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The Rails migration DSL makes it easy to write a one-line migration that locks your production database for 10 minutes. Here's the field-tested playbook we use for zero-downtime migrations on real Rails + Postgres apps — what's actually unsafe, the strong_migrations gem, the 6-step pattern for NOT NULL columns, and the failure modes we've seen take production down.
Vibe coding is changing how production software gets built. Learn how combining senior engineering expertise with AI tools like Claude, Cursor, and Copilot delivers production-ready MVPs in weeks instead of months — with real examples from our development workflow.
Stripe Connect's KYC happy path is the US. Outside it — India, Brazil, Mexico — the verification fields are different, the timelines are longer, and Custom accounts are sometimes invite-only. Here's the per-country implementation guide we wish we'd had on day one of three international marketplace launches.
The Stripe Connect happy path is well documented. The production gotchas are not. Here are the 12 marketplace failures we've seen up close — KYC freezes, payout holds, refund black holes, webhook idempotency bugs — and how to avoid each one before launch day.
Stripe Billing setup looks easy until you hit dunning, proration, tax, and metered pricing in production. Here is the production-grade setup we ship for SaaS clients — pricing model decisions, webhook handlers, customer-portal trade-offs, and the pre-launch checklist that prevents revenue leakage.
Solid Queue ships as the Rails 8 default. Sidekiq is 12 years of production-hardened tooling. Neither is universally right. Here's the 4-question framework we use to decide, the production numbers nobody publishes, and the migration playbook that actually works.
Shopify's built-in features only go so far. Learn when you need a Shopify expert developer for custom checkout flows, payment integrations, multi-tenant operations, and Shopify API development — with real examples from production projects.
Most platform comparisons run a feature checklist and call it done. We've shipped on Sharetribe, evaluated Yo!Kart for clients, and audited Arcadier builds — here's what the comparison actually looks like from inside those conversations, including the pricing math that changes around $500K GMV.
Most Sharetribe-vs-custom comparisons are biased — written by Sharetribe, by agencies that hate it, or by founders who only tried one path. We've shipped both. Here's the 8-question framework that tells you which path actually fits your marketplace, with real numbers.
The complete technical guide to building native iOS and Android apps for Sharetribe Flex. Flex Marketplace API, Stripe Connect mobile payments, Expo Router, and push notification syncing.
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