Justin Searls
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10 amazing years building great teams and great software
Test Double Co-founders Todd Kaufman and Justin Searls reflect on the first 10 years building great software and great teams, plus what’s ahead in the future. -
How to build a search engine with Ruby on Rails
Implementing search in your Rails app can be vexing. Here's a great pattern to use that combines the best parts of ActiveRecord and Postgres. -
Benchmarking your Ruby with time_up
time_up is a new Ruby gem for managing timers to measure your code's performance. -
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Announcing Standard Ruby 1.0
After two years of community feedback and 80 releases, Standard Ruby hit 1.0 this week. Find out what's new and why there's never been a better time to standardize your app! -
There's no such thing as a free gem
If you had to connect your app to an OAuth provider, when would you rely on a library and when would you code it yourself? Could you explain your reasoning? Using OAuth log in to Twitter in Ruby on Rails as an example, let's walk through the decision to roll our own implementation and how to build it ourselves with working code samples. -
How to completely uninstall and reinstall Homebrew Postgres
Is Postgres erroring with "could not read block 39" or "bad address"? If you installed Postgres via Homebrew on a Mac, here's the quickest way to wipe the slate clean with a fresh install -
5 for 5000: Find your leading indicators
It's easy to tune out talk of metrics and spreadsheets, but one of the best ways to ensure long-term success is to uncover the numbers that signal future events while there's time to act on them -
5 for 5000: Do right by everyone
Cutthroat competitive tactics are one way to run a business, but you'll go further by putting in the time to find a way for everyone to come out ahead