Zil Norvilis

Full-Stack Developer with a love for Ruby on Rails and Hotwire. Available for Hire.

Lithuania Joined on Mar 18, 2020 zilasino27@gmail.com https://devblog.launchzilla.net/

Zil Norvilis

Feb 4

SQLite is All You Need: The "One-Person Stack" for 2026

#rails #sqlite #architecture #performance

3 min read

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Zil Norvilis

Feb 3

From Writer to Editor-in-Chief: AI, Rails, and the Death of "How-To"

#rails #ai #career #webdev

3 min read

Zil Norvilis

Feb 2

Hotwire vs. React: A Guide for the "One-Person Framework"

#rails #react #hotwire #spa

3 min read

Zil Norvilis

Feb 1

Devise to Custom Auth: It’s Not Just `has_secure_password

#rails #devise #auth #ruby

3 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jan 31

The Dangerous Elegance of ActiveRecord::Store

#rails #architecture #sql #designpatterns

3 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jan 30

RIP "There's a Gem for That": How AI Flipped the Script

#discuss #ruby #ai #webdev

3 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jan 29

Stimulus.js Crash Course: Build a "Copy to Clipboard" Feature in 5 Minutes

#ruby #rails #stimulus #selfnote

3 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jan 28

Hotwire Decoded: When to use Frames vs. Streams

#ruby #rails #hotwire #selfnote

3 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jan 27

Goodbye Redis? The Rise of Solid Queue in Rails 8

#ruby #rails #solidqueue #selfnote

3 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jan 26

You Don't Need Devise: Building Secure Rails Auth from Scratch

#ruby #rails #authentication #selfnote

3 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jan 25

Mock It ’Til You Make It: Testing External APIs Without Losing Your Mind

#ruby #test #mock #api

3 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jan 24

The 4 Best Features of Ruby 4.0

#ruby #programming #selfnote

3 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jan 23

5 Ways to Find High-Impact Ruby and Rails Projects to Contribute to Today

#ruby #rails #opensource #github

3 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jan 20

Implementing Copy-to-Clipboard in Rails 8: The Modern Way

#rails #stimulus #javascript #ruby

2 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jan 19

PostgreSQL on Arch Linux: From Zero to Running in 5 Minutes

#postgres #archlinux #linux #tutorial

4 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jan 18

Arch Linux Running Slow? Here's How to Actually Fix It

#archlinux #linux #selfnote

3 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jan 17

Stop Redeploying for Config Changes: The 5-Minute Rails Key-Value Store

#rails #ruby #programming #selfnote

3 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jan 16

The Set-and-Forget Guide to Rails App Versioning

#ruby #programming #oop #selfnote

2 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jan 15

Using Ruby Model Classes, Service Objects and Interactors

#ruby #datatransferobject #webdev #programming

5 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jan 15

Clean Up Your Service Objects with Data.define and Pattern Matching

#ruby #programming #oop #selfnote

3 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jan 14

Move Over, Struct: Meet Ruby's New Data.define

#ruby #programming #oop #selfnote

3 min read

Zil Norvilis

Nov 14 '25

Ruby PORO Explained: How Plain Old Ruby Objects Make Your Code Better

#ruby #programming #rails #webdev

1 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jun 11 '25

How Blockchains Determine Who the Owner of a Wallet is?

#cryptocurrency #blockchain #web3

1 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jun 17 '22

Understanding The Magic of ActiveRecord

#rails #entities #activerecord #database

3 min read

Zil Norvilis

Jan 13 '22

How to Add ToS Agreement Checkbox to Your Rails App using Devise?

#rails #devise #ruby #tutorial

2 min read

Zil Norvilis

Oct 11 '21

My Best VSCode Productivity Tips, Shortcuts and Tricks

#vscode #extension #productivity #tips

2 min read

Zil Norvilis

Oct 10 '21

Configure LiveReload on Rails 6

#rails #livereload #tutorial #install

2 min read

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SQLite is All You Need: The "One-Person Stack" for 2026

Want to connect with Zil Norvilis?

From Writer to Editor-in-Chief: AI, Rails, and the Death of "How-To"

Hotwire vs. React: A Guide for the "One-Person Framework"

Devise to Custom Auth: It’s Not Just `has_secure_password

The Dangerous Elegance of ActiveRecord::Store

RIP "There's a Gem for That": How AI Flipped the Script

Stimulus.js Crash Course: Build a "Copy to Clipboard" Feature in 5 Minutes

Hotwire Decoded: When to use Frames vs. Streams

Goodbye Redis? The Rise of Solid Queue in Rails 8

You Don't Need Devise: Building Secure Rails Auth from Scratch

Mock It ’Til You Make It: Testing External APIs Without Losing Your Mind

The 4 Best Features of Ruby 4.0

5 Ways to Find High-Impact Ruby and Rails Projects to Contribute to Today

Implementing Copy-to-Clipboard in Rails 8: The Modern Way

PostgreSQL on Arch Linux: From Zero to Running in 5 Minutes

Arch Linux Running Slow? Here's How to Actually Fix It

Stop Redeploying for Config Changes: The 5-Minute Rails Key-Value Store

The Set-and-Forget Guide to Rails App Versioning

Using Ruby Model Classes, Service Objects and Interactors

Clean Up Your Service Objects with Data.define and Pattern Matching

Move Over, Struct: Meet Ruby's New Data.define

Ruby PORO Explained: How Plain Old Ruby Objects Make Your Code Better

How Blockchains Determine Who the Owner of a Wallet is?

Understanding The Magic of ActiveRecord

How to Add ToS Agreement Checkbox to Your Rails App using Devise?

My Best VSCode Productivity Tips, Shortcuts and Tricks

Configure LiveReload on Rails 6