Users often do not see the dangers of a weak password. Often, they reuse the same passwords on different sites to make their daily lives easier. Security is one of the critical aspects of any project. With Have I Been Pwned? it is possible to check passwords based on various leaks.

Ecto Schema is very easy to adapt to our needs. Besides changing the type of the primary key, you can also change the type and names of the fields created by the timestamps() macro.

Not so long ago, to release the application, it was necessary to modify the binary files on the servers. Thanks to good DevOps practices, the entire process can be changed. It is possible to achieve tens or hundreds of releases each day. Everything without the downtime of the application.

Start from understanding the needs and point of view of the organization. Take care of good communication with customers. Don’t be afraid to develop both technical and soft skills. You will have a lot of battles at work. Choose wisely what you can engage in, given your limited time capacity. Act locally, think globally to change the project in small steps. Use non-hanging fruit to be successful and avoid burnout.

In my opinion, the best investment is our development. It allows us to achieve better results, receives promotions, and increase our remuneration. By investing in ourselves, we invest in our future. You didn’t know everything (and you still don’t know everything). It is worth trying to help others and learning at the same time.

Many applications introduce some kind of status to make it easier to share data. However, more and more modules in your codebase need to be explicit about these assumptions. Views can eliminate the problematic SQL query. It’s also great way to introduce well-defined entities.

Understanding exactly what SQL commands are running is helpful to ensure safe migrations. By default, Ecto does not log the raw SQL. However, we can change it.

Understanding the business is critical. It allows you to achieve better results in a shorter time. Don’t try to be an expert right away. Learn and don’t be afraid to ask when something is unclear. A common language is an opportunity for discussion with the client.

Let’s check what has changed in the latest version of Elixir. Most interesting, from my perspective, will be improving compilation time. However, that’s not all! New map support, information logging level and changes inside Inspect are waiting for you.

What if a dependency is no longer needed? One library less is potentially one place of conflict between different versions of dependencies less. You can do it with one command, and clear your lock file.

You may be surprised, but the behavior of the popular inspect can be easily modified. Maybe it will make your daily work easier and make it a bit more comfortable.

Automated testing can unburden Quality Assurance teams from the monotonous manual review of every change. They can also be a great acceleration for programmers. But they won’t make your organization or product great overnight. It would help if you had people’s support, a clear plan, and an understanding of expectations.

The more time we have to do the job (especially in the office), the longer it takes. Work complicates to fill the available time. Check out Parkinson’s Law and understand why!

Everything around us makes us concentrate on what is available immediately and instantly. Short-term gains and results are much more appreciated than long-term with much better results. Long-term thinking and acting following this thought is the key to a peaceful life on your own terms.

A simple example of how to introduce a Universally unique identifier (UUID) into your project. You just need to remember a small modification in the migration and the column type change.