How to install ruby pg gem without PostgreSQL locally

Let’s say you’re using Docker for your local development in order to keep your development system nice and clean. Not having to install all needed dependencies on your local machine (like for instance PostgreSQL) and have everything packaged and documented for all developers is one of the advantages containers bring us. But when developing in Rails, … Continue reading How to install ruby pg gem without PostgreSQL locally

Migrate from MySQL to PostgreSQL

Like a lot of developers, I’ve been watching the movement of MySQL since it has been acquired by Oracle. Since the acquisition, a lot of MySQL forks have been created. Think of MariaDB and Drizzle. I’ve also been looking at PostgreSQL. Since long, I’ve wanted to start personal project using PostgreSQL. So I decided to migrate … Continue reading Migrate from MySQL to PostgreSQL