2FjaGUgaW4gUmFpbHMgd2l0aCBBcHBTaWduYWwifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjMtMTEvY2FjaGUuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=31ed182adfb06898e24c889c2086a183c294bf715cdb8ca3f3dc65c4e81e05ae https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/11/29/keep-your-ruby-code-maintainable-with-money-rails.html Wed, 29 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000 We will cover some best practices and common ways of handling money in your Rails app with Money-Rails. https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/11/29/keep-your-ruby-code-maintainable-with-money-rails.html 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https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlNoYXBpbmcgdGhlIEZ1dHVyZSBvZiBSdWJ5IGFuZCBLYWZrYSBUb2dldGhlciB3aXRoIHJka2Fma2EtcnVieSJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMy0xMS9rYXJhZmthLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=1cdb78b8791fb1cb7093fff5d134c1d1a7c1bb3bb33b8d8a3d7ca825a6ec5448 https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/11/15/handle-incoming-webhooks-with-litejob-for-ruby-on-rails.html Wed, 15 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000 In the third part of this LiteStack series, we'll dive into using LiteJob to handle incoming webhooks. https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/11/15/handle-incoming-webhooks-with-litejob-for-ruby-on-rails.html 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Discover how to use Lambda functions in Ruby. https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/06/21/an-introduction-to-lambdas-in-ruby.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkFuIEludHJvZHVjdGlvbiB0byBMYW1iZGFzIGluIFJ1YnkifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjMtMDYvbGFtYmRhcy1ydWJ5LmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=0f0ced358deaaab49fc844fbe698e0837e7677d179571742774fdb935ea96e71 https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/06/20/exceptional-error-reporting-for-rails-exceptions.html Tue, 20 Jun 2023 05:00:00 +0000 Use our Rails Error Reporter to seamlessly handle your application's exceptions. https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/06/20/exceptional-error-reporting-for-rails-exceptions.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkV4Y2VwdGlvbmFsIEVycm9yIFJlcG9ydGluZyBmb3IgUmFpbHMgRXhjZXB0aW9ucyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMy0wNi9yYWlscy1lcnJvci1yZXBvcnRlci5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=a69187f59eaa5ee8937bfe96a108f610bad5104687d930bf48fdf7a6c28817c4 https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/06/14/setting-up-business-logic-with-dci-in-rails.html Wed, 14 Jun 2023 05:00:00 +0000 In part two of this series, we'll organize business logic in your Rails application using DCI. https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/06/14/setting-up-business-logic-with-dci-in-rails.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlNldHRpbmcgVXAgQnVzaW5lc3MgTG9naWMgd2l0aCBEQ0kgaW4gUmFpbHMifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjMtMDYvcDItYnVzaW5lc3MtbG9naWMtcmFpbHMuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=9f4150083df53f0a4d5159f8c171362705bfa14f656357db5b772035868fde2d https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/05/31/how-to-use-sinatra-to-build-a-ruby-application.html Wed, 31 May 2023 05:00:00 +0000 Sinatra is a powerful framework for Ruby applications. Let's see it in action. https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/05/31/how-to-use-sinatra-to-build-a-ruby-application.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkhvdyB0byBVc2UgU2luYXRyYSB0byBCdWlsZCBhIFJ1YnkgQXBwbGljYXRpb24ifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjMtMDUvc2luYXRyYS1ydWJ5LmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=0a181d78968bcc79ee61659ff2537a15a08e96a4b573abfa77a3c9557ea2838b https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/05/17/manage-your-ruby-logs-like-a-pro.html Wed, 17 May 2023 05:00:00 +0000 Discover the ins and outs of logging in Ruby, including how to customize your logs and use logging libraries like Lograge. https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/05/17/manage-your-ruby-logs-like-a-pro.html 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Discover how you can get the most from your logs. https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/03/01/making-the-most-of-your-logs-in-rails.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6Ik1ha2luZyB0aGUgTW9zdCBvZiBZb3VyIExvZ3MgaW4gUmFpbHMifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjMtMDMvcmFpbHMtbG9ncy5wbmcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=7e0581c2a8e06ef826058af72abd0ff8aa3b09152a677e9ba60d90d4abcc28f1 https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/02/22/storing-ephemeral-ui-state-with-kredis-for-rails.html Wed, 22 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000 Let's dive into how Kredis works and how you can use it to store short-term UI state. https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/02/22/storing-ephemeral-ui-state-with-kredis-for-rails.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlN0b3JpbmcgRXBoZW1lcmFsIFVJIFN0YXRlIHdpdGggS3JlZGlzIGZvciBSYWlscyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMy0wMi9rcmVkaXMucG5nIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=75d9da00945563d0f8bc09ed7049468c8017c02423bf954e5a70f2543717fac1 https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/02/15/whats-new-in-rails-7-1.html Wed, 15 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000 Let's take a look at what we can expect from the upcoming Rails 7.1 release. https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/02/15/whats-new-in-rails-7-1.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IldoYXQncyBOZXcgaW4gUmFpbHMgNy4xIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDIzLTAyL3JhaWxzLTctMS5wbmcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=ffc9c0752d56dd2a78fb867cc103e295063702fb5ed4a0ce050a97803260711b https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/02/14/introducing-appsignal-for-hanami.html Tue, 14 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000 We've added support for Hanami to our Ruby integration. This blog post explains what Hanami is and how you can use it with AppSignal. https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/02/14/introducing-appsignal-for-hanami.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/Mn62mqoVbWvyB5wgQ1/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkludHJvZHVjaW5nIEFwcFNpZ25hbCBmb3IgSGFuYW1pIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDIzLTAyL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1oYW5hbWkucG5nIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=95e2eb9a5715c96ed13bede42d1f105245caf7c145d0a763b067a835e98513e7 https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/02/01/a-guide-to-rails-view-helpers.html Wed, 1 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000 Find out how you can keep your Rails views readable using helpers. https://blog.appsignal.com/2023/02/01/a-guide-to-rails-view-helpers.html 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Here's how to keep your database table sizes down. https://blog.appsignal.com/2022/02/03/how-to-keep-database-table-sizes-down-and-prevent-data-bloat.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkhvdyB0byBLZWVwIERhdGFiYXNlIFRhYmxlIFNpemVzIERvd24gYW5kIFByZXZlbnQgRGF0YSBCbG9hdCJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMi0wMi9kYXRhYmFzZS1zaXplLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=14f217f1512c956293bca58512ff44548ae4b9568acde2562bbe896fb917061d https://blog.appsignal.com/2022/01/26/test-and-optimize-your-ruby-on-rails-database-performance.html Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0000 Explore three common ways to discover and test database performance problems in Rails, and seven ways to optimize performance. https://blog.appsignal.com/2022/01/26/test-and-optimize-your-ruby-on-rails-database-performance.