Always trust your curiousity.
RIP
Data injection vulnerability in ActiveRecord
There is a data injection vulnerability in Active Record. Specially crafted strings can be used to save data in PostgreSQL array columns that may not be intended.
Freedom of choice
I believe freedom is equal to freedom to choose, freedom of choice. Choice means decision. Decision making is the source of freedom. So be a decision-maker.
Yukihiro Matsumoto, Changing Your World, Barcelona Ruby Conference 2013
"Vigorous writing is concise"
This requires… that every word tell.
Elements of Style, William Strunk Jr., Harcourt, Brace & Howe, 1920.
Cited by Ernie Miller, That’s Not Very Ruby of You, RubyConf 2013.
"Not necessarily that simple"
The key to improving lock-freedom throughout the system is to use less locks.