The Honeybadger Developer Blog

Tutorials, product info, and good advice from the Honeybadger crew.

Intro to RSpec Mocks

RSpec provides tools that help you test the behavior of your Ruby objects. Join Abiodun Olowode for a tour of mocks, stubs, and spies—and learn how to use them in your Ruby projects!

Memory Management in Python

Understanding memory management is a superpower that will help you design memory-efficient applications and make it easier to debug memory issues. Join Rupesh Mishra for a deep dive into the internals of CPython.

Full-text Search with Elasticsearch in Rails

If you're finding performance bottlenecks with full-text search in your database, it may be time to switch to Elasticsearch. In this tutorial, Ianis introduces Elasticsearch and shows us how to implement an efficient search feature in Rails.
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  • Ruby
  • Jun 27, 2022

A comparison of Node.js environment managers

A version/environment manager is essential if you work with different Node.js versions—but which should you use? Ayooluwa Isaiah investigates the competing options.

Everything You Need to Know About Caching in Django

Caching is essential for high-performance web apps; luckily, Python and Django provide excellent tools to help. In this article, Muhammed Ali walks through some popular caching techniques.

Incident Management for Status Pages

Honeybadger's new incident management feature lets you report incidents in real time, schedule alerts for upcoming maintenance, or retroactively insert an update for past incidents.

Containerizing an Existing Rails Application

Containers are popular because they create a reproducible environment that you can deploy to production and run locally in development. However, containerizing a Rails app can be tricky—Jeff Morhous helps us navigate the pitfalls.

Creating a GraphQL Server in Node.js

GraphQL is a solid alternative to a traditional REST API, and offering one to your users may be easier than you think. Follow along as Kevin Cunningham builds a GraphQL endpoint with Node.js and MongoDB!

Oauth Authentication In Laravel: Social Login With Laravel Socialite

Adding social logins to Laravel is easier than you think. In this article, Funke Faith Olasupo discusses OAuth and shows how to implement social login with Laravel Socialite.

Hidden Gems: ActiveRecord Store

PostgreSQL and MySQL are great for structuring data using relationships, but what if you don't always know the structure up-front? That's where ActiveRecord::Store really shines. It's like NoSQL, without changing databases.
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