There are many indicators that your models have grown too big, but the most indicative is when your model breaks the single responsibility principle. First introduced by software engineer and author Robert Cecil Martin in his book Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices, the single responsibility principle states that… continue reading →
For most Rails developers, a massive benefit of using the Rails framework is the power of its core components, like the dominant Active Record. Acting as the model in the core model-view-controller paradigm that Rails is built around, according to the official documentation, an Active Record is the “layer of… continue reading →
Rails is a powerful and relatively easy to use framework. Its dominant principles heavily emphasize convention over configuration, allowing new Rails applications to be up and running in a fraction of the time for applications created in many other, more verbose languages. However, the simplicity that Rails provides can also… continue reading →
We are excited to announce the new major release of our Ruby notifier library for Airbrake Bug Tracker! It was as clear as day that the gem needed a major update. The code was hard to maintain, the issue tracker had too many unresolved issues, and some important pull requests couldn’t be easily… continue reading →
I’m sure many of you have heard, but Ruby on Rails version 2.3.x is no longer supported by the core Rails development team. This change is going to have drastic consequences for the many organizations still using 2.3.x. Why is 2.3x no longer being supported? Rails version 2.3.x will no… continue reading →
All software has errors. Duh. However, some of them occur more than others. As the leading error-tracking service, we have good insight into some of the most common errors in Rails applications. Huge Queries Taking Up Memory Resources The startup you’ve been working at has just crossed the one million… continue reading →
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