Elixir modules offer some valuable insight into designing Ruby classes.

Although Relay made GraphQL famous, GraphQL was in use at Facebook for years before Relay took the scene. You can use plain AJAX requests to interact with a GraphQL server, too.

This question is too hard. Instead, ask, “how many behaviors per test case?” and answer, “one.”

The Crystal programming language combines Ruby-like syntax with a really powerful compiler. As a result, it’s fun to write, fast to run, and hard to screw up!

The Christian practice of communion is a reminder of why Jesus is important and how his life affects us. To see the full depth of it, you have to consider pre-Christian religion.

A GraphQL system works differently from a “traditional” RESTful JSON API. Instead of authenticating during controller actions, you can authenticate users with “query context.”

I had leftover whey after making yogurt, so I made ginger ale.

This weekend I tried making yogurt. It worked!

Pat Shaughnessy’s “Using a Ruby Class to Write Functional Code” gives an example of bringing functional programming principles into object-oriented design. I like it.

Ruby on Rails models tend to grow and grow. When refactoring scopes, it turns out you can move them into their own classes.