sharding
sharding
redis
Sidekiq basic_fetch and super_fetch differences
Sidekiq basic_fetch vs super_fetch: open source Sidekiq fetches jobs with BRPOP and loses them when a process crashes, while Sidekiq Pro's super_fetch uses RPOPLPUSH with private per-process queues to recover orphaned jobs. What that means for queue reliability.
domain-driven-design
Sample DDD explanation in Ruby with Event-sourcing and Event-driven development
Domain Driven Design in Ruby with a working example: aggregates, entities, value objects, and repositories built around a ProductCatalog, then extended with event-driven design and event sourcing, where projections rebuild state from events instead of a database.
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Rails optimistic locking, pessimistic locking and how to solve StaleObjectError
Rails locking strategies for concurrent updates: optimistic locking with a lock_version column that works out of the box, pessimistic locking with lock! and with_lock, and practical ways to rescue and resolve the StaleObjectError that optimistic locking raises.
Rails eager_load, joins and includes - when to use what
Rails eager_load, includes, preload, and joins each fight slow queries differently: LEFT OUTER JOIN versus separate queries, how includes picks its strategy, and when a plain joins is enough. Clear examples showing which loading method to choose for each situation.
Enums with Typescript - why it's bad? Possible solutions
TypeScript enums generate extra JavaScript at compile time and numeric enums are not even type-safe. Why enums can hurt bundle size and correctness, and two safer alternatives: assigning explicit string values or replacing enums with plain objects.
Ruby in browser via WebAssembly
Ruby 3.2 runs in the browser through WebAssembly: embed Ruby in a script tag with ruby-wasm-wasi or drive the Ruby VM from JavaScript and mix it with HTML. Working examples plus honest limits: no threading or networking, and no extra gems without a custom wasm image.
How to write Naive Bayes classification algorithm in Ruby
Naive Bayes classification in plain Ruby: how prior and posterior probabilities decide the winning class, then a working spam filter that classifies email titles. Also where the algorithm shines: sentiment analysis, recommendations, and fraud detection.