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Betting hard on async
Why async work is the future of work: a life-changing approach for location-independent and happier professionals. A big bet for us, as a company.
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We're riding (yet) another winter
Recession, inflation, and economic uncertainty are back. Here's how MarsBased is navigating another difficult economic winter as a bootstrapped remote company.
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Use GoLang code in Ruby
GoLang has the option to create shared libraries in C, and in this post I will show you how to do it.
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Iterating on pull requests - don't squash commits!
Don't squash commits when iterating on pull requests. It destroys context and makes code reviews harder. Here's why keeping your Git commit history matters.
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Comparing LocomotiveCMS and WordPress
WordPress and LocomotiveCMS are two popular content management systems (CMS) that are often used for building and managing websites. Both have their own unique features and capabilities, and choosing the right one for your project can be a challenging decision. In this blog post, we will compare WordPress and LocomotiveCMS to help you make an informed decision.
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MySQL deferred constraints and unique checks
MySQL and PostgreSQL are very similar but not exact. Take a look at this scenario that works with PostgreSQL but not with MySQL.
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Remember to vacuum your databases!
There's a way to declutter PostgreSQL databases that will impact the performance of your projects. Learn about vacuum.
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Personalism vs. professionalism
There's a thin line between being professional and having no limits to what you do for work and how you do it. Overpleasing people constantly might actually be detrimental to your business and your reputation.
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How to create icons correctly aligned with the text
Icon alignment is a common frontend pain point. In this post, MarsBased shows you how to create icons that stay perfectly aligned with text in any context.
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Speeding up views rendering in Rails 4
Here's some technical post for the Rails folks out there. If you're into performance optimisation, this is for you!
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Can't believe this is happening
It's been around two years apart, and none of us could really believe meeting again in person was actually happening.
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How to implement Cuprite into Capybara
We've all been playing with testing libraries and frameworks for many years, but before doing that, we have to configure them. In this blog post, I'll walk you through my setup of Cuprite with Capybara.
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