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Eight tips for getting the most out of your Rails app
Some good tips on optimizing your Rails site. I’m already using a couple of these on this site, but I definitely want to try out the rest of them as well.
That’s Not a Memory Leak, It’s Bloat
Excellent post by the team over at EngineYard on common memory issues in Rails, as well as how to fix them. Also be sure to check out the comments below, as there are a lot more suggestions on how to improve your app.
Let's make the web faster
Google has a great selection of tips on how to make your website faster. I posted a little while back about several frontend optimizations I’ve made to make my site faster.
Simplifying CSS Selectors
A great piece on how CSS selectors are interpreted (right to left), and how best to optimize them.
Smurf, a JS and CSS minifier for Rails
I came across Smurf today while looking for a way to compress my Javascript and CSS files, and it’s really a clever little plugin. Just install the plugin to your Rails project and add :cache => true or :cache => 'name' to your javascript_include_tag and stylesheet_include_tag calls, and it automatically compresses your files for you. This, combined with mod_deflate, helps to keep load times down, ensuring a better experience for your users.