For developers, segmentation faults can feel like a sudden nightmare—cryptic errors that crash your application out of nowhere. This frustration is amplified when they show up in high-level languages like Ruby, where memory management is typically handled behind the scenes. Recently, while running my Ruby application, I experienced a segmentation fault caused by a gem. The crash not only halted my program but also left me facing a daunting debugging challenge. In this post, I’ll talk about how I identified the issue, debugged it, and eventually found a solution.

As of August 2024, Ruby 3.4 has not been released yet, although the Ruby Core team is working on it and continues to make progress on enhancements and refinements so our ruby apps can have the best performance. In this blog post we will talk about an interesting discussion happening about the # frozen_string_literal comment at the top of Ruby files.

When building a Rails application you will need to think about scaling as you get more and more users and data. One way in which your application may need to scale is at the database level. Rails supports using multiple databases, so you don’t have to store all your data in one place.

Rails progression emphasizes simplicity and productivity. Through versions, Rails integrated tools, enhanced performance, and adapted to industry standards, keeping a focus on developer happiness and efficiency. ActiveModel::Error is an example of that. On this blog post, we’ll dive into the evolution of this object.

A default Rails application is typically built with a relational database, such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, as its default data store. Building a Rails application with a NoSQL database can bring some benefits.

Imagine having the ability to deploy the next version of Rails in a dual booted application on your Heroku staging server or review app before deploying it to production. This capability can help you avoid bugs and downtime in your live environment. In this blog post, we will guide you on how to deploy a Rails upgrade to a staging environment, allowing you to thoroughly test it before it goes live.

In this article I’ll discuss a strategy for different readability: a simple way to split your routes file on a Ruby on Rails project.