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Rspec is an awesome thing that was created for ruby community. Most of us write tests. However, sometimes in large projects our test becomes really slow. So, each launch of the test really hurts and it does not meter whether you launch your test before commit/push or on CI. When your test suits pass over 30 minutes - something definitely went wrong.
Sometimes, when you are working with a large codebase, your `routes.rb` files grow really fast and become very dirty.There are several things that make your routes file bigger:* Customization of devise;* Specific gems that mount additional routes (Active Admin, ActionCable);* Sidekiq + SidekiqWeb + Basic authentication;* Namespaces with APP or API.
Сarrierwave is a popular image upload gem used by the Rails community to upload files to the server.Recently I had a task to upload two types of images into the application. Under the hood,the only difference between them was the target directory on the server. Sounds pretty simple, right?
In the world of front-end development, things are a bit complicated. New frameworks appear all the time, which provides both opportunities and challenges for developers. The situation has become better in the past few years but it's still confusing. Polymer, Aurelia, Sencha, Webix and so on - what's behind all those names? How and when should you use them?
Spaniards have firmly established themselves among the world's biggest smartphone users. The percentage of smartphone owners in Spain has already exceeded 65% of the population and smartphone user penetration is predicted to reach over 71% by 2022. This equals to over 30 million users, which creates a sweet spot for IT business and sparks up the Spanish app development industry.
Writing code is hard. For some, this may come as a surprise, software quality assurance and testing are not easier. Reporting bugs may not require too much technical skills. But the same cannot be said about evaluating a product from customer's perspective, understanding software product features, developing a test strategy and planning the test cases within strict deadlines.
We often hear that we live in the world of possibilities. However, how often do you hear what these possibilities are? Look at Apple. We love their computers and phones, the quality and innovations they bring. We also know that their products are a bit pricey - the newest iPhone would cost about $1000 or more. $1000 for a device assembled in China!
Have you thought that just 20 years ago there were no smartphones? The web industry was focused on purely PC and laptop users. The emergence and rapid spread of smartphones have dramatically changed not only our daily lives but also the online industry. To date, more than half the world uses smartphones and the volume of mobile and tablet traffic surpasses the volume of desktop traffic.
Online advertising has turned into something trivial for us. We receive advertisements by email, see them on YouTube, social networks, online shops, etc. We take internet ads as they are and just notice the things that they try to sell us. However, have you ever wondered what mechanism drives online advertisements and how does digital advertising work?
How do the flight search and hotel booking industry should work in the age when Elon Musk says he's going to develop a neural interface for telepath-like thoughts exchange? I'll describe it in two words: fast and easy. Oh, wait, that's three words… Nevermind, queues at the air ticket offices and blind looking for a place to stay at night have turned into scary stories for kids.
When you're looking for an outsourced Ruby on Rails developer for your project, just like with any other third-party provider, you want to find someone who has extensive experience, easy to collaborate with and actually does the work that meets your expectations. It may be challenging to detect an expert who truly meets all the requirements.
We live in the decade of applications. Take a look around: apps are everywhere! You have your weather widget, your email client, your messenger, photo app, etc. There are apps for musicians, artists, directors, comic book or movie fans and, of course, apps for sports lovers. Actually, sports apps is one of the fastest growing app categories. Let's figure out why they have become so popular recently.
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