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Kevin Newton | Syntax Tree and lambda-local variables
I just released version 2.6.0 of Syntax Tree. Along with a couple of other changes, this includes support for lambda-local variable declarations. This was a bit of a journey, so I thought I’d write up how I discovered this syntax, how I added supp...
Ruby Rogues: GraphQL with David Sanchez - RUBY 544
GraphQL is a flexible, strongly-typed query language. It's useful because it gives front-end developers the ability to query the database without many changes to the back-end. In this episode, David Sanchez explains how to design and build GraphQL...
A hybrid development Docker Compose setup for Rails
Lots of developers choose between dockerizing their development setup or leaving it as is. There is also a viable hybrid approach in combining Docker Compose with native processes.I am usually in the camp of running things directly or creating Vag...
Difference between count, length and size in an association with ActiveRecord
With Rails/ActiveRecord, you can count the records in an association using three methods .count, .length, .size.As a rails newbie, when you first discover this, it can be confusing… Why do we need three methods? Is there any advantage to using one...