load_async in Rails 8: loading associations concurrently
Rails 8's load_async runs association queries concurrently instead of one after another, and getting it right means sizing your connection pool correctly.
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Chrome's "blocked:other": why analytics scripts go silent
Chrome's "blocked:other" status silently kills analytics and error-tracking scripts, and proxying those requests through your own server is the fix.
PostgreSQL MD5 to SCRAM-SHA-256: a zero-downtime migration
PostgreSQL 18 deprecates MD5 authentication, and migrating to SCRAM-SHA-256 in mixed mode lets you switch pg_hba.conf without downtime or forced app changes.
Rails 8.1.1 + connection_pool 3.x: RedisCacheStore boot crash
A keyword-argument mismatch between Ruby 3.4 and connection_pool 3.x breaks RedisCacheStore at Rails 8.1.1 boot, fixed with a patch loaded before initializers run.
OpenSSH on WSL: enabling remote SSH access on Windows 10
Install and configure OpenSSH inside WSL2, enable systemd, and forward a Windows port so you can SSH into your WSL environment from anywhere on your LAN.
Choosing Your CSS Color Strategy: Static vs. Dynamic Variables
Static CSS color values vs. variables: why hard-coded colors bite you later, and how to structure colors so they stay maintainable.
From Shared Database to APIs: Taming the Performance Hit
How to cut the latency cost of moving from a shared database to an API-driven architecture, using caching, request aggregation, and async writes.
From 499 to 200: Fixing Nginx Timeouts in a Rails API
How Puma worker timeouts and Nginx 499 errors expose slow Rails requests, and how to fix them with aligned timeouts, background jobs, and caching.
The Ghost in the Test Suite: Fixing Rails Database Cleanup
A flaky RSpec suite traced to a Rake task that commits data outside the per-test transaction, and how DatabaseCleaner's truncation strategy fixes it.
Why Using Business Logic for Test Setup Is a Rails Antipattern
Using application services to build test data couples your specs to that business logic, making test suites slow and fragile; Factory Bot traits fix it.