Why do large systems become monolithic, and what should we do about it? Let's explore how the 80/20 'Pareto Principle' applies to software development, and use the same method to refactor the monolith.
A How-to Guide to Ruby Packs, Gusto's Gem Ecosystem for Modularizing Ruby Applications
This blogs talks about the advantages of brownfield vs. greenfield development and how the Gusto Embedded team was able to quickly build out their product by taking advantage of both.
Creating an open source Ruby gem is easier than you might think! In this post, we will be walking through the process of creating and publishing a Ruby gem from start to finish.
This was Gusto's system graph. Each of the black rectangles you see here is a subsystem within Gusto's biggest Rails monolith, and the red arrows are where one subsystem talks to another. As our business grew, folks started
