Ruby 2.4 implements Array#min and Array#max etc.

Ruby 2.4 implements Array#min and Array#max to find the minimum and maximum value of the array

When we break down a monolithic app into microservices, we go through a process known as decomposition. Simply put: This process can be a bit overwhelming. After all, if you have a really large monolith, you have a ton of code to organize and decompose! Because of this, I believe decomposition is best implemented as […]

It took me many years to understand the simple truth. One HTTP request sent by a browser may include a few separate logical commands. One request does not always equal one logical command.

Part 2: Adding Animation  In Part 1, we created a basic D3 component with React that responds to updates. We can take this a step further if we want. Animation is one of the things D3 does really well, but the details can be a bit challenging at first. We can abstract these away in our […]

[special]This article is an excerpt from "Rails: Novice To Ninja" by Glenn Goodrich and Patrick Lenz. You can purchase the full version of this book here.[/special]

Big-O notation gives you crucial insight into why your apps aren't as fast as you'd like them to be. In this post we'll uncover the meaning of things like `O(N^2)` and show how to use these concepts to speed up your apps and your database queries.

I was recently fumbling my way through a programming problem. I couldn’t figure out the root issue, so I cobbled together a shaky solution and posted my ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ on Basecamp. Then Sam Stephenson…

Where I discuss the elementary approaches to encryption and conclude with an overview of how HTTP / SSL work.