Episode 484: RUBY 476: SQL, Arel and the Dark Side of ActiveRecord with Eric Hayes
Ruby Rogues
English - November 03, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 72.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 44 ratingsHow To Education News Tech News ruby ruby on rails rails programming technology developer development careers Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode of Ruby Rogues, Eric Hayes joins us with the story of his journey into the dark, undocumented depths of Arel, ActiveRecord’s private API. We learn why writing custom SQL queries in 2020 can make sense and how to unlock the more powerful features of modern databases without resorting to SQL strings. Eric tells us how he manages the potential pitfalls of using Arel and achieves massive performance wins for difficult queries on large databases.
Sponsors
Panel
Dave Kimura
John Epperson
Luke Stutters
Charles Max Wood
Guest
Eric Hayes
Links
https://devhints.io/arel nice little cheat sheet
https://astexplorer.net/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visitor_pattern
https://twitter.com/ehayes
Picks
Luke Stutters:
https://www.amazon.com/Micsig-DP10013-Differential-Attenuation-Tektronix/dp/B074K4XPW3
Chuck:
http://podcastplaybook.co/
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John Epperson:
Dave Kimura::
https://www.elgato.com/en/gaming/stream-deck
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Eric Hayes:
https://www.playgoodsudoku.com/
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Special Guest: Eric Hayes.
In this episode of Ruby Rogues, Eric Hayes joins us with the story of his journey into the dark, undocumented depths of Arel, ActiveRecord’s private API. We learn why writing custom SQL queries in 2020 can make sense and how to unlock the more powerful features of modern databases without resorting to SQL strings. Eric tells us how he manages the potential pitfalls of using Arel and achieves massive performance wins for difficult queries on large databases.
Sponsors
Panel
Dave Kimura
John Epperson
Luke Stutters
Charles Max Wood
Guest
Eric Hayes
Links
https://devhints.io/arel nice little cheat sheet
https://astexplorer.net/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visitor_pattern
https://twitter.com/ehayes
Picks
Luke Stutters:
https://www.amazon.com/Micsig-DP10013-Differential-Attenuation-Tektronix/dp/B074K4XPW3
Chuck:
http://podcastplaybook.co/
mostvaluable.dev
Amazon: Lightbringer Series
Neewer 2 Packs Dimmable Bi-Color 480 LED with U Bracket Professional Video Light for Studio, YouTube Outdoor Video Photography Lighting Kit, Durable Metal Frame,3200-5600K, CRI 96
John Epperson:
Dave Kimura::
https://www.elgato.com/en/gaming/stream-deck
https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us
Eric Hayes:
https://www.playgoodsudoku.com/
https://www.ansiblefordevops.com/
Follow Ruby Rogues on Twitter > @rubyrogues
Special Guest: Eric Hayes.