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Glimmer DSL for SWT Video Tutorial 34 - Hello, Refined Table!
Desktop development is about 10 times simpler than web development. Learn it and you will become a better web developer as you transfer the simplicity of desktop development to the web! [more inside]
Decoupling Views from Controllers in Rails (Smalltalk MVC Style)
This blog post is an oldie but a goodie: “Decoupling Views from Controllers in Rails (Smalltalk MVC Style)”. Its concepts come straight out of desktop development, providing examples of how web development could be inspired by it and improved as a result. [more inside]
How to Install (Or Get Rid Of) therubyracer on Apple Silicon Macs
After seeing so many people struggle with therubyracer on M1/M2 Macs, I wrote this detailed tutorial to prevent more suffering. In many cases, you might not need therubyracer gem at all. Learn how to get rid of the rubyracer or replace it with better options.
Debugging in Ruby with AppSignal
Learn how you can use AppSignal to log and debug your Ruby application: https://blog.appsignal.com/2022/09/21/debugging-in-ruby-with-appsignal
Rails 7.1 - Optimizes Active Record batching for whole table iterations
Rails 7.1 - Optimizes Active Record batching for whole table iterations. The following blog explains the same with examples. Please do give it a read! [more inside]
Daniel Terhorst-North on Simplifying Testing and Development
In