Monthly Archives: August 2007

So you want to use multiple slave databases with Rails? How does this syntax strike you: MyModel.find(:all, :use_slave => true) A few months ago, there was quite a bit of noise in the Rails community about Rails’ inability to easily make use of multiple databases. Dr Nic quickly responded with a solution. Everyone rejoiced in [...]

At Rapleaf, we come across challenging technical issues on a daily basis. Whether it be fighting with Mysql, exploring the guts of Ruby, or parallelizing complex pieces of code, we’re sure to have seen it in some form. Undoubtedly, engineers at many companies battle with these issues themselves and we’d like to share what we’ve [...]