We noticed some interesting behavior recently while upgrading to Rails 5.0.1 and Ruby 2.4. Between MRI 2.3x branch and 2.4.0, constant unloading no longer affects variable references to the unloaded class constant: ref = Object.const_set(“ASD”, Class.new) => ASD 2.4.0 :014 > Object.send(:remove_const, “ASD”) => ASD 2.4.0 :015 > ref.name => “ASD” In previous versions of […]
2016 was a big year for me – both personally and professionally. I owe a great deal to a supportive network of friends, family, and professional contacts. It was also due to a lot of luck. Today is MLK Day 2017, the world is still a really unfair place, and the smart money is betting […]