Molly Struve (she/her) articles - 84 total
Interview Prep Questions
Followup post for Setting Yourself Up for Interview Success Below is a list of questions that I...
Setting Yourself Up for Interview Success
When it comes to interviewing, everyone has their own style and way they like to approach it. When I...
Incident Retro: Failing Comment Creation + Erroneous Push Notifications
This incident retro was tougher than most to share because, despite the seriousness of the issue, it...
Goodbye Offline Page
Dear DEV Community Members, I wanted to bring you all up to speed on a decision the Forem team rece...
Duplicate Digest Email Incident Retro From January
Sorry all that this incident retro is a couple of months late. We did the retro internally immediatel...
Welcoming Katie Davis and Suzanne Aitchison to the Forem Team!
We are very excited to start off 2021 with the addition of two new staff members who will focus on Fo...
What's the best or worst recruitment line you have heard?
After reading yet another pesky, eye-rolling recruiter email, I started wondering, what kinds of emai...
Rake::Task .enhance() Method Explained
I recently fixed a bug in our Forem software that led to some serious Ruby learnings that I have to s...
Share Your Best Typo Story!
I recently posted a tweet about fixing a bug that turned out to be a misspelled word. This has happen...
Using KnapsackPro to Parallelize Your Tests
Recently, DEV was struggling with CI build times. It got to the point where Travis builds were taking...
Tips for Running Scripts in Production
I know, how dare I suggest running a script in production. I am a Site Reliability Engineer, I shou...
Optimizing Code as You Go
I am a big proponent of always thinking about scale and optimization when you are writing code, no ma...
Iterating Through Elasticsearch Documents Using Scroll and Ruby
Code being run against Elasticsearch version 7.4 If you are an avid Rails or ActiveRecord user then...
How do you respond to recruiters?
Many devs, at some point in their careers, have to deal with pesky recruiter emails and messages. How...
Algolia is OUT! Elasticsearch is IN!
With the merging of the below PR, DEV no longer requires Algolia to run!...
How To Give Engineers Filtered Database Access
A common issue that many companies often face, including DEV, is how much data access to give their e...
Nevertheless, Molly Coded
I code and I competitively ride horses. I code and I go to bed at 9 pm. I code and I am a morni...
Getting Started with Elasticsearch and Ruby
Recently, DEV has started the migration from Algolia to Elasticsearch. Since I am often asked what is...
Advice on Applying for a Job
Tips to help you stand out when you are applying for a job.
2 Wrongs Equal A Lot of Learnings
How crashing our app twice led to learning a lot about how Rails works and improving our deploy process.
Switching from Memcache to Redis and Some Tips on Caching
How DEV made the switch from Memcache to Redis and gotchas to watch out for when you are using a cache.
Call for Contributions: Move All DelayedJobs to Sidekiq
Looking for people who would like to contribute to DEV by moving some of our DelayedJobs to Sidekiq.
Keep Calm and Upgrade On
A story about an upgrade that went horribly wrong but that taught a lot of valuable lessons.
What's the best or nerdiest prank you have ever pulled?
What's the best or nerdiest prank you have ever pulled?
What Status Page Provider or Project Do You Recommend?
What status page provider or project do you recommend?
How to Safely Navigate Redis with Ruby
Tips about how to safely navigate Redis from the Ruby command line.
Call for Contributions: Move All Cache Keys From Memcache to Redis
Looking for people who would like to contribute to DEV by moving some of our Memcache keys to Redis.
Changing Jobs Before You Are Ready
Reasons why you should consider changing jobs before you might be ready.
DEV, meet Site Reliability Engineering
I have joined the DEV team as a Lead Site Reliability Engineer.
YES! You Should Be A Mentor!
Why being a mentor is one of the most fulfilling experiences you can have as a developer.