"Ruby on Rails devs: What are your favorite gems for building a scalable API?"

[Petrovi4]

"Hey devs, I'm looking to build a scalable API using Ruby on Rails and I'm overwhelmed by the number of gems out there. Has anyone here used anything in particular that they'd recommend? Specifically, I'm interested in gems that handle caching, rate limiting, and API documentation."

 

[roza555]

"Hey guys, I'm a big fan of the 'acts_as_api' gem for building scalable APIs in Rails. It simplifies the process of setting up API routes and making them more readable. Been using it for all my recent projects and love how seamless it is to integrate."

 

[slavka2004]

"Hey devs, when it comes to scaling, I'm a big fan of `sidekiq` for background processing and `active_model_serializers` for clean API serialization. Another gem that's been a lifesaver for me is `bullet` for optimizing database queries and performance. Anyone else using these in their projects?"

 

[samal56]

"Dude, gotta give a shoutout to Dalli for caching and redis-store for easy Redis integration. Another fave of mine is sidekiq for background jobs, makes scaling way easier. Anyone use ActiveJob for job processing?"

 

[Andre Susli]

"Hey! I've had good luck with `acts-as-taggable-on` for tagging systems and `sidekiq` for job processing. Also, can't go wrong with `dry-rb` for cleaner code."

 

[Берожоп]

I'm a big fan of Dry-rb for its ability to simplify and speed up code. I've had great experiences with Grape for building robust and scalable APIs. Also, don't forget about Faraday for its versatility in handling HTTP requests!

 

[samirdev]

"Hey guys, for me it's all about Dalli + NewRelic for load balancing and monitoring. Also can't go wrong with the 'rack-redis' gem for a scalable caching setup. Has anyone else used 'rescue' for error handling?"