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Rails Apps and Slowdowns: How Scout Shows what Databases Don't

Apr 28, 2025 By Lance Erickson In Scout
Congratulations! Your Rails app has finally started seeing consistent traffic and things are on the upswing. But with growth comes the potential for the sluggish sort of SQL queries that can really slow things down. In this post, we’ll go over what your database (whether it’s MySQL or PostgreSQL) can tell you about the problem, and we’ll also talk about what it can’t tell you. Spoiler alert: this is where Scout comes galloping over the hillside to the rescue!
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honeybadger

Better stability with Rails load testing in Apache JMeter

Mar 14, 2025 By Milap Neupane In Honeybadger
Before we can release our software to end users, we must perform different kinds of tests to ensure that the application is bug-free and meets business requirements. When users begin using the application, various things can cause the application to behave unexpectedly, for some of the following reasons: For large-scale applications, these things are crucial to know before a full-fledged release.
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10 Best Practices for Ruby on Rails Development

Nov 1, 2024 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
There is much to learn when coding with Ruby on Rails, and the steep learning curve is not always easy. Fortunately, as an open-source web development framework, there is a large community backing RoR that can always be sought out with questions. Chances are someone has already written a tutorial or has the advice to streamline what you're trying to do with Ruby on Rails. Here are the best practices for Ruby on Rails development for your web development project.
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appsignal

Optimize Database Performance in Ruby on Rails and ActiveRecord

Oct 30, 2024 By Daniel Lempesis In AppSignal
In Rails, we're more likely to use SQL databases than other frameworks. Unlike NoSQL databases, which can be scaled horizontally with relative ease, SQL databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL are much less amenable to easy scaling. As a result, our database usually becomes the primary bottleneck as our business grows. Although SQL databases are very efficient, as our growing customer base puts an increasing load on our servers, we begin scaling our instance counts, workers, etc.
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Cloud 66

The Ultimate Guide to implementing Hotwire and Turbo in a Rails application

Oct 22, 2024 By Julian Rubisch In Cloud 66
Hotwire and Turbo have revolutionized how we build modern web applications with Ruby on Rails. By leveraging server-side rendering and minimizing JavaScript, Hotwire enables developers to create reactive, real-time user experiences without the complexity of a single-page application framework. This comprehensive guide will walk you through implementing Hotwire and Turbo in a Rails application from the ground up.
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appsignal

Rails Community Survey 2024: AppSignal Ranks in Top 5

Oct 10, 2024 By Connor James In AppSignal
We're excited to share that AppSignal has once again been recognized as one of the top performance and error monitoring tools in the 2024 Ruby on Rails Community Survey. This year, we maintained our position as the fifth most popular performance monitoring tool and climbed from seventh to fourth place in the error tracking rankings. This result means that AppSignal now stands shoulder-to-shoulder alongside some much larger competitors that are backed by a combined $600 million in venture capital funding.
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Getting Started with Ruby on Rails in 2024 - The Complete Development Environment Guide

Sep 3, 2024 By PagerTree In PagerTree
Overview Ruby on Rails is a web development framework written in Ruby that helps developers build websites and applications quickly. It uses an MVC (Model-View-Controller) structure to organize code and make everyday tasks easier by following simple patterns instead of complex configurations. Rails also helps with database management and includes security features to protect against common threats. It's famous for building websites and apps, especially for startups, and powers well-known platforms like GitHub and Shopify.
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