• 9 min read • Unity Development

Unity Debugging: Console.Log Is Your Friend

Coming from Rails development, where I could use puts anywhere and see output instantly, Unity debugging initially frustrated me. Why wasn't my code working? What values were my...
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• 8 min read • Tools & Setup

Essential VS Code Extensions for Rails Development

When I started Rails development, I spent more time fighting with my editor than writing code. Syntax highlighting was inconsistent, I couldn't jump to method definitions, and...
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• 9 min read • Rails Development

Fixing N+1 Queries: Before and After

Nothing kills Rails application performance faster than N+1 queries. I learned this the hard way when my simple blog took 3 seconds to load a page with 10 posts. The culprit?...
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• 10 min read • Unity Development

My First Unity Game: Lessons from a Rails Developer

After months of building web applications with Rails, I decided to try something completely different: game development with Unity. I thought it would be a world apart from web...
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• 8 min read • Rails Development

Stimulus Controllers: Adding Just Enough JavaScript

After building real-time features with Turbo Streams, I thought I was done with JavaScript. But some interactions just feel better with a touch of client-side behavior—smooth...
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