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Stop logging as root in 5 simple steps

Do you still manage your virtual servers with the root superuser? Here are five easy steps to stop using root right now.

Improving IRB experience with a custom .irbrc

Ruby’s IRB is a lovely interactive console. By leveraging a custom .irbrc configuration file, we can make the experience even better.

Benchmarking Ruby 3 in PDF generation

Ruby 3 JIT was optimized against CPU-intensive demo, which left Rails enthusiasts left out. But what about tasks in the middle of both? Here’s my latest benchmark on Ruby 3 JIT in generating PDF files with Prawn.

Create a git branch archive

This week I needed to prepare some files for the buyers of my book Deployment from Scratch. I use various git repositories for the content and case studies, and I needed to create archives for the current release quickly.

Elixir and Phoenix after two years

Thoughts on the Elixir language and its Phoenix framework after two years of professional work.

by Josef Strzibny
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