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlRlc3QgYW5kIE9wdGltaXplIFlvdXIgUnVieSBvbiBSYWlscyBEYXRhYmFzZSBQZXJmb3JtYW5jZSJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMi0wMS9yYWlscy1kYXRhYmFzZS5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=558a3cde5057f05f8a7ea92b403a6e5595d9305b8c8e9a53e06b25d761aea51b https://blog.appsignal.com/2022/01/05/next-level-ruby-on-rails-application-monitoring-with-appsignal.html Wed, 5 Jan 2022 05:00:00 +0000 Let's run through adding custom instrumentation and monitoring to a Ruby on Rails application. https://blog.appsignal.com/2022/01/05/next-level-ruby-on-rails-application-monitoring-with-appsignal.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6Ik5leHQgTGV2ZWwgUnVieSBvbiBSYWlscyBBcHBsaWNhdGlvbiBNb25pdG9yaW5nIHdpdGggQXBwU2lnbmFsIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDIyLTAxL2FwcC1tb25pdG9yaW5nLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=41ae036e6fbeadae8c54cf8ced518fdbfe62df477b7037daa03d0ac180128395 https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/12/22/appsignals-top-5-ruby-posts-in-2021.html Wed, 22 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000 Let's look back at our top 5 Ruby posts this year, with a special mention thrown in for good measure. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/12/22/appsignals-top-5-ruby-posts-in-2021.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkFwcFNpZ25hbOKAmXMgVG9wIDUgUnVieSBQb3N0cyBpbiAyMDIxIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDIxLTEyL3RvcC01LXJ1YnkuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=d438ab637e289c542249aaa6c57c2bed995f494fe939b2dbde6c399c001e246a https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/12/15/whats-new-in-rails7.html Wed, 15 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000 Rails 7 is coming very soon. Let's look at what we can expect from the release. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/12/15/whats-new-in-rails7.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IldoYXQncyBOZXcgaW4gUmFpbHMgNyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMS0xMi9yYWlsczcuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=28cedbdcbc96d773cad32c734353b97edd72f58e8bb3abdc15b3387d1b9bdc66 https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/12/01/ruby-on-rails-application-monitoring-with-appsignal.html Wed, 1 Dec 2021 05:00:00 +0000 In the first of this two-part series, we'll set up monitoring for a Ruby on Rails application with AppSignal. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/12/01/ruby-on-rails-application-monitoring-with-appsignal.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJ1Ynkgb24gUmFpbHMgQXBwbGljYXRpb24gTW9uaXRvcmluZyB3aXRoIEFwcFNpZ25hbCJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMS0xMi9hcHAtbW9uaXRvcmluZy5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=60a345788b31acfccd0badb3f8682a6e0bfc78c5006f522f8393cb993e511d5e https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/11/17/practical-garbage-collection-tuning-in-ruby.html Wed, 17 Nov 2021 05:00:00 +0000 Explore how to implement and customize garbage collection in Ruby. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/11/17/practical-garbage-collection-tuning-in-ruby.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlByYWN0aWNhbCBHYXJiYWdlIENvbGxlY3Rpb24gVHVuaW5nIGluIFJ1YnkifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjEtMTEvcHJhY3RpY2FsLWdjLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=d7797c6d492bf6117cba51d273fce176806d863fa9a2858071c3b3576753d28a https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/10/20/optimistic-locking-in-rails-rest-apis.html Wed, 20 Oct 2021 05:00:00 +0000 Implement optimistic locking in Rails APIs to avoid potentially critical issues. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/10/20/optimistic-locking-in-rails-rest-apis.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6Ik9wdGltaXN0aWMgTG9ja2luZyBpbiBSYWlscyBSRVNUIEFQSXMifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjEtMTAvb3B0aW1pc3RpYy1sb2NraW5nLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=54d4ecb3d4f4b62a1233e2780b1a0b1ad423bccece5ca6d57f064bad04c9f3e1 https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/09/21/how-to-reduce-memory-bloat-in-ruby.html Tue, 21 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0000 Memory bloat can be a serious issue in Ruby. This article explores two common causes of memory bloat and how you can overcome them. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/09/21/how-to-reduce-memory-bloat-in-ruby.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkhvdyB0byBSZWR1Y2UgTWVtb3J5IEJsb2F0IGluIFJ1YnkifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjEtMDkvbWVtb3J5LWJsb2F0LmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=ff4c0624de2096497aea7b263b8b3791240a1d14fc69fea42f9a28c0b9fc30c2 https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/08/24/responsible-monkeypatching-in-ruby.html Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0000 Monkeypatching can be a great way to improve existing code if used right. Let's find out how. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/08/24/responsible-monkeypatching-in-ruby.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJlc3BvbnNpYmxlIE1vbmtleXBhdGNoaW5nIGluIFJ1YnkifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjEtMDgvbW9ua2V5cGF0Y2hpbmcuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=922917e907495587c659eecfe025bb57689a4d2c1aa95b934e1845b225902ef0 https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/08/11/ruby-hidden-gems-bullet-and-how-it-integrates-with-appsignal.html Wed, 11 Aug 2021 05:00:00 +0000 Let's dive into Bullet and find out how it can help you identify some database-related problems. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/08/11/ruby-hidden-gems-bullet-and-how-it-integrates-with-appsignal.html 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https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkFuIEludHJvZHVjdGlvbiB0byBQYXR0ZXJuIE1hdGNoaW5nIGluIFJ1YnkifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjEtMDcvcGF0dGVybi1tYXRjaGluZy5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=e280ba5b94a668379ea424689d97db4fe0fe7a4e266bdf8656a7371ff43fb254 https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/07/07/general-ruby-on-rails-problems-and-takeaways.html Wed, 7 Jul 2021 05:00:00 +0000 In this last part of the Rails Patterns and Anti-patterns series, I'll be going over the most common problems I've encountered while building and shipping Ruby on Rails applications. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/07/07/general-ruby-on-rails-problems-and-takeaways.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkdlbmVyYWwgUnVieSBvbiBSYWlscyBQcm9ibGVtcyBhbmQgVGFrZWF3YXlzIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDIxLTA3L3Rha2Vhd2F5cy5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=0f63640692ceef6717bafc5ba0702a42faa09833d00b4373975e99ca5aa7c664 https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/06/30/how-to-monitor-and-optimize-your-database-performance-a-practical-guide.html Wed, 30 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0000 In this post, we'll dive into the database part of your architecture to show how you can monitor and optimize your database performance. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/06/30/how-to-monitor-and-optimize-your-database-performance-a-practical-guide.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkhvdyB0byBNb25pdG9yIGFuZCBPcHRpbWl6ZSBZb3VyIERhdGFiYXNlIFBlcmZvcm1hbmNlOiBBIFByYWN0aWNhbCBHdWlkZSJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMS0wNi9tb25pdG9yaW5nLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=9e5079da7ee5a5bd4810b337a136c20a1010958cff93feb02258d77b84d32239 https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/06/09/performance-stress-and-load-tests-in-rails.html Wed, 9 Jun 2021 05:00:00 +0000 Let's jump into theoretical and practical aspects of performance testing in Rails. