Technical Articles & Case Studies

The Complete Rails Docker Reference: Every Configuration File, Command, and Troubleshooting Guide You Need for Production-Ready Container Deployment

July 04, 2025 Ruby on Rails DevOps Reference

Complete Rails Docker configuration reference with all Dockerfiles, GitHub Actions, Makefiles, and troubleshooting guides. Ready-to-use templates for production deployment.

Rails Docker reference Configuration templates Docker troubleshooting Production deployment Complete guide +4 more

From Container to Production: How Heroku Container Registry Deployment Delivered Our 60% Memory Reduction and Bulletproof CI/CD Pipeline

June 27, 2025 Ruby on Rails DevOps Deployment

Complete guide to deploying Rails Docker containers on Heroku. Includes heroku.yml config, GitHub Actions CI/CD, monitoring setup, and performance optimization results.

Heroku container registry Docker deployment heroku.yml GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline +5 more

Fighting Dependency Hell: How Node.js 20 and libv8-dev Conflicts Nearly Killed Our Docker Migration (And the Creative Solutions That Saved It)

June 20, 2025 Ruby on Rails DevOps Docker

Solve Rails Docker libv8-dev and Node.js 20 conflicts. Learn alternative approaches with sassc-rails, mini_racer, and libv8-node for stable builds.

libv8-dev Node.js conflicts Docker dependencies Rails Docker System packages +5 more

The Asset Pipeline Breakthrough: How a Single package.json Change Fixed Our Docker Build Failures and Revealed the True Source of Performance Problems

June 13, 2025 Ruby on Rails DevOps Asset Pipeline

Fix Rails Docker asset pipeline conflicts between Propshaft and Sprockets. Learn the package.json dependencies fix that solved our build failures and improved performance.

Rails asset pipeline Propshaft Sprockets Docker builds package.json +5 more

Rails Docker Architecture: How Multi-Stage Builds and Smart Base Images Eliminated Our "Works on My Machine" Problems

June 06, 2025 Ruby on Rails DevOps Docker

Learn how to structure Rails Docker builds with multi-stage architecture, base images, and development/production parity. Complete examples with PostgreSQL integration.

Rails Docker Multi-stage builds Docker architecture Base images Development environment +5 more

Why We Migrated from Heroku Buildpacks to Docker: How a Performance Crisis Led to 60% Memory Reduction and Better Deployment Reliability

May 30, 2025 Ruby on Rails DevOps Performance Optimization

Discover why we migrated our Rails app from Heroku buildpacks to Docker, achieving 60% memory reduction and improved deployment reliability. Complete cost-benefit analysis included.

Heroku Docker Rails deployment Performance optimization Memory usage Container migration +5 more

When Database Concurrency Tests Lie: How Passing RSpec Tests Hid Critical Race Conditions in a High-Stakes Legal System

May 23, 2025 Ruby on Rails Software Development Database Architecture

Debug PostgreSQL concurrency issues where RSpec tests pass but database logic fails. Real case study with FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED and thread synchronization solutions.

Database concurrency PostgreSQL locking Race conditions RSpec testing FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED +10 more

When Off-the-Shelf Meets Custom Requirements: How a Simple Prescription Product Request Became an Elegant Conditional Checkout Solution

May 22, 2025 Software Development E-commerce Code Architecture

Learn elegant code modification techniques through a real Shopify case study. Handle prescription vs regular products with conditional logic while preserving functionality.

Shopify development Custom theme modification Code maintainability Conditional logic E-commerce integration +5 more

Solving Rails Encoding Errors: From ASCII-8BIT Nightmares to UTF-8 Success - A Complete International User Data Migration Guide

April 13, 2025 Ruby on Rails Software Development International Development

Fix persistent Rails encoding errors blocking international user migrations. Step-by-step solutions for ASCII-8BIT to UTF-8 conversion with real performance gains.

Character encoding UTF-8 ASCII encoding International users Rails deployment +7 more

Navigating Ruby and Rails Upgrades: How We Rescued a Legacy Application from 118 Failing Tests and Critical Security Vulnerabilities

March 04, 2025 Ruby on Rails Software Development

Complete guide to upgrading Ruby 3.0.7 to 3.2.7 and Rails 6.1 to 7.1. Real case study achieving 99.15% test success while eliminating security risks and technical debt.

Ruby upgrade Rails migration Legacy code refactoring Technical debt Ruby 3.2.7 +5 more

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