Rails

My Ever-Improving AI Setup for Rails Work With gbrain and gstack

How I use Perplexity, Claude Code, Codex, Conductor, OpenClaw, gbrain, gstack, local LLMs, CodeRabbit, Copilot, browser sessions, evals, audit trails, and GitHub checks for private Rails development, with an Uploadcare rewrite case study.

Rails Security Best Practices: A Comprehensive Guide

Rails security best practices for 2026, updated for Rails 8.1.3, authentication generator, rate limiting, Brakeman, credentials, and CI security checks.

Rails Authorization Patterns: Pundit, CanCanCan, and Action Policy

A practical Rails authorization guide for 2026 covering Pundit, CanCanCan, Action Policy, tenant scoping, API endpoints, background jobs, IDOR prevention, and tests that catch access-control bugs.

Building a Private Karpathy-Style LLM Wiki With gbrain and gstack

How I use a private Karpathy-style LLM Wiki, gbrain, and gstack to train an AI assistant on my own work signals for Rails development, writing, and reviews.

Different Approaches to Debugging Query Performance in Rails

A comprehensive guide to debugging and optimizing query performance in Rails applications using built in tools, gems, and database specific utilities for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite.

Upgrading from Rails 7.2 to Rails 8 - The Latest and Greatest

A practical guide to upgrading from Rails 7.2 to Rails 8 with Solid Queue, Solid Cache, built-in authentication, and Ruby 3.4 performance improvements.

Upgrading from Rails 6.1 to Rails 7 - The Modern Stack

A practical guide to upgrading from Rails 6.1 to Rails 7 with Import Maps, Hotwire, Ruby 3 compatibility, and encrypted attributes.

From Idea to Launch: Why Rails Remains the Ultimate MVP Framework in 2026

Discover why Ruby on Rails remains the go to framework for building MVPs quickly and efficiently, helping startups validate ideas and reach market faster.

Rails 8.1 introduced except_on option for validations and callbacks

To skip validations for particular contexts, Rails added `except_on` option for validations and callbacks.

Rails 8.1 introduces support for joins in update_all for Postgresql and SQLite.

Rails 8.1 has improved Active Record functionality by enhancing the support for update_all with joins for Postgresql and SQLite.