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/06/09/performance-stress-and-load-tests-in-rails.html 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Whatever your background jobs may be, you'll eventually run into duplicate jobs. Let's see how to de-duplicate them. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/05/12/three-ways-to-avoid-duplicate-sidekiq-jobs.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlRocmVlIFdheXMgVG8gQXZvaWQgRHVwbGljYXRlIFNpZGVraXEgSm9icyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMS0wNS9zaWRla2lxLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=049fc51549213a91425cbb110304aa1b1118ff9177106592d6661596bcf96729 https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/04/28/ruby-linting.html Wed, 28 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0000 Let's take a look at what linting is and a few problems that come with it. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/04/28/ruby-linting.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkxpbnRpbmcgUnVieSBDb2RlIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDIxLTA0L2xpbnRpbmcuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=f366463ce66e0d6cebd172086dfcad15c1dbc35138f8354609b00243a9013088 https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/04/14/ruby-on-rails-controller-patterns-and-anti-patterns.html Wed, 14 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +0000 In this part of the series on Rails patterns and anti-patterns, we are going to analyze the final part of the MVC (Model-View-Controller) design pattern — the Controller. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/04/14/ruby-on-rails-controller-patterns-and-anti-patterns.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJ1Ynkgb24gUmFpbHMgQ29udHJvbGxlciBQYXR0ZXJucyBhbmQgQW50aS1wYXR0ZXJucyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMS0wNC9jb250cm9sbGVyLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=40fd13c5edc77c5c46663135d7aab268035ecd36bdc7fc5ad4243f28e44dd663 https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/03/17/the-easiest-way-to-monitor-ruby-automatic-instrumentation.html Wed, 17 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000 Automatic instrumentation enables AppSignal app to digest, process, monitor, and show you the graphs and dashboards you need the most. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/03/17/the-easiest-way-to-monitor-ruby-automatic-instrumentation.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlRoZSBFYXNpZXN0IFdheSB0byBNb25pdG9yIFJ1Ynk6IEF1dG9tYXRpYyBJbnN0cnVtZW50YXRpb24ifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjEtMDMvcnVieS1pbnN0cnVtZW50YXRpb24uanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=76356cff0153ae8b82372eb5ba14e2832bf8a9a128ad84305533809ff99ebc48 https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/03/01/ruby-gem-3-0.html Mon, 1 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000 We're very happy to present you with version 3.0 of AppSignal for Ruby - a new major release for the Ruby gem. 🎉 https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/03/01/ruby-gem-3-0.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkFubm91bmNpbmcgQXBwU2lnbmFsIGZvciBSdWJ5IEdlbSAzLjAhIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDIxLTAzL3J1YnktZ2VtLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=3022c78e4c24ff36c58b4a1ed0ac7bb88b96ff838b82c6f935685972f9199720 https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/02/24/troubleshooting-activerecord-performance.html Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000 You usually don't need to worry about AcriveRecord and its inner workings. This post comes in handy when performance issues arise and you have to start worrying about it. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/02/24/troubleshooting-activerecord-performance.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlRyb3VibGVzaG9vdGluZyBBY3RpdmVSZWNvcmQgUGVyZm9ybWFuY2UifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjEtMDIvYWMuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=3632a3a3f5724cc533211ea387698cfbada09c3ffc5cc970e35af819f2b1d8eb https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/02/17/using-webpacker-in-your-ruby-on-rails-app-deep-dive.html Wed, 17 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000 Let's take a deep dive into Webpacker and see how the tool works under the hood. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/02/17/using-webpacker-in-your-ruby-on-rails-app-deep-dive.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlVzaW5nIFdlYnBhY2tlciBpbiBZb3VyIFJ1Ynkgb24gUmFpbHMgQXBwbGljYXRpb24g4oCUIGEgRGVlcCBEaXZlIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDIxLTAyL3dlYnBhY2tlci5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=d74ec9d14b16ff8a5a4ae0f6afb98d1263e8d7796da40945c545fb3093d5fbeb https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/02/10/ruby-on-rails-view-patterns-and-anti-patterns.html Wed, 10 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000 Rails views are sometimes amazing and fast, and at other times, they can have all sorts of issues. If you want to increase confidence over how you handle your views, then this blog post is for you. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/02/10/ruby-on-rails-view-patterns-and-anti-patterns.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJ1Ynkgb24gUmFpbHMgVmlldyBQYXR0ZXJucyBhbmQgQW50aS1wYXR0ZXJucyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMS0wMi9yYWlscy12aWV3LmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=eebf84e29b57cd77c0b95e0f339d616a08a55dfb2620743e23a24afadac0bd4f https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/01/27/rbs-the-new-ruby-3-typing-language-in-action.html Wed, 27 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000 Let's discover the differences and similarities between Sorbet and the recently released RBS through some practical examples. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/01/27/rbs-the-new-ruby-3-typing-language-in-action.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJCUzogQSBOZXcgUnVieSAzIFR5cGluZyBMYW5ndWFnZSBpbiBBY3Rpb24ifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjEtMDEvcnVieS5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=443fcd2722b9236461ba21dcfff1bc2804ce9122b23c7c50bfb5228ae1820aaa https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/01/13/using-mixins-and-modules-in-your-ruby-on-rails-application.html Wed, 13 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000 Find out how to create and mix modules into other classes and discover what are the benefits from using them in a Ruby on Rails application. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/01/13/using-mixins-and-modules-in-your-ruby-on-rails-application.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkhvdyB0byBVc2UgTWl4aW5zIGFuZCBNb2R1bGVzIGluIFlvdXIgUnVieSBvbiBSYWlscyBBcHBsaWNhdGlvbiJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMS0wMS9taXhpbnMuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=d61acddddad43260fcde07a4f9f494e06aca0d64027fb73d665f6f54705373f0 https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/01/06/microservices-monitoring-using-namespaces-for-data-structuring.html Wed, 6 Jan 2021 05:00:00 +0000 Microservices pose unique challenges for error reporting and instrumentation. Today, we’ll explore the best way to monitor them using namespaces in AppSignal. https://blog.appsignal.com/2021/01/06/microservices-monitoring-using-namespaces-for-data-structuring.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6Ik1pY3Jvc2VydmljZXMgTW9uaXRvcmluZzogVXNpbmcgTmFtZXNwYWNlcyBmb3IgRGF0YSBTdHJ1Y3R1cmluZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMS0wMS9taWNyb3NlcnZpY2VzLmpwZWcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=84712fdce9be233de686c7d10fcac5880ddb7295b8558793feb4ba4fcd179220 https://blog.appsignal.com/2020/12/16/top-5-ruby-posts-in-2020-from-appsignal.html Wed, 16 Dec 2020 05:00:00 +0000 Check out the most appreciated Ruby posts on our blog in 2020. https://blog.appsignal.com/2020/12/16/top-5-ruby-posts-in-2020-from-appsignal.