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  1. ActiveRecord Eager Loading with Query Objects and Decorators

    How can you plug complex, multi-model SQL queries into ActiveRecord models so that you can use them in your views?

    Joe Ferris
    September 19, 2014
    • Web
    • Rails
    • SQL
    • Performance
  2. Postgres Window Functions

    Take your queries to the next level with window functions.

    Simon Taranto
    September 16, 2014
    • Web
    • Performance
    • Postgres
    • SQL
  3. DNS to CDN to Origin

    Content Distribution Networks (CDNs) such as Amazon CloudFront and Fastly...

    Dan Croak
    August 8, 2014
    • Web
    • Performance
    • Ruby
    • DNS
  4. Why Postgres Won't Always Use an Index

    Use SQL EXPLAIN to understand when and why indexes are used (or not).

    Simon Taranto
    July 25, 2014
    • Web
    • Performance
    • Postgres
    • SQL
  5. How to Evaluate Your Rails JSON API for Performance Improvements

    Before adding database indexes, eager loading, and caches, spend a few minutes at the whiteboard with your team to rethink the high-level requirements for your JSON API.

    Laila Winner
    February 10, 2014
    • Web
    • Performance
    • Rails
  6. Honey, I shrunk the internet! - Content Compression via Rack::Deflater

    Speed is key. The snappier the site, the more visitors like you. Speed is so...

    Dan Collis-Puro
    November 12, 2013
    • Web
    • Ruby
    • Performance
  7. Fast JSON APIs in Rails with Key-Based Caches and ActiveModel::Serializers

    Want to make your Rails JSON APIs fast? Blisteringly fast? In a project I’ve...

    Josh Clayton
    May 30, 2013
    • Web
    • Performance
    • Rails
  8. New screencast: Improving Performance for Real-time Requests

    We’re pleased to announce our newest screencast video on Upcase, Improving...

    Chad Pytel
    May 9, 2013
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  9. Designing for iOS: Graphics & Performance

    Note: Even though the technology stack in iOS remained largely unchanged, the...

    Reda Lemeden
    November 26, 2012
    • iOS
    • Design
    • Performance
  10. Factory Bot 2.4 Goes Meta

    Factory Bot1 has been getting some hardcore internal refactorings over the...

    Josh Clayton
    January 13, 2012
    • News
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    • Open Source
    • Factory Girl
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