Happy Wednesday!
Here is issue #006 of our newsletter, where we collect news and tools that we find interesting for your Rails project.
1. How to calculate tech debt using Skunk on GitHub Actions: Running Skunk on your Ruby project is now easier than ever thanks to Github Actions ✌️.
2. Maintainable podcast episode: Ernesto Tagwerker (founder of FastRuby) was invited to Maintainable, a podcast run by Robby Russell. We discussed the challenges of Ruby on Rails upgrade projects, running a software consultancy, hiring and mentoring junior developers, and more 🎧. (Make sure to disable your AdBlock if the page doesn't load).
3. Tips for creating contributor friendly Open Source projects: A list of tips and tools that can help you make your open source project a more friendly space 🌈.
4. Ruby on Rails performance coding live stream: In this live stream, Nate Berkopec and Josh Pigford work on some performance improvements on a Spotify app (PLYLST) ▶️.
5. Gemifying your style guide to DRY your CSS: This article explains how you can encapsulate your style guide in a gem in order to follow the DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) principle.
We hope you find these links useful. Feel free to forward it to your friends! ;)
Have a nice week!
The FastRuby.io team.