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlRvcCA1IFJ1YnkgQmxvZyBQb3N0cyBpbiAyMDIwIGZyb20gQXBwU2lnbmFsIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDIwLTEyL3RvcC01LmpwZWcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=1cff8782dbea494430f5eea8af895a778526a72e3dd1014863a3e9f28a8383d4 https://blog.appsignal.com/2020/12/15/ruby-rails-actionmailer-magic-dashboard.html Tue, 15 Dec 2020 05:00:00 +0000 We've made monitoring ActionMailer better - with a magic dashboard. https://blog.appsignal.com/2020/12/15/ruby-rails-actionmailer-magic-dashboard.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6Ik5ldyBNYWdpYyBEYXNoYm9hcmQgZm9yIFJ1Ynkgb24gUmFpbHM6IEFjdGlvbk1haWxlciJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMC0xMi9hY3Rpb25tYWlsZXIuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=f1822152642f3404c618fed6c98341b6c873153f351cef820cb54be8481da23f https://blog.appsignal.com/2020/12/10/setting-up-appsignal-monitoring-for-a-ruby-on-rails-application.html Thu, 10 Dec 2020 05:00:00 +0000 Find out how to integrate AppSignal into a Rails application in our latest video. https://blog.appsignal.com/2020/12/10/setting-up-appsignal-monitoring-for-a-ruby-on-rails-application.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlNldHRpbmcgVXAgQXBwU2lnbmFsIE1vbml0b3JpbmcgZm9yIGEgUnVieSBvbiBSYWlscyBBcHBsaWNhdGlvbiJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMC0xMi95dC1sZWlnaC5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=686dca36578bf42231df05e5bc9c01a0dac4c12795ac2cf3838bf24e08441359 https://blog.appsignal.com/2020/12/02/building-a-multi-tenant-ruby-on-rails-app-with-subdomains.html Wed, 2 Dec 2020 05:00:00 +0000 Discover different approaches to multitenancy and build a simple app with multiple tenants where each tenant will have its subdomain. https://blog.appsignal.com/2020/12/02/building-a-multi-tenant-ruby-on-rails-app-with-subdomains.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkJ1aWxkaW5nIGEgTXVsdGktdGVuYW50IFJ1Ynkgb24gUmFpbHMgQXBwIFdpdGggU3ViZG9tYWlucyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMC0xMi9tdWx0aS10ZW5hbnQtcmFpbHMuanBlZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=3d71561a926b7d135727d4d2a47132be006b19b268bee1dd22ba8a2edd6e41c3 https://blog.appsignal.com/2020/11/18/rails-model-patterns-and-anti-patterns.html Wed, 18 Nov 2020 05:00:00 +0000 If you're struggling with models, this blog post is for you. We will quickly go through the process of putting your models on a diet and finish strongly with some things to avoid when writing migrations. https://blog.appsignal.com/2020/11/18/rails-model-patterns-and-anti-patterns.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJ1Ynkgb24gUmFpbHMgTW9kZWwgUGF0dGVybnMgYW5kIEFudGktcGF0dGVybnMifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjAtMTEvcmFpbHMtbW9kZWwtcGF0dGVybnMtYW5kLWFudGlwYXR0ZXJucy5qcGVnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=9bd227d932f2eab24aee7279b0bc0e7c9086f76ad3a8331a8398b4420e7b0b1e https://blog.appsignal.com/2020/11/04/structuring-monitoring-data-in-monolith-applications-through-namespaces.html Wed, 4 Nov 2020 05:00:00 +0000 Namespaces help you make sense of what’s happening in your application. 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Illustrated by cleaning up strings. https://blog.appsignal.com/2019/08/20/clean-up-strings.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkNsZWFuaW5nIFVwIFJ1YnkgU3RyaW5ncyAxMyBUaW1lcyBGYXN0ZXIifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMTktMDgvY2xlYW5pbmctc3RyaW5nLWZhc3Rlci5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=572310fdeda69140e9f44ebf60db9f5a0a2599c7c1c76d40aa1c0a6436d76ba3 https://blog.appsignal.com/2019/07/30/ruby-magic-ruby-templating-the-parser.html Tue, 30 Jul 2019 05:00:00 +0000 With the lexer in place, let’s move on to the next step: The parser. https://blog.appsignal.com/2019/07/30/ruby-magic-ruby-templating-the-parser.html 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Parts of which are unknown, almost hidden gems, like today's subject Stringscanner https://blog.appsignal.com/2019/03/05/stringscanner.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJ1YnkncyBIaWRkZW4gR2VtcywgU3RyaW5nU2Nhbm5lciJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxOS0wMy9zdHJpbmdzY2FubmVyLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=d339e40c4deb9c40370015a2a17ce9a4f1c3f5ea14b1434c2c40c835efb96461 https://blog.appsignal.com/2019/02/26/diving-into-dup-and-clone.html Tue, 26 Feb 2019 05:00:00 +0000 How #dup and #clone differ and how they work under the hood, triggered by a practical example. https://blog.appsignal.com/2019/02/26/diving-into-dup-and-clone.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkRpdmluZyBpbnRvIFJ1YnkncyAjZHVwIGFuZCAjY2xvbmUifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMTktMDIvZHVwY2xvbmUtZXllcy5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=00b5f6424f299071f3d2e2feae08c76f60e56e5378307e40331070dc3dae9b8b https://blog.appsignal.com/2019/02/05/ruby-magic-classes-instances-and-metaclasses.html Tue, 5 Feb 2019 05:00:00 +0000 Through examining metaclasses, we'll learn how class and instance methods work in Ruby. https://blog.appsignal.com/2019/02/05/ruby-magic-classes-instances-and-metaclasses.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlVucmF2ZWxpbmcgQ2xhc3NlcywgSW5zdGFuY2VzIGFuZCBNZXRhY2xhc3NlcyBpbiBSdWJ5In0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDE5LTAyL3VucmF2ZWxpbmctbWV0YWNsYXNzZXMuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=13bbc40bcae1fd9b9bfe938ce4aff23a6cf14185cfcb483eea3c811cd0eb69dd https://blog.appsignal.com/2019/01/29/graphql.html Tue, 29 Jan 2019 05:00:00 +0000 We'll learn about GraphQL by making an application about music https://blog.appsignal.com/2019/01/29/graphql.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkFuIGluc3RydW1lbnRhbCBpbnRybyB0byBHcmFwaFFMIHdpdGggUnVieSJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxOS0wMS9ncmFwaHFsc29uZy5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=537513e9bdd3b431f741af76355bf3c414477a82dc325f6a5e18a8ee1a7b7edc https://blog.appsignal.com/2019/01/08/ruby-magic-bindings-and-lexical-scope.html Tue, 8 Jan 2019 05:00:00 +0000 In this edition of Ruby Magic, we’ll show how scope works in Ruby’s methods and closures. We’ll also take a peek at how ERB uses the binding object to render templates. https://blog.appsignal.com/2019/01/08/ruby-magic-bindings-and-lexical-scope.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkJpbmRpbmdzIGFuZCBMZXhpY2FsIFNjb3BlIGluIFJ1YnkifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMTktMDEvYmluZGluZ3MuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=625c150a8ed79971d8346781b3fc20cace9efd0db2e1f90236bc7a2cd06490f5 https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/12/04/dont-be-mean-statistical-means-and-percentiles-101.html Tue, 4 Dec 2018 05:00:00 +0000 A post about the statistics we use at AppSignal and how they work. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/12/04/dont-be-mean-statistical-means-and-percentiles-101.html 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https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlRoZSBpbm5hcmRzIG9mIGEgUnVieUdlbSJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxOC0xMC9nZW1zLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=24ac1eb50925385f09bd0483f16af95ca4ad9f20d3570e9485c69579e95cc1e5 https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/10/09/active-record-vs-ecto-part-2.html Tue, 9 Oct 2018 05:00:00 +0000 The second part of the ActiveRecord vs. Ecto series, in which Batman and Batgirl fight over querying databases and we compare apples and oranges. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/10/09/active-record-vs-ecto-part-2.html 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In this edition of Ruby Magic, we'll look at class-level instance variables by creating a module for wrapping an object's methods. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/10/02/ruby-magic-class-level-instance-variables.