Layered and Cached PDF Generation in Rails by David Higgins, Developer

30 Oct 2024

We can take a layered approach to PDF generation in Rails by using a few different techniques to improve performance and reduce the amount of work that needs to be done as the model changes. Such that we can respond dynamically to a changing model and still provide a good user experience. Doing this carefully we can re-use the same pattern for different models in our Rails application. Further this can allow us to also re-use the view templates for the PDF generation.

PostgreSQL Views in Rails by David Higgins, Developer

26 Apr 2024

PostgreSQL Views can be a powerful tool for joining data from multiple databases in a Rails project. Should your project only have read access to the target database, you can use a view to join the data from the target database via a Rails model. However, getting everything setup and working can be a bit difficult. This is a not so brief reference for how to get the most out of using views in a Rails app.

Reflections on Paradem’s History and Vision by Kevin Pratt, Founder

15 Aug 2020

On the 7th anniversary of Paradem’s inception, I thought it would be interesting to tell how Paradem came about.