# Gonza.uy

> Gonza Robaina is a full-stack software developer based in Uruguay with 15+ years of experience building web and mobile products. He specializes in Ruby on Rails, JavaScript/TypeScript, and React, and has worked with clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies (Salesforce, GoPro, Autodesk, Principal Financial Services).

This site is his personal portfolio and technical blog: it showcases his background, skills, and client work, and publishes articles about Ruby on Rails, RSpec, Git, and web development.

## Pages

- [Home](https://gonza.uy/): Bio, stats (15+ years, 50+ projects, 25+ clients), skills, client list, and contact links.
- [Blog](https://gonza.uy/blog): Index of technical articles, mostly focused on Ruby on Rails and testing.
- [Privacy Policy](https://gonza.uy/privacy)

## Skills

- Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, TypeScript, Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, SASS
- Backend: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Python, GraphQL, REST APIs
- Database: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, SQLite
- Tools & DevOps: Git, Docker, AWS, Cloudflare, GCP, CI/CD, Heroku, Linux

## Blog posts

- [Understanding find_sole_by in Rails](https://gonza.uy/blog/understanding-find_sole_by-in-rails) (2025-09-16): How Rails' `find_sole_by` differs from `find_by` and `find_by!`.
- [Mastering Rails Enums: From Basics to Pro](https://gonza.uy/blog/mastering-rails-enums-from-basics-to-pro) (2025-07-03): Deep dive into Rails enums, how they work, and real-world usage patterns.
- [Leveraging Rails Counter Cache for Efficient Data Management](https://gonza.uy/blog/leveraging-rails-counter-cache) (2024-04-30): Using Rails' counter cache to reduce database queries on associations.
- [A Deep Dive into append_view_path and prepend_view_path in Ruby on Rails](https://gonza.uy/blog/rails-view-path-manipulation) (2023-09-06): Manipulating Rails view paths for advanced rendering scenarios.
- [Capybara: Debugging Your Specs with save_and_open_screenshot Method](https://gonza.uy/blog/capybara-save-and-open-screenshot) (2023-04-18): Using Capybara's screenshot method to debug RSpec/Capybara test failures.
- [Git for Beginners: 8 Tips to Get You Started with Version Control](https://gonza.uy/blog/git-for-beginners-8-tips-to-get-you-started-with-version-control) (2023-03-29): Beginner-friendly tips for learning Git.
- [Demystifying Ruby on Rails Routes for Beginners](https://gonza.uy/blog/demystifying-ruby-on-rails-routes-for-beginners) (2023-03-21): How Rails routing maps URLs to controller actions.
- [Using the skip_before Method in RSpec](https://gonza.uy/blog/using-the-skip_before-method-in-rspec) (2023-02-13): Selectively skipping `before` blocks in RSpec.
- [The Key Differences Between let and let! in RSpec](https://gonza.uy/blog/the-key-differences-between-let-rspec) (2023-02-02): Comparing memoization behavior of `let` and `let!`.
- [My Ruby on Rails Development Environment](https://gonza.uy/blog/my-ruby-on-rails-development-environment) (2022-05-02): The author's personal setup for Rails development.
- [Ruby on Rails HTTP Status Codes](https://gonza.uy/blog/ruby-on-rails-http-status-codes) (2022-02-01): Handling different HTTP status codes in Rails apps and APIs.
- [Goodbye Jekyll, Hello Eleventy](https://gonza.uy/blog/goodbye-jekyll-hello-eleventy) (2021-10-15): Migrating a personal site and blog from Jekyll to Eleventy.

## Selected clients

Apartments.com, Autodesk, Bravo Wellness, Caribou Coffee, Globant, GoPro, Grey New York, Inter Press Service, Moove-it, NetSuite, Principal Financial Services, Salesforce, Scholastic, Spackle.ai, SportsEngine, Sportware, Tarmac.

## Agent discovery

- API catalog: https://gonza.uy/.well-known/api-catalog
- OpenAPI: https://gonza.uy/openapi.json
- API docs: https://gonza.uy/docs/api
- MCP: https://gonza.uy/mcp
- ARD catalog: https://gonza.uy/.well-known/ai-catalog.json
- Skills index: https://gonza.uy/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json
- auth.md: https://gonza.uy/auth.md
- JSON APIs (no auth): /api/profile, /api/posts, /api/clients
- Markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown` on HTML pages

## Contact

- Email: hi@gonza.uy
- GitHub: https://github.com/pepito2k
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gonzalorobaina

## Optional

- [Privacy Policy](https://gonza.uy/privacy): Site privacy policy, not relevant for understanding the author's work.