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlRoZSBNYWdpYyBvZiBDbGFzcy1sZXZlbCBJbnN0YW5jZSBWYXJpYWJsZXMifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMTgtMTAvaW5oZXJpdGFibGUuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=84fc894f39df836d7f151f4b65c0f0732823ff04fc08cab88ae8fc351deb3f5b https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/09/28/active-record-vs-ecto.html Fri, 28 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0000 In part one of this two-part series, we'll compare ActiveRecord and Ecto by looking at how they handle database schemas and migration. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/09/28/active-record-vs-ecto.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkFjdGl2ZVJlY29yZCB2cy4gRWN0b1xuUGFydCBPbmVcbiJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxOC0wOS9hci1lY3RvLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=612f3bb8fcebd901c4dcf1987a348128b4a93954d629f3b6a0e2c722a04e2c5c https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/09/25/explicitly-casting-vs-implicitly-coercing-types-in-ruby.html Tue, 25 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0000 We'll look into difference between explicit casting and implicit coercing in Ruby, and the difference between typecasting Leonard Nimoy and Michael Keaton. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/09/25/explicitly-casting-vs-implicitly-coercing-types-in-ruby.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IiN0b19zIG9yICN0b19zdHI_XG5FeHBsaWNpdGx5IGNhc3RpbmcgdnMuIGltcGxpY2l0bHkgY29lcmNpbmcgdHlwZXMgaW4gUnVieVxuIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDE4LTA5L3Nwb2NrLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=e007747d6d2a3c5baafe0ea43a60cd311021e3618a11de9dddc3b1d98c2ddfaa https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/09/11/differences-between-nil-empty-blank-and-present.html Tue, 11 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0000 In this article, we'll refresh your knowledge by looking at the differences between #nil?, #empty?, #blank? and #present? in Ruby and Rails. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/09/11/differences-between-nil-empty-blank-and-present.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkRpZmZlcmVuY2VzIEJldHdlZW4gI25pbD8sICNlbXB0eT8sICNibGFuaz8sIGFuZCAjcHJlc2VudD9cbiJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxOC0wOS9kZXNlcnQuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=aa8aa4cb222540c61cdc432aad520eef31d499de98cc4fa04735e53b9c0ad0db https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/09/04/ruby-magic-closures-in-ruby-blocks-procs-and-lambdas.html Tue, 4 Sep 2018 05:00:00 +0000 In Ruby Magic we love to dive into the magic behind the things we use every day to understand how they work. In this edition, we’ll explore the differences between blocks, procs and lambdas. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/09/04/ruby-magic-closures-in-ruby-blocks-procs-and-lambdas.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkNsb3N1cmVzIGluIFJ1Ynk6IEJsb2NrcywgUHJvY3MgYW5kIExhbWJkYXNcbiJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxOC0wOS9ybS1ibG9ja3MuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=5cd45f6161bd96532e840818177ae185674e6457da51feed0e20f6b8b0746e8b https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/08/28/push-and-pubsub-in-ruby.html Tue, 28 Aug 2018 05:00:00 +0000 In this episode of AppSignal Academy, we'll dive into real time updating and toy around with building a minimal WebSocket server to look at how it works under the hood. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/08/28/push-and-pubsub-in-ruby.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlB1c2ggYW5kIFB1Yi9TdWIgaW4gUnVieSJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxOC0wOC9tZXNzYWdlLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=625d5ca610aadfdd70dc5a7571d241b6c0e4f8edc69216dbbe2b6024428e7cfc https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/08/14/rails-collection-caching.html Tue, 14 Aug 2018 05:00:00 +0000 In this article, we'll take a look at how Rails collection caching works and how we can use it to speed up large collection rendering. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/08/14/rails-collection-caching.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJhaWxzIENvbGxlY3Rpb24gQ2FjaGluZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxOC0wOC9jb2xsZWN0aW9uLWNhY2hpbmcuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=f3fcc0481c9ee3b81a9a114abdf4b6a55e5102b084b9ba215d7806bdad19b4c0 https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/08/07/ruby-magic-changing-the-way-ruby-creates-objects.html Tue, 7 Aug 2018 05:00:00 +0000 In this edition of Ruby Magic, we'll look at how Ruby creates and initializes objects and how we can modify the default behavior. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/08/07/ruby-magic-changing-the-way-ruby-creates-objects.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkNoYW5naW5nIHRoZSBXYXkgUnVieSBDcmVhdGVzIE9iamVjdHMifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMTgtMDgvcm0tb2JqZWN0cy5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=cc31406aed1ad1318831b6b6f17c23bce44ae06c811c9aad742691b79f07e718 https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/07/31/generating-random-numbers-in-ruby.html Tue, 31 Jul 2018 05:00:00 +0000 Random numbers are useful for a variety of purposes such as in gaming, encryption and building simulations. In this article, we'll look at the various ways you can generate random numbers in Ruby. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/07/31/generating-random-numbers-in-ruby.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkdlbmVyYXRpbmcgUmFuZG9tIE51bWJlcnMgaW4gUnVieSJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxOC0wNy9kaWNlLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=e718cff06ff4b79745c8f458feebe319b2d42564ed94c03fa69ac1382915eb9c https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/07/26/ruby-magic-summer-special-best-of-appsignal-academy.html Thu, 26 Jul 2018 05:00:00 +0000 The best of AppSignal Academy: 5 of our favorite Ruby articles https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/07/26/ruby-magic-summer-special-best-of-appsignal-academy.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJ1YnkgTWFnaWMgU3VtbWVyIFNwZWNpYWw6IFRoZSBCZXN0IG9mIEFwcFNpZ25hbCBBY2FkZW15XG4ifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMTgtMDcvYmVhY2guanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=0f6ed402ef32720675ab172a95fd2e571ba5e98bcd6ac30e220437af0aca2976 https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/07/17/javascript-sprinkled-rails-applications.html Tue, 17 Jul 2018 05:00:00 +0000 Using JavaScript sprinkes to load dynamic or user-specific content after the rest of the page is directly served from the cache. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/07/17/javascript-sprinkled-rails-applications.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkphdmFTY3JpcHQtc3ByaW5rbGVkIFJhaWxzIEFwcGxpY2F0aW9ucyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxOC0wNy9zcHJpbmtsZXMuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=46d327454707e1c97f8546997d91dbd70da6dc86bb83d5cfbb7c2c0a02aed5d0 https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/07/10/ruby-magic-slurping-and-streaming-files.html Tue, 10 Jul 2018 05:00:00 +0000 Streaming files line by line is often preferred over “slurping” the whole content at once. In this edition of Ruby Magic, we'll learn how streaming files and other I/O streams works in Ruby. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/07/10/ruby-magic-slurping-and-streaming-files.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlVuZGVyIHRoZSBIb29kOiDigJxTbHVycGluZ-KAnSBhbmQgU3RyZWFtaW5nIEZpbGVzIGluIFJ1YnlcbiJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxOC0wNy9zbHVycGluZy1zdHJlYW1pbmcuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=9d7ddbfd926ffa0d48489002a981adcba637cca234e4a231ad2725f3748e0090 https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/07/03/custom-exceptions-in-ruby.html Tue, 3 Jul 2018 05:00:00 +0000 Almost everything in Ruby is an object and errors are no exception. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/07/03/custom-exceptions-in-ruby.