Articles by Prateek Choudhary
May 11, 2021
Rails 7 ActiveSupport::Cache::MemCacheStore now accepts an explicit nil for addresses argument
Those migrating from :dalli_store to :mem_cache_store can now pass an explicit nil for its addresses argument.
Aug 4, 2020
How to investigate your build size in Webpack
Let us look at a few handy tools that can help us in analyzing and reducing our bundle size.
Apr 27, 2020
Ruby adds experimental support for end-less method definition
Ruby has added a new experimental syntax for defining single-line methods without using the end keyword.
Apr 14, 2020
Using Optimizer Hints in Rails
Optimizer Hints allows us to control the query optimizer of a database system. Rails 6 has added support to provide Optimizer Hints.
Feb 26, 2020
Ruby Hash#transform_keys now accepts a hash that maps existing keys to new keys
Ruby Hash#transform_keys now also accepts a hash that maps the existing hash keys to new keys
Feb 18, 2020
Ruby 2.7 removes taint checking mechanism
Ruby 2.7 access and setting of $SAFE is now always warned. $SAFE will become a normal global variable in Ruby 3.0
Jan 21, 2020
Rails 6.1 adds query method missing to find orphan records
Rails 6.1 adds ActiveRecord::Relation#missing query method to find orphan records
Dec 2, 2019
Dir#glob and Dir#[] no longer allow NUL-separated glob pattern in Ruby 2.7
Ruby 2.7 prohibits the problematic '\0' separated string as the parameter for Dir#glob and Dir#[]
Nov 19, 2019
Who was hiring at RubyConf 2019?
List of companies hiring at RubyConf 2019 organized in Nashville.
Nov 12, 2019
Rails 6 adds Purpose Metadata to Cookies
Rails 6 adds purpose metadata to cookies to prevent attackers from copying the value of one cookie and use it for another.
Oct 30, 2019
Rails 6 removes Action View helper image_alt
Rails 6 removes the deprecated `image_alt` helper from Action View.
Oct 1, 2019
Rails 6.1 adds HTTP Feature Policy
Rails 6.1 has added support for configuring the Feature-Policy HTTP header which allows us to control certain Web APIs and browser features like camera, geolocation, etc.
