Prepending Modules to the Rescue
· 6 min read
Max Mulatz
Whitespace wrestler on a functional fieldtripUtilizing Ruby's Module prepend functionality to safely integrate with gems overriding setter methods.
Software development insights compiled for you by the people of bitcrowd
Folding sections of Markdown in Vim
· 3 min read
Max Mulatz
Whitespace wrestler on a functional fieldtripHow to fold sections of Markdown in Vim for a better overview of the structure of a text.
Unser neues Projekt HPI Schul Cloud
· 3 min read
Daniela Knöpfle
To-do list and coffee addictDigitales Lernen in Zeiten der Pandemie - so unterstützen wir das Hasso-Plattner-Institut bei der Weiterentwicklung ihrer Schul-Cloud
A note on commit messages
· 16 min read
Max Mulatz
Whitespace wrestler on a functional fieldtripA love letter to good Git commit messages and why you should start caring about them.
ChromicPDF: Benchmarks & Runtime characteristics
· 10 min read
Malte Rohde
Runtime optimized Keyboard YodelerBacking up claims with numbers. How a background Chrome process outperforms spawning new processes.
Shifting to remote work overnight
· 5 min read
Daniela Knöpfle
To-do list and coffee addictAs many around the world, we decided to shift to work remotely for the next couple of weeks. In the following we would like to share our approach and experiences we made in the first couple of days.
ChromicPDF: Generating PDF/A files with Chrome, Ghostscript, and Elixir
· 11 min read
Malte Rohde
Runtime optimized Keyboard YodelerProgrammatically generating PDF documents is a common requirement in many of our client projects at bitcrowd. While in Ruby there is a multitude of battle-proven libraries to choose from, the PDF library landscape in the Elixir/Erlang ecosystem is just beginning to evolve. Today, we introduce ChromicPDF, a fast and convenient Chrome-based HTML-to-PDF converter, written in Elixir.
Introducing SSHKit
· 3 min read
Paul Meinhardt
Hi-tech-deep-diverThis blog post is the first in a series detailing our work on SSH support for Elixir and Erlang/OTP.
A Caching Journey
· 6 min read
Max Mulatz
Whitespace wrestler on a functional fieldtripHow to take back control over caching with Rails' Active Storage and Amazon S3.
Testing Phoenix live view with jest
· 3 min read
Andreas Knöpfle
Assistant code archeology officerPhoenix LiveView allows for JavaScript Hooks to extend live view pages with small powerful bits of JavaScript. This post showcases how one can test these hooks with the power of Jest.