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View online   SitePoint Ruby In this issue, we look at Rails 5.2's latest feature, ActiveStorage, whether Ruby is too slow for web scale, how to avoid inheritance in Ruby and more.   SPONSORED BY DATADOG ​​Troubleshoot and optimize Ruby app performance with Datadog Trace requests from end to end with Datadog application performance monitoring. Set alerts on key performance metrics, then dive into detailed flame graphs to find the source of errors or latency issues. Sign up for a free trial!   This Week's Top Links Is Ruby Too Slow For Web-Scale? Choosing a new web framework or programming language for the web and wondering which to pick? Should performance enter your decision, or not? Two Tests You Should Run Against Your Ruby Project Now There were two take aways from Andrew's talk that could be acted on immediately: check up on security vulnerabilities and license issues in my projects. Upcoming built-in Upload Solution for Rails 5.2 (ActiveStorage) DHH has announced a new feature for the upcoming Rails 5.2: ActiveStorage. How to Avoid Inheritance in Ruby? What's wrong with inheritance? Let me illustrate it with an example. Simple Functional Strong Params in Ruby Use functional idioms to filter params coming from the scary Internet.   Wordpress Themes by Sitepoint Five Themes for the Price of 1 Download our FREE SitePoint Base Theme for Wordpress. Minimal. Clean. Simple. Lightweight. Responsive. The theme developers love to use. It's 100% FREE. Open Source GPL 2.0. Get 5 Themes for $39!     SitePoint | SitePoint Premium 48 Cambridge Street Collingwood, VIC 3066 | Australia You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive news from SitePoint. Smart choice! Preferences  |  Unsubscribe     Like   Tweet   Share   Forward