Maintenance Programming

Expert software maintenance for your existing applications. I specialize in:

• Ruby on Rails maintenance and updates
• Rust and Elixir backend programming
• Legacy code optimization
• Bug fixes and troubleshooting
• Code refactoring and modernization

Our maintenance programming services are positioned as an extension of your internal team, augmenting your capabilities rather than replacing your staff. We work alongside your developers to ensure smooth operations and long-term success.

By taking care of maintenance tasks, we empower your internal teams to focus on innovation and core business growth, free from the burdens of day-to-day upkeep.

Keep your systems running smoothly with expert maintenance programming that extends the life and performance of your applications.

In 2022, I split the maintenance side of Berube Consulting into a new venture, Durable Programming, LLC; Durable is a micro web agency with three devs.

Ruby on Rails Performance Consulting

Specialized in making Ruby on Rails applications faster:

• Performance profiling and analysis
• Database query optimization
• Caching strategies
• Background job optimization
• Memory usage reduction
• Response time improvements

Our Rails performance consulting extends your development team's expertise, providing targeted optimizations as a complement to your internal efforts, not a substitute.

We utilize AI/ML augmentation for performance prediction and optimization, helping to forecast load patterns and suggest intelligent caching and resource allocation strategies.

By optimizing your Rails applications, we empower your developers to shift focus from firefighting performance issues to building innovative features.

I identify bottlenecks and implement solutions that deliver measurable performance gains.

RDBMS Performance Consulting

Expert MySQL/PostgreSQL optimization and performance tuning:

• Query optimization and indexing
• Database schema design
• Performance monitoring and diagnostics
• Scaling strategies
• Replication setup and optimization
• Query caching and optimization

Our RDBMS consulting serves as an extension of your internal IT team, providing specialized performance expertise to enhance your existing operations without replacing your personnel.

We incorporate AI/ML techniques for predictive optimization and automated performance tuning, allowing for proactive identification of potential issues and data-driven recommendations.

This approach empowers your IT teams by offloading complex tuning tasks, allowing them to concentrate on strategic database initiatives and innovation.

Scale your database infrastructure; get faster queries and more throughput on the same hardware.

Onsite Training

Customized training programs for your team:

• Database Design: Best practices for relational database design
• Web Application Performance: Techniques for optimizing web applications
• Ruby on Rails: Framework fundamentals and advanced topics
• MySQL Optimization: Performance tuning and query optimization
• Code Maintenance: Best practices for maintaining legacy systems

Our onsite training is designed to extend your team's capabilities, acting as an augmentation to your internal resources rather than a replacement. We focus on empowering your staff with knowledge to handle challenges independently.

Through this training, we free your teams from skill gaps, enabling them to innovate and tackle new projects with confidence.

Private, hands-on training tailored to your team's specific needs and skill levels.