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Learn about offset versus seek in pagination and "SQL Row Values"
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Replace Twitter gem with custom code because the gem was not being updated and it prevented me from upgrading certain dependencies like http.rb
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Serve company logos through static URL like startup.jobs/logos/700 (where 700 is the company ID) so it's more easily cacheable and I don't need to re-index Algolia whenever a logo changes
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Simplify and speed up almost every single database query by moving the visibility filtering logic (hide expired posts, hide all posts from hidden companies, etc) into a cached boolean column (`active`) that's updated hourly
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Generate PDF "invoices" (because some companies don't like "receipts")
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Switch from $200/mo Google Places API Autocomplete to $0/mo custom places autocomplete widget
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Disable Skylight because I pay about $250/mo for it just for
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Stop setting cookies when people GET an image upload, because it's unnecessary and prevents Cloudflare from caching the images
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