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CSS Scroll Snap for Overflow Elements

Creating smooth, native-feeling horizontal tab navigation is essential for modern web applications. CSS Scroll Snap provides an elegant solution th...

Alexey Solilin Alexey Solilin October 17, 2025
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Creating an Accordion Without JavaScript Using the HTML `<details>` Tag

An accordion is a popular UI component that allows you to hide and show content on click. Usually, JavaScript is used to create it, but HTML provid...

Alexey Solilin Alexey Solilin October 06, 2025
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Are AI Coding Assistants Saving Developers Time or Creating Technical Debt?

Over the past several months, our engineering team has been running structured experiments with AI coding assistants like Claude, Copilot, and o...

Natalie Kaminski Natalie Kaminski September 29, 2025 Updated October 03, 2025
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Async Modal on Rails with Native <dialog> Element

In this post, I'll show you how to create asynchronous modal windows in Rails using Turbo Frames and the native &lt;dialog&gt; element. This approa...

Alexey Solilin Alexey Solilin October 02, 2025
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Why Ruby on Rails Is the Best Stack for Vibe Coding in the Age of AI

The concept of vibe coding is picking up momentum. For those unfamiliar, vibe coding is a collaborative, human-in-the-loop development approach ...

Natalie Kaminski Natalie Kaminski July 23, 2025
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Rails Optimization Guide for 2025: Speed, Security & Scaling for Modern Apps

If you're running a Ruby on Rails application in 2025, performance, security, and scalability aren't just technical checkboxes, they're growth d...

Natalie Kaminski Natalie Kaminski July 16, 2025
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Upgrading Rails application from 7.1 to 7.2

On August 9th, Rails 7.2 was released, bringing a host of new features and improvements to the framework. Ten months ago, I demonstrated how to ...

Igor Aleksandrov Igor Aleksandrov August 21, 2024 Updated July 16, 2025
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Upgrading Rails application from 7.0 to 7.1

On October 5th, Rails 7.1 has been released. In this article, I will show you how I upgraded one of our projects, OneTribe, to the new major rel...

Igor Aleksandrov Igor Aleksandrov October 09, 2023 Updated July 16, 2025
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Demystifying Software Architecture: Choosing the Right Path for Your MVP

As a non-tech founder or startup entrepreneur, embarking on the journey to turn your innovative idea into a successful product requires a solid ...

Andrew Parshukov Andrew Parshukov September 27, 2023 Updated July 11, 2025

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