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkN1c3RvbSBFeGNlcHRpb25zIGluIFJ1YnkifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMTgtMDcvY3VzdG9tLWV4Y2VwdGlvbnMuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=fc43d7d6046c8b04e04bac1c031274006945d625ba6442206af0bf6d0fb37466 https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/06/19/activerecords-counter-cache.html Tue, 19 Jun 2018 05:00:00 +0000 Instead of counting the associated records in the database every time the page loads, ActiveRecord’s counter caching feature allows storing the counter and updating it every time an associated object is created or removed. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/06/19/activerecords-counter-cache.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkNhY2hpbmcgY291bnRlcnMgd2l0aCBBY3RpdmVSZWNvcmQncyBjb3VudGVyIGNhY2hlcyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxOC0wNi9jb3VudGVyLWNhY2hlcy5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=e09bd9bc36398e0052baceecccdabf899e59e1d07f6675424b7040b617b088a8 https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/06/05/redo-retry-next.html Tue, 5 Jun 2018 05:00:00 +0000 We've talked about the retry keyword before. Its little-known counterpart redo works similarly, but reruns loop iterations instead of whole blocks. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/06/05/redo-retry-next.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJ1YnkncyByZWRvLCByZXRyeSBhbmQgbmV4dCBrZXl3b3JkcyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxOC0wNi9ydWJ5LmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=0d9be4181c228578876a4be1aec81aa9385706a2d2662fd8b0c3a670c6ba73d4 https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/05/29/ruby-magic-enumerable-and-enumerator.html Tue, 29 May 2018 05:00:00 +0000 Ruby's handling of enumerables is one of it's most magical features. In this episode of Ruby Magic, we'll learn how these work and how to make your own objects tenumerable. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/05/29/ruby-magic-enumerable-and-enumerator.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJ1YnkncyBtYWdpY2FsIEVudW1lcmFibGUgbW9kdWxlIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDE4LTA1L2VudW1lcmFibGUuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=2594707bb0f01863dc0ea056201463a53579d5074370b72b8e90190eae2a059c https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/05/23/speeding-up-your-apps-navigation-with-turbolinks.html Wed, 23 May 2018 05:00:00 +0000 Turbolinks is an optimization that increases the perceived performance by being smart about switching pages and reloading assets in your app. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/05/23/speeding-up-your-apps-navigation-with-turbolinks.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlNwZWVkaW5nIHVwIHlvdXIgYXBw4oCZcyBuYXZpZ2F0aW9uIHdpdGggVHVyYm9saW5rcyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxOC0wNS90dXJiby5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=a93c101324dea6416997e77250a653b20ddc879e3bb6a6f7a299ddb296128cce https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/05/16/ensure-retry-and-reraise-exceptions-in-ruby.html Wed, 16 May 2018 05:00:00 +0000 Besides `rescue`, Ruby has more ways to handle exceptions. We'll use the `retry` and `ensure` keywords and reraised exceptions to build a resilient web API client. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/05/16/ensure-retry-and-reraise-exceptions-in-ruby.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkVuc3VyaW5nIGV4ZWN1dGlvbiwgcmV0cnlpbmcgZmFpbHVyZXMgYW5kIHJlcmFpc2luZyBleGNlcHRpb25zIGluIFJ1YnkifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMTgtMDUvcmV0cnkuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=1628664864c6ec915d8778d0405bebe2cc10f6cb0c066bbe126ecf9c31966330 https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/05/01/client-side-caching-in-rails-conditional-get-requests.html Tue, 1 May 2018 05:00:00 +0000 Rails' conditional GET support allows you to store rendered pages in the user's browser cache to reuse them for repeated requests instead of rendering the same view multiple times. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/05/01/client-side-caching-in-rails-conditional-get-requests.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkNsaWVudC1zaWRlIGNhY2hpbmcgaW4gUmFpbHM6XG5jb25kaXRpb25hbCBHRVQgcmVxdWVzdHNcbiJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxOC0wNS9jb25kaXRpb25hbC1nZXQuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=b8bb0d66c4391399cffde40dbf2e5964bde97bff0fd287f4c53c3a704130557e https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/04/24/active-record-performance-the-n-1-queries-antipattern.html Tue, 24 Apr 2018 05:00:00 +0000 The N+1 queries problem is a common, but usually easy to spot, performance antipattern that's sometimes caused by lazy loading associations. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/04/24/active-record-performance-the-n-1-queries-antipattern.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkFjdGl2ZVJlY29yZCBwZXJmb3JtYW5jZTogdGhlIE4rMSBxdWVyaWVzIGFudGlwYXR0ZXJuIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDE4LTA0L25wbHVzb25lLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=823bf0db02a6d358163b1f4a907f451957c996524934d2acd30a2c542028ccad https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/04/17/rails-built-in-cache-stores.html Tue, 17 Apr 2018 05:00:00 +0000 Rails' cache stores can store the data in memory, Memcached, Redis, or even straight to disk. But which of the different cache stores is best for which situation? https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/04/17/rails-built-in-cache-stores.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJhaWxzJyBidWlsdC1pbiBjYWNoZSBzdG9yZXM6XG5hbiBvdmVydmlld1xuIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDE4LTA0L2NhY2hlLXN0b3Jlcy5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=259fab4da2214157c571d67fb6e05bf3ffa4d4438fa5d5e4043832d053e7f42f https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/04/10/rescuing-exceptions-in-ruby.html Tue, 10 Apr 2018 05:00:00 +0000 A raised exception can be rescued to prevent it from crashing your application once it reaches to top of the call stack. In this article, we'll examine different ways to rescue exceptions. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/04/10/rescuing-exceptions-in-ruby.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJlc2N1aW5nIGV4Y2VwdGlvbnMgaW4gUnVieSJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxOC0wNC9yZXNjdWUuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=4cab38edf3cd11c852cdf11994c7961d13076ad77151352609f2c585294fa0bc https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/04/03/russian-doll-caching-in-rails.html Tue, 3 Apr 2018 05:00:00 +0000 Russian doll caching explained with a code example. By nesting cache fragments, views are almost never rendered completely. Even when the data changes, most of the rendered pages are served straight from the cache. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/04/03/russian-doll-caching-in-rails.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJ1c3NpYW4gZG9sbCBjYWNoaW5nIGluIFJhaWxzIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDE4LTA0L21hdHJ5b3Noa2EuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=e250cd92c809c710487e02a69030fc395778dce432ef7983d9401547c2a12d82 https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/03/28/understanding-system-load-and-load-averages.html Wed, 28 Mar 2018 05:00:00 +0000 The load average tells you the load your system has been under. In this article, we'll discuss how it's calculated, how to read the returned values, and when to be alarmed. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/03/28/understanding-system-load-and-load-averages.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlVuZGVyc3RhbmRpbmcgc3lzdGVtIGxvYWRcbmFuZCBsb2FkIGF2ZXJhZ2VzXG4ifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMTgtMDMvbG9hZC1hdmVyYWdlcy5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=2aad113564b3a6653323874b3f549a3ba1484a92e173ad6c750dd3979539af23 https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/03/20/fragment-caching-in-rails.html Tue, 20 Mar 2018 05:00:00 +0000 Rails' built-in fragment caching is used to store pre-rendered view fragments, so they don't need to be rendered again unless their contents need to change. