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A dumb tool for finding superflous indexes in Rails
A simple script which scans your schema file and detects indexes which are potentially unnecessary.
Read more ⟶On assuming good intentions
Assuming good intentions can make your day less stressful. If you don't trust me (understandable), trust these other people.
Read more ⟶TIL: Truncating tables in Rails
Truncating tables is a much quicker way of clearing out a large amount of data from a table.
Read more ⟶Resetting a MSK Kafka Consumer Offset
How to reset a Kafka consumer offset on AWS
Read more ⟶Complex Contagions
Spreading a new idea is sometimes complex.
Read more ⟶Great Meetings
Good meetings have three elements.
Read more ⟶Is it morally wrong to write inefficient code?
An exploration of the idea that if running code contributes to global warming, running inefficient code is morally wrong.
Read more ⟶Hypothetical Debugging
Form an explicit hypothesis whilst debugging.
Read more ⟶Zoom, Humming and Rough Consensus
A small tool to help you hum remotely.
Read more ⟶Programming is a loser's game
Programming is, primarily, a loser's game
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