#rails scaling

Databases & Backend

Ruby on Rails: Why It Still Hooks Devs in 2024

Switching from Java's grind to Ruby on Rails feels like shedding chains. It's not nostalgia; it's pragmatic power for web apps.

Databases & Backend

How FirstPromoter Doubled Rails Throughput to 35M While Getting Faster: 7 Brutal Lessons

Imagine your Rails app swallowing double the traffic — 35 million requests a week — and spitting out pages faster than before. FirstPromoter did it, and their gritty lessons rewrite the scaling playbook.