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/03/20/fragment-caching-in-rails.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkZyYWdtZW50IGNhY2hpbmcgaW4gUmFpbHMifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMTgtMDMvZnJhZ21lbnQtY2FjaGluZy5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=4c16f1f34a3818f6fc9b3714dd40954a94186dbc452b066824314b216d7714e0 https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/03/13/exceptions-in-ruby.html Tue, 13 Mar 2018 05:00:00 +0000 An exception is a signal that's sent when the program doesn't know how to deal with a specific situation. In this introduction, we'll explain what exceptions are, and how to raise one, and how to rescue your app from crashes caused by exceptions. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/03/13/exceptions-in-ruby.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkV4Y2VwdGlvbnMgaW4gUnVieSJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxOC0wMy9leGNlcHRpb25zLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=f69a57c1f909f0b0fb1cd6df8bd5701836a6831cf61a9dede292411333d254fc https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/02/27/benchmarking-ruby-code.html Tue, 27 Feb 2018 05:00:00 +0000 When working on an important piece of code in your codebase, running benchmarks to compare different implementations can give more insight into their execution speeds. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/02/27/benchmarking-ruby-code.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkJlbmNobWFya2luZyBSdWJ5IENvZGUifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMTgtMDIvYmVuY2htYXJraW5nLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=4d0d046fc87b30afc8eba2bb3e6e205aa96c63c9bd7de577370df38bc787960f https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/02/21/inspecting-data-in-ruby.html Wed, 21 Feb 2018 05:00:00 +0000 Most exceptions are caused by unexpected data being passed to methods that work fine otherwise, so it's often useful to trace a piece of data through your application to find the cause of an error. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/02/21/inspecting-data-in-ruby.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6Ikluc3BlY3RpbmcgZGF0YSBpbiBSdWJ5In0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDE4LTAyL2luc3BlY3RpbmctZGF0YS5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=216a6c88ffada2af9fc09bff69911d3bc03e54ed7c2f76f926adddfd2765cbda https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/02/20/ruby-magic-syntactic-sugar-methods.html Tue, 20 Feb 2018 05:00:00 +0000 Ever hear about Ruby's syntactic sugar, but never knew what it meant or how to use it? In this article we'll explore just how we can use it to our advantage. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/02/20/ruby-magic-syntactic-sugar-methods.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlN5bnRhY3RpYyBzdWdhciBtZXRob2RzIGluIFJ1YnkifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMTgtMDIvcnVieV9tYWdpY19zeW50YWN0aWNfc3VnYXJfbWV0aG9kcy5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=72ce1387ace1168373e8ba8d8c33a5f7c985d99ccfef6846e5eaca2bbbc98895 https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/02/13/debugging-exceptions-in-rails.html Tue, 13 Feb 2018 05:00:00 +0000 Rails' logs provide a great way to debug issues. Although the raised exceptions don't always make a lot of sense on first glance, carefully retracting the steps the code took to get to the issue is a great way to find out the source of errors in your app. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/02/13/debugging-exceptions-in-rails.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkRlYnVnZ2luZyBleGNlcHRpb25zIGluIFJhaWxzIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDE4LTAxL2RlYnVnZ2luZy1yYWlscy5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=3c2e64c6dc2078695c34d9dc897c35572f23bb311ade9ba1d92cb651ecc4695b https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/02/06/reading-and-understanding-ruby-stack-traces.html Tue, 6 Feb 2018 05:00:00 +0000 The stack trace gives you a dump of the current state of your call stack whenever an exception is raised, and is helpful in finding out where things went wrong. https://blog.appsignal.com/2018/02/06/reading-and-understanding-ruby-stack-traces.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJlYWRpbmcgYW5kIHVuZGVyc3RhbmRpbmcgUnVieSBzdGFjayB0cmFjZXMifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMTgtMDEvc3RhY2t0cmFjZXMuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=381f2688501baf67ee51c6f326e9b082f73c8d723018b153d8a1179bce53d8d5 https://blog.appsignal.com/2017/11/13/track-cache-hits-with-custom-metrics.html Mon, 13 Nov 2017 05:00:00 +0000 Track how well your caching is optimized by using custom metrics. https://blog.appsignal.com/2017/11/13/track-cache-hits-with-custom-metrics.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlRyYWNrIGNhY2hlIGhpdHNcbndpdGggY3VzdG9tIG1ldHJpY3NcbiJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxNy0xMS9jYWNoZS1iZy5zdmcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=8832a798f035ef1ce16922c7854da4c70b716c331b5934fdb13500fed5e1f7a8 https://blog.appsignal.com/2017/08/01/ruby-magic-code-interpretation.html Tue, 1 Aug 2017 05:00:00 +0000 A look at how Ruby interprets your code and how you can use this knowledge to your advantage. https://blog.appsignal.com/2017/08/01/ruby-magic-code-interpretation.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkEgbG9vayBhdCBob3cgUnVieSBpbnRlcnByZXRzIHlvdXIgY29kZSJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxNy0wNy9jb21waWxlcy1iZy5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=9331390067f16b9af86cbc0b54002fb028ddf551baa6f12096cd397a4f408a76 https://blog.appsignal.com/2017/06/06/ruby-magic-concurrency-event-loop.html Tue, 6 Jun 2017 05:00:00 +0000 A deep dive into achieving concurrency using an event loop. https://blog.appsignal.com/2017/06/06/ruby-magic-concurrency-event-loop.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkNvbmN1cnJlbmN5IERlZXAgRGl2ZTogRXZlbnQgbG9vcHMifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMTctMDMvY2hhdC5zdmcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=18e5f3554c78e38de175137cdd8f4a01e8dca46434f9e7eaf32e95fd02eb3f2d https://blog.appsignal.com/2017/04/18/ruby-magic-concurrency-threads.html Tue, 18 Apr 2017 05:00:00 +0000 A deep dive into achieving concurrency using threads. https://blog.appsignal.com/2017/04/18/ruby-magic-concurrency-threads.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkNvbmN1cnJlbmN5IERlZXAgRGl2ZTogTXVsdGktdGhyZWFkaW5nIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDE3LTAzL2NoYXQuc3ZnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=c88adb55b65dcd1a17ba25d759386bcfebfbfaf7b9605fcfbfb86be9065d0606 https://blog.appsignal.com/2017/03/07/ruby-magic-concurrency-processes.html Tue, 7 Mar 2017 05:00:00 +0000 A deep dive into achieving concurrency using multi-process. https://blog.appsignal.com/2017/03/07/ruby-magic-concurrency-processes.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkNvbmN1cnJlbmN5IERlZXAgRGl2ZTogTXVsdGktcHJvY2VzcyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxNy0wMy9jaGF0LnN2ZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=786d862514ae6585b0e78a23bf42fa80fe62b728837a80385cabe12b4c6eed68 https://blog.appsignal.com/2017/01/24/ruby-magic-building-a-ruby-http-server-part-2-running-a-rails-app.html Tue, 24 Jan 2017 05:00:00 +0000 After starting work on a simple HTTP server a while back, we're diving back in to learn how to handle POST requests and what we need to do to serve a Rails application. https://blog.appsignal.com/2017/01/24/ruby-magic-building-a-ruby-http-server-part-2-running-a-rails-app.