Are You Using Go And Ruby As Your Preferred Programming Languages?

Using Docker Multi-Stage Builds with Go

Just Give Me the Code Fine...here you go. Motivation Consider the following Dockerfile: FROM scratch ADD ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ ADD main / CMD ["/main"] Since go is a compiled...

Go 1.8 is released - The Go Blog

The compiler back end introduced in Go 1.7 for 64-bit x86 is now used on all architectures, and those architectures should see significant performance improvements. For instance, the CPU...

Making the Switch from Node.js to Golang

Making the switch from Node.js to Golang was the right decision for Alexandra Grant. Learn about her transition and how it has benefited her team.

Comparing Elixir and Go - via @codeship

Elixir and Go have both grown significantly in popularity over the past few years, and both are often reached for by developers looking for high concurrency solutions. The two languages...

Writing Ruby gems with Rust and Helix

For the last couple of years I've been hearing how Rust can be useful to write faster Ruby gems. Last year, when Godfrey Chan gave his presentation about rewriting String#blank? with Rust,...

Need a Second Opinion on Your Ruby Code? Ask Crystal - Pat...

Recently I've been learning about the Crystal programming language, a variation on Ruby syntax implemented on the LLVM platform. What's interesting about Crystal is that is uses static...

Building static sites with Contentful and Ruby - Contentful

We love static sites: here's a quick start guide for using Contentful with Middleman and Jekyll.

The Pros and Cons of Ruby Refinements - via @codeship

In Ruby 2.0.0, refinements were introduced as a new feature. Monkey patching has been used for a long time for modifying code behavior, but it creates side effects in code elsewhere that...