How To Avoid Losing Your App StateThe Memento Pattern
by Memento mori. There are only two guaranteed things in life: one, we both are going to die. And while I’d prefer you go first… and …
Category: Intermediate
Creating REST APIs with Ruby on RailsEasy and fast developing with RoR and JBuilder!
by Introduction You’ve likely seen this old and famous demo presentation on how powerful and easy it is to build an app with Ruby on Rails. …
How to Detect Forbidden Words in Text (Without Slowing Down)
by During our workday or free time, we use apps and tools that heavily rely on data structures like trees (binary, red-black, AVL, etc.). Whether we’re …
Modern Approaches to Styling React Native Apps
by React Native is a known framework for building mobile applications with React. In its workspace you will find some similarities with web development, such as …
Ruby for the Curious: A Hands-On Guide to Getting StartedRuby Basics to Pro Tips: Learn by Doing!
by If you’ve reached this post, you’re likely discovering and exploring the Ruby language, so, this article was made for you! The idea here is to …
Codeminer42 Hackathon: a lesson on experimentation
by On November 23rd, Codeminer42 organized its first Hackathon. The goal was quite simple: to encourage the experimentation of new technologies in problems that are a …
Ruby Enumerators: A Point of View You’ve Never HadWhen and how to use custom Enumerators
The 80-20 rule is empirically observed in many human phenomena and activities and it is no different in programming. By understanding a portion of the …
Profiting with Elixir, Erlang and CGetting distributed systems to 'Rinha de Backend'
On March 10th, the second edition of the "Rinha de Backend" ("Backend Fight"), a very fun hackathon, finished. I participated in this edition, and I …
Wrap and Roll: How to Create and Test an API Wrapper – Part IITest Wrappers with VCR (and Webmock!)
Hello again! In case you fell here and have no context whatsoever, don’t worry! This is the final part of a two-part blog post, in …
Wrap and Roll: How to Create and Test an API Wrapper – Part IWrappers with Faraday and VCR
Wrap and Roll – Part I – Faraday In case you ever have interacted with external APIs, you most likely have noticed that not all …