The Code Less Traveled
Troubleshooting Ruby Enumerable Memory Usage
Feb 15, 2019
Analyzing Ruby memory usage related to the Enumerable module's `#each_slice` method
An Object-oriented Moment
Feb 15, 2019
Leaning into object-oriented design to re-implement a procedural algorithm
Verifying Background Emails in Rails
Feb 12, 2018
I made a gem to more easily test whether `ActionMailer` emails will be delivered later.
Teach Testing Through Pairing
Dec 4, 2016
I have written before about junior developers and why testing, in my opinion, is the skill that they tend to lack. Fortunately, honing a junior dev’s testing savvy provides an excellent pair programming opportunity.
Junior Devs (Probably) Never Learned How To Test
Dec 3, 2016
I find that, in general, junior developers have a difficult time building their confidence in their ability to write “good” tests. My kneejerk reaction was that junior developers simply find testing boring; however, upon further reflection, I am convinced that is not the case.