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How To Connect Claude Code to Your Rails Models with MCP Servers

If you're using Claude Code (Anthropic's CLI coding assistant), you've probably hit this wall: your AI pair-programmer can read your code, run your tests, and e…

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Colin Soleim · Apr 22, 2026

Defending Your Rails App: Enabling Dependency Cooldowns to Prevent Supply Chain Attacks

On March 31, 2026, a North Korean state actor hijacked the npm account of an Axios maintainer and published two backdoored versions of one of the world's most p…

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Colin Soleim · Apr 06, 2026

Setting Up Your Ruby on Rails Monolith for AI Development

Introduction The AI revolution has arrived, and it's transforming how developers work with codebases. For teams maintaining large Rails monoliths with millions …

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Colin Soleim · Feb 19, 2026

Supercharging Rails: Enabling Ruby's YJIT Compiler in Production

In recent years, the Ruby community has eagerly awaited the introduction of the YJIT (Just-In-Time) compilation engine, a feature that promised to significantly…

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Colin Soleim · Mar 28, 2024

Web Accessibility for All: Building Inclusive Digital Experiences

Introduction Accessibility is a vital yet often neglected aspect of web application development. As software engineers, it’s our responsibility to ensure that o…

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Jared Blumer · Oct 04, 2023

Pros and Cons of the Ruby Programming Language in 2023

Here at NextLink Labs, we often find ourselves in spirited debates and discussions about various programming languages and frameworks. Recently, I was having on…

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Dustin Gault · Sep 29, 2023

Ruby on Rails: Big Data Tips and Tricks

Big data processing is an essential aspect of modern web applications. Ruby on Rails, a popular web development framework, is often challenged when dealing with…

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Colin Soleim · Jul 23, 2023

How To Improve Application Observability with DataDog Monitors

DataDog is a powerful tool that can help your organization monitor and manage applications and infrastructure. It’s essential to be able to quickly and effectiv…

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Kat Roll · Jul 18, 2023

How To Install GitLab Omnibus on AWS

GitLab is a powerful open-source Git repository manager that provides code management, continuous integration/deployment (CICD), and more. It is used by develop…

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Michael Datz · May 09, 2023

How To Upgrade Elastic Beanstalk in AWS to Node 18

Amazon Elastic Beanstalk is a fully managed service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that helps developers quickly deploy and manage web applications.

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Jared Blumer · May 02, 2023

How To Build Rails JSON API Serializer

Rabl is a powerful tool for building a Rails JSON API. It allows you to easily return JSON responses from your APIs in a clear and concise way. And separate the…

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"Zee" Zivkovic · Apr 18, 2023

How To Set Up Datadog for PHP Applications on AWS EC2

Aging software applications often include many years of nuanced business logic. And the smallest of changes can easily cause unintended consequences.

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Colin Soleim · Mar 18, 2023