We recently got access to GitHub Actions, a new tool provided to private repositories (during the beta phase). To test it, we found a perfect use case matching a real problem in our deployments.
As you may have noticed, we mainly use...
When trying to reach an external service (via HTTP for example) it is recommended to specify a timeout. If the service your are trying to contact is not responding, you don’t want you connection to hang on forever.
When you make an HTTP request you...
Our method to upgrade Rails is somehow similar to upgrading any other ruby gem: changing the version in the Gemfile, call bundler upgrade <gem> and run out test suite to check what’s broken. While this...
Using a different memory allocation library, you can reduce your Ruby application’s memory usage and response time. Learn how to use it on a hosting service (like Heroku or Scalingo) or your own server.
Spare disk usage, but also shorten downloading time on a repository by removing large blobs of useless data.
Automating the deployment of a static website makes updating it much more enjoyable. This blog is hosted on a basic plan which offers only FTP and SFTP access. Here’s how we deploy it in a matter of seconds using our CI server, with the security of SSH keys and lftp instead of rsync.
It is time for us to give back to the OSS community after it gave us so much!