Kasper Timm Hansen
@kaspth.com
Rails core alumni, gone Rails consulting on kaspth.com. You'll find my services, guestbook, talks, YouTube, posts, and newsletter there.
I also do deep-dives into the Rails source https://lu.ma/kaspth and riffing https://github.com/kaspth/riffing-on-rails
I also do deep-dives into the Rails source https://lu.ma/kaspth and riffing https://github.com/kaspth/riffing-on-rails
Yeah, it's pretty difficult 😅
That sounds great! Both the discussions and issues are open on the Oaken repo.
That sounds great! Both the discussions and issues are open on the Oaken repo.
October 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Yeah, it's pretty difficult 😅
That sounds great! Both the discussions and issues are open on the Oaken repo.
That sounds great! Both the discussions and issues are open on the Oaken repo.
This sounds very similar to Async + Sync in a way, like what are the boundaries where we can scatter, and then where are the boundaries where we depend on earlier results so we gather?
I don't know, I'm just spitballing.
I don't know, I'm just spitballing.
October 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This sounds very similar to Async + Sync in a way, like what are the boundaries where we can scatter, and then where are the boundaries where we depend on earlier results so we gather?
I don't know, I'm just spitballing.
I don't know, I'm just spitballing.
Yeah that's also interesting. insert_all just ends up feeling so messy in a way 😅
I wonder if there's a way to do something like:
insert_all do
create(:user)
create(:user)
end
where the two create calls are bundled together into one insert_all call? hm
I wonder if there's a way to do something like:
insert_all do
create(:user)
create(:user)
end
where the two create calls are bundled together into one insert_all call? hm
October 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Yeah that's also interesting. insert_all just ends up feeling so messy in a way 😅
I wonder if there's a way to do something like:
insert_all do
create(:user)
create(:user)
end
where the two create calls are bundled together into one insert_all call? hm
I wonder if there's a way to do something like:
insert_all do
create(:user)
create(:user)
end
where the two create calls are bundled together into one insert_all call? hm
Ah yeah, I hear you on the messy building, I don't know if there's a way around that 😅
October 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Ah yeah, I hear you on the messy building, I don't know if there's a way around that 😅
Oh that's awesome! Let me know if I can help in any way 😄🫡
October 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Oh that's awesome! Let me know if I can help in any way 😄🫡
Oh interesting! I could see Oaken potentially being easier to generate than FactoryBot because it'd need fewer tokens per test case, so there's less to get wrong sorta.
October 24, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Oh interesting! I could see Oaken potentially being easier to generate than FactoryBot because it'd need fewer tokens per test case, so there's less to get wrong sorta.
I'd love to know more about the optimizing you've done, maybe there's lessons we could broaden to something for the community in Oaken.
October 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I'd love to know more about the optimizing you've done, maybe there's lessons we could broaden to something for the community in Oaken.
I'd love to!
Another design goal for me has been demo modes in production, so marketing could do demos and take screenshots (and I have some thoughts on automating those too)
Another design goal for me has been demo modes in production, so marketing could do demos and take screenshots (and I have some thoughts on automating those too)
October 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I'd love to!
Another design goal for me has been demo modes in production, so marketing could do demos and take screenshots (and I have some thoughts on automating those too)
Another design goal for me has been demo modes in production, so marketing could do demos and take screenshots (and I have some thoughts on automating those too)
Basically I'm piggybacking off of Rails' fixtures wrapping tests in transactions here github.com/kaspth/oaken...
So we can seed once on boot and then rollback after each test.
So we can seed once on boot and then rollback after each test.
oaken/lib/oaken/test_setup.rb at main · kaspth/oaken
Oaken upgrades your development seeds, lets you reuse them in tests & blends the best of fixtures & factories into one cohesive whole. - kaspth/oaken
github.com
October 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Basically I'm piggybacking off of Rails' fixtures wrapping tests in transactions here github.com/kaspth/oaken...
So we can seed once on boot and then rollback after each test.
So we can seed once on boot and then rollback after each test.
It's tough to communicate the intended naunce in tweet size 😅
October 24, 2025 at 10:07 AM
It's tough to communicate the intended naunce in tweet size 😅
The basic intent is that you can run Oaken.seed "cases/performance" in staging, then we'd match db/seeds/{,staging}/cases/performance/**/*.rb and load each matching file.
Then you can structure within the perf directory as nested as you want to.
Then you can structure within the perf directory as nested as you want to.
October 24, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The basic intent is that you can run Oaken.seed "cases/performance" in staging, then we'd match db/seeds/{,staging}/cases/performance/**/*.rb and load each matching file.
Then you can structure within the perf directory as nested as you want to.
Then you can structure within the perf directory as nested as you want to.
Yeah, we basically have the pieces for this in Oaken. And being able to execute data scripts in staging/prod has been part of its design from the get-go. I just haven't finished it yet, because I've been a little wary about it 😅
October 24, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Yeah, we basically have the pieces for this in Oaken. And being able to execute data scripts in staging/prod has been part of its design from the get-go. I just haven't finished it yet, because I've been a little wary about it 😅
Yeah it's pretty radical to have no words 😄
October 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Yeah it's pretty radical to have no words 😄
Didn't realize I could actually try out the app now, really cool!
The tracks worked & I like the vertical bars.
Also: I think I might have broken it because don't show up anymore and can't play. In a new private browser window they're back and playback works though.
The tracks worked & I like the vertical bars.
Also: I think I might have broken it because don't show up anymore and can't play. In a new private browser window they're back and playback works though.
October 23, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Didn't realize I could actually try out the app now, really cool!
The tracks worked & I like the vertical bars.
Also: I think I might have broken it because don't show up anymore and can't play. In a new private browser window they're back and playback works though.
The tracks worked & I like the vertical bars.
Also: I think I might have broken it because don't show up anymore and can't play. In a new private browser window they're back and playback works though.
Feel free to comment your thoughts on the PR by the way 👋
October 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Feel free to comment your thoughts on the PR by the way 👋