N+1 queries can make an application slow. Having queries called within views can also slow down an app as well as making it less extendable.

Some cases require non-auto incrementing primary keys as well as multiple master writes without id conflicts. With ActiveUUID, we can configure our table's primary key with confidence without added complexity.

This episode covers different tips and tricks around database migration files.

Adding indexes to your databases can increase the SQL search performance on your tables. As your application grows, migration files can become out of hand, use squasher to squish them down to a single file.

In this episode, we take a look at some tips and tricks around the database schema and model scopes.