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Piotr Murach

My Annual Review: Seeking Serenity

By slowing down and making more room for reflection, I discovered more about myself and what works for me and what needs pruning.

Feb 6, 2022

My Annual Review: Seeking Serenity

Feb 6, 2022

My 2020 Annual Review: Strange Ride

Despite all the turmoil in 2020, there were many events, experiences and lessons that had a positive influence on me and are worth sharing.

Jan 24, 2021

My 2020 Annual Review: Strange Ride

Jan 24, 2021

Looking Inside a Ruby Gem

If you have used Ruby for any length of time you have probably used a gem. But, have you ever wondered what a gem is? What’s inside a gem?

Apr 21, 2020

Looking Inside a Ruby Gem

Apr 21, 2020

Writing a Ruby Gem Specification

Everyone seems to be a little bit unsure about what to include and what to keep out from their gem specification.

Mar 2, 2020

Writing a Ruby Gem Specification

Mar 2, 2020

My 2019 Annual Review: Not Too Shabby

T his is the second time I’m doing this, a review of the past year. I find this process helpful in reminding myself about what I’ve been…

Jan 8, 2020

My 2019 Annual Review: Not Too Shabby

Jan 8, 2020

Working with Capistrano: Environment Variables and Remote Commands

This time around, we’re going to write a more involved script composed of many tasks. The sum of them all will help us automate Ruby…

Dec 30, 2019

Working with Capistrano: Environment Variables and Remote Commands

Dec 30, 2019

Working with Capistrano: Tasks, Roles, and Variables

Capistrano is a great tool for automating the deployment and maintenance of web applications. I use it to deploy Ruby on Rails and other…

Nov 17, 2019

Working with Capistrano: Tasks, Roles, and Variables

Nov 17, 2019

Streaming Large Zip Files in Rails

Recently, I needed to add a “Download all” button in a Rails application for managing meeting assets. Specifically, this magic button…

Oct 27, 2019

Streaming Large Zip Files in Rails

Oct 27, 2019

Software Product — Fake It Until You Make It?

The “Bad Blood” book by John Carreyrou compelled me to write a review. It also left me with a nagging question of ethics in software…

Oct 5, 2019

Software Product — Fake It Until You Make It?

Oct 5, 2019

Bad Blood — A Tale of a Modern Vampire

I was completely consumed by a recent book “Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in Silicon Valley” by John Carreyrou, an investigative journalist…

Jun 7, 2019

Bad Blood — A Tale of a Modern Vampire

Jun 7, 2019

Piotr Murach

Piotr Murach

Piotr is a software engineer building things on the web. He has a special interest in tooling, automation, and testing. He is a creator of over 60 Ruby gems.

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