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This is the first part of a series of blog posts on using a RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) information system for source code. Find out how a simple RAG system can empower your development team.

Run your seeds a million times with deterministic UUIDs in Elixir.

Utilizing the Erlang ecosystem to set up a quick SFTP server in Elixir.

Showcasing two small techniques that improve your happiness when working with Phoenix application configuration.

A setup to separate private and work-related contributions on GitHub

Ruby has a history of strong testing tools. That strong ethos of testing also influenced us at bitcrowd. Loosely inspired by RSpec's subject, we've now come to use a similar pattern for testing React components.

Level up your project automation with scripts for smoother onboarding and faster context-switching.

Privatizing the constructor methods of callable services in Ruby on Rails for cleaner APIs and tests.

Utilizing Ruby's Module prepend functionality to safely integrate with gems overriding setter methods.

How to fold sections of Markdown in Vim for a better overview of the structure of a text.