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJ1bm5pbmcgUmFjazogSG93IFJ1YnkgSFRUUCBzZXJ2ZXJzIHJ1biBSYWlscyBhcHBzIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDE3LTAxL3RyYWluLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=20957dcbf339ca5ad3fd04bc96f2381103e47816a6a15f5e272802be1b40853d https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/12/21/ruby-magic-escaping-in-ruby.html Wed, 21 Dec 2016 05:00:00 +0000 Escaping characters in Ruby can be quite confusing. In this post we'll cover the power of the backslash symbol \ and how you can use it. https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/12/21/ruby-magic-escaping-in-ruby.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkVzY2FwaW5nIGNoYXJhY3RlcnMgaW4gUnVieSJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxNi0xMi9lc2NhcGUuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=37eb0fa73a2b743cc97caff60bb45d2655f4a37ab8bcf04b64eb6f0b0c72c6df https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/11/23/ruby-magic-building-a-30-line-http-server-in-ruby.html Wed, 23 Nov 2016 05:00:00 +0000 Web servers, and HTTP in general, might seem difficult to understand. In this Ruby Magic episode we'll learn how a to build a minimal Ruby HTTP server in 30 lines of code https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/11/23/ruby-magic-building-a-30-line-http-server-in-ruby.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkJ1aWxkaW5nIGEgMzAgbGluZSBIVFRQIHNlcnZlciBpbiBSdWJ5In0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDE2LTExL3NlcnZlci1oZWFkZXIuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=5a64f524559bb60dc67e2fbdd8b0feba86212956959cc02dc4b9f091bf3bacb5 https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/10/18/ruby-magic-exceptions-primer.html Tue, 18 Oct 2016 05:00:00 +0000 Make sure your exception handling is done right. Get up to speed with this Ruby Magic primer and make sure you only rescue the exceptions you need to. https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/10/18/ruby-magic-exceptions-primer.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlJlc2N1aW5nIEV4Y2VwdGlvbnMgaW4gUnVieTpcbkEgUHJpbWVyXG4ifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMTYtMTAvZXhjZXB0aW9ucy1oZWFkZXIuanBnIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=8495c34a7e68d84dea2a29c9155b2669b63df24e58515be49e032dcbea13030a https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/08/23/how-to-tame-your-growing-users-table.html Tue, 23 Aug 2016 05:00:00 +0000 https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/08/23/how-to-tame-your-growing-users-table.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkhvdyB0byB0YW1lIHlvdXIgZ3Jvd2luZyB1c2VycyB0YWJsZSJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxNi0wOC9mYWNlLnN2ZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=44432873e6a4393b7679ee5963d1fd4b916316fda3b3708230ba16c107fb55e9 https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/07/28/ruby-magic-garbage-collection-part-2.html Thu, 28 Jul 2016 05:00:00 +0000 In the previous episode of Ruby Magic we talked about why we need Garbage Collection (GC) and how it works in general. Now we'll dive a bit deeper into how this is implemented in Ruby. https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/07/28/ruby-magic-garbage-collection-part-2.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkludHJvZHVjdGlvbiB0byBHYXJiYWdlIENvbGxlY3Rpb24gKFBhcnQgSUkpIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiaW1hZ2UiLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvYmxvZy8yMDE2LTA3L2djLWhlYWRlci5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=b29a5391b8818cf196835e1f9202bf3695499e5faac79068306461c9c871fb06 https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/07/12/ruby-magic-garbage-collection-part-1.html Tue, 12 Jul 2016 05:00:00 +0000 Whenever you run your code, you use memory. But you never have to think about how to clear memory again afterwards. How does this work? https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/07/12/ruby-magic-garbage-collection-part-1.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkludHJvZHVjdGlvbiB0byBHYXJiYWdlIENvbGxlY3Rpb24gKFBhcnQgSSkifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMTYtMDcvZ2MtaGVhZGVyLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=d31eebcec949cda76221040dc8a4e875ae95b9fd1dfe2c58418a34bb98889132 https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/07/04/monitor-mongodb-load-with-custom-metrics.html Mon, 4 Jul 2016 05:00:00 +0000 Sometimes standard instrumentation isn't enough to track the root cause of a performance issue. Custom metrics help us track the missing pieces. https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/07/04/monitor-mongodb-load-with-custom-metrics.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6Ik1vbml0b3IgTW9uZ29EQiAocXVlcnkpIGxvYWQgd2l0aCBDdXN0b20gTWV0cmljcyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAxNi0wNy9oZWFkZXIucG5nIn0seyJuYW1lIjoiY2F0ZWdvcnlfbG9nbyIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9sb2dvcy9hcHBzaWduYWwtbG9nby5wbmcifV0&s=5ff4395734f85fb0ab712aa7172e68e029db31c0eefedd6fea8f38a70bd9a1e4 https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/03/21/upgrading-mongoid.html Mon, 21 Mar 2016 05:00:00 +0000 We recently upgraded our database driver from moped/mongoid4 tot mongo-ruby-driver/mongoid5 and these are a few things we encountered along the way. https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/03/21/upgrading-mongoid.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IlVwZ3JhZGluZyB0byBNb25nb2lkIDUgLyBtb25nby1ydWJ5LWRyaXZlciJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMC0wOC9hcHBzaWduYWwtYXBvbGxvLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=219501500928f910fd42d9ae36e5f3309b5fedd394bb1acdd17f689789d30cec https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/03/17/ruby-magic-mastering-concurrency.html Thu, 17 Mar 2016 05:00:00 +0000 Multiple people will use your app at the same time, and you want to deliver your app as fast as possible. So you'll need some way to handle concurrency. Fear not! Most webservers already do this by default. But when you need to scale, you want to use concurrency in the most efficient way possible. https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/03/17/ruby-magic-mastering-concurrency.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6Ik1hc3RlcmluZyBDb25jdXJyZW5jeSJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImltYWdlIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2Jsb2cvMjAyMC0wOC9hcHBzaWduYWwtYXBvbGxvLmpwZyJ9LHsibmFtZSI6ImNhdGVnb3J5X2xvZ28iLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2Jsb2cuYXBwc2lnbmFsLmNvbS9pbWFnZXMvbG9nb3MvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWxvZ28ucG5nIn1d&s=45d102a075cabf32b5b91264851caa64991ffc02c1825e3f3ce506dd53908a4c https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/01/26/custom-metrics.html Tue, 26 Jan 2016 05:00:00 +0000 Custom metrics are a great way to visualize any type of data inside AppSignal. It will provide you with deeper insights into the workings of your code. https://blog.appsignal.com/2016/01/26/custom-metrics.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkhvdyB0byB1c2UgY3VzdG9tIG1ldHJpY3MifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMTYtMDIvY3VzdG9tX2hlYWRlci5wbmcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=94862b7eedcfb8a00ddb39654a377c0c8cbe9bc10ff2d270d8cc5deb09bc2ab1 https://blog.appsignal.com/2015/07/21/automated-screenshots-using-capybara.html Tue, 21 Jul 2015 05:00:00 +0000 https://blog.appsignal.com/2015/07/21/automated-screenshots-using-capybara.html https://ondemand.bannerbear.com/signedurl/vYR1M6Lyq22EAnXbgZ/image.jpg?modifications=W3sibmFtZSI6InRpdGxlIiwidGV4dCI6IkF1dG9tYXRlZCBzY3JlZW5zaG90cyB1c2luZyBDYXB5YmFyYSBhbmQgU2VsZW5pdW0ifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJpbWFnZSIsImltYWdlX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYmxvZy5hcHBzaWduYWwuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9ibG9nLzIwMjAtMDgvYXBwc2lnbmFsLWFwb2xsby5qcGcifSx7Im5hbWUiOiJjYXRlZ29yeV9sb2dvIiwiaW1hZ2VfdXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9ibG9nLmFwcHNpZ25hbC5jb20vaW1hZ2VzL2xvZ29zL2FwcHNpZ25hbC1sb2dvLnBuZyJ9XQ&s=7b5caed147a5990f53bf33a13b3feec1b0c43c87a82b0252f9ca51c0c4cac7a2