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  1. Profiling Vim

    Vim enables you to edit text rapidly, but what do you do when Vim itself is slow? Profile!

    Chris Thorn
    July 15, 2019
    • Vim
    • Performance
    • Tools
  2. thoughtbot offers a new code audit service

    Want to learn how to tackle technical debt or improve your product performance? Introducing our new code audit service.

    Emily Bahna
    April 4, 2019
    • Consulting
    • Mentoring
    • Performance
    • Process
    • Code
  3. A React Rendering Misconception

    In which we learn how often React renders components.

    Chris Thorn
    April 5, 2017
    • React
    • Performance
    • Web
  4. Slicing up Rails Application.js for Faster Load Times

    How to profile page load performance in Chrome and break out modular JavaScript assets.

    Oli Peate
    February 27, 2017
    • Performance
    • Rails
  5. Advanced Postgres Performance Tips

    What do you do when indexes aren’t enough?

    Caleb Hearth
    July 29, 2016
    • Postgres
    • Databases
    • SQL
    • Performance
  6. Reading a Postgres EXPLAIN ANALYZE Query Plan

    Take a guided tour through a query plan for a “simple” SQL query.

    Caleb Hearth
    July 26, 2016
    • Postgres
    • Databases
    • SQL
    • Performance
  7. Take Control of Your HTTP Caching in Rails

    Get more control over HTTP caching in Rails.

    Damian Galarza
    January 26, 2015
    • Web
    • Rails
    • HTTP
    • Performance
  8. A Guide to Caching Your Rails Application With Fastly

    Understand and implement Fastly caching in your Rails application.

    Jessie Young
    December 5, 2014
    • Web
    • Performance
    • Rails
  9. Introduction to Conditional HTTP Caching with Rails

    Learn how to implement HTTP conditional caching in Rails using fresh_when.

    Damian Galarza
    November 25, 2014
    • Web
    • Rails
    • HTTP
    • Performance
  10. Speed Up JavaScript Capybara Specs by Blacklisting URLs

    Speed up your tests by telling Capybara WebKit not to hit external APIs.

    Simon Taranto
    November 14, 2014
    • Web
    • Testing
    • Performance
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