ActiveRecord Programming Tutorials & Engineering Articles

The article discusses how GitHub's Product Security Engineering team utilizes CodeQL, a static analysis engine, to enhance the security of GitHub's codebase.

This article discusses the horizontal scaling of the Rails backend for the Shop app using Vitess, a database system abstraction over MySQL.

This article discusses the transition from Ruby's Marshal serialization to MessagePack for caching in Rails applications.

The article discusses the critical role of caching in Rails applications and the inherent risks associated with using Ruby's Marshal for serialization.

This article discusses the safe addition of NOT NULL columns to database tables, focusing on the use of the Large Hadron Migrator (LHM) gem for schema changes in MySQL databases.

The article explores the performance advantages of Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation compared to traditional ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation, particularly in dynamic languages like Ruby.

The article discusses the implementation of equality in Ruby, highlighting its various forms such as #==, #eql. , #equal. , and #===.

This article discusses how the Payment Flexibility team at Shopify redefined the storage of polymorphic associations in Rails by transitioning from storing class names to arbitrary strings.

Fly. io is actively seeking full-stack developers to join their team, focusing on creating user-friendly interfaces and experiences.

This article is the third part of a series aimed at beginners learning GraphQL, focusing on mutations for modifying data.

The article discusses the unique patterns developed by Shopify for their Ruby on Rails applications, focusing on tools and architectures that enhance developer productivity and maintainability.

This article is the second part of a series aimed at beginners learning GraphQL.

The article discusses a novel approach to deploying globally distributed PostgreSQL databases using Fly. io's infrastructure.

This article provides a comprehensive guide on building a web application using Ruby, both with and without Rails libraries.

The article discusses how Shopify's Test Infrastructure team significantly improved the speed of their Continuous Integration (CI) system, reducing the 95th percentile build time from 45 minutes to...

The article discusses the challenges and advancements in adopting static typing in Ruby at Shopify, particularly through the use of Sorbet.

The article discusses strategies for identifying and fixing slow code in Ruby applications, emphasizing the importance of profiling and benchmarking.

The article discusses the Strangler Fig Pattern as a strategy for refactoring legacy code, specifically focusing on the Shop model within Shopify's Ruby on Rails codebase.

The article discusses Shopify's approach to API versioning and managing breaking changes, emphasizing the importance of stability and predictability for developers.

The article features Sam Saffron discussing performance and monitoring in Ruby, particularly focusing on the challenges and strategies for improving Ruby's performance.

The article discusses Shopify's transition from a monolithic architecture to a modular monolith to enhance developer productivity.

The article provides an in-depth look at Shopify's tech stack and engineering practices, detailing how the platform scales to support over 600,000 merchants and 80,000 requests per second.

This article details Shopify's upgrade from Rails 4. 2 to Rails 5.

The article discusses the importance of data consistency checks in software engineering, emphasizing the need for tools to verify data integrity after it has been written to databases.

The article discusses advanced debugging techniques in Ruby beyond the commonly used 'puts' method.

The article discusses significant updates to Google BigQuery announced during the Cloud Platform Live event, highlighting new features that enhance performance, usability, and cost-effectiveness.

The article discusses IdentityCache, an internal caching library developed by Shopify for ActiveRecord models, which has now been open-sourced.

The article discusses the nuances of memory leaks in Ruby applications, emphasizing that not all memory leaks are detrimental.