In the intricate dance of database transactions, ensuring data integrity amidst concurrent operations is paramount. Like two individuals reaching for the same critical file, multiple processes vying for the same database resources can lead to chaos and inconsistencies if not managed carefully. This brings us to the crucial concept of…
Introduction In the world of Ruby on Rails development, keeping your codebase clean and maintainable is crucial. As projects grow, complexity often increases, and without clear separation of concerns, your models and controllers can quickly become cluttered.One effective strategy to simplify Rails code is by using form objects and value…
UUIDs: Friend or Foe? When you first hear “UUID,” you might imagine a magical number that guarantees uniqueness across the entire universe. And yes, a UUID is a 128‑bit value designed for that very purpose. However, before you go sprinkling UUIDs as primary keys in every table in your database,…
The most recent data collection tool for web-based analytics is called Universal Analytics. It makes use of the Measurement Protocol for various digital devices, an SDK for mobile apps, and the analytics.js tracking code for web pages. The recent publish by Google mentioned Universal Analytics will not be live from July 1,…
Have you ever wondered that there is always a missing piece when working with Views? Yes, you guessed it. It is indexing and specially composite indexing on underlying tables. Materialized views offer much more than indexing but comes with its own drawbacks as well. Let's look back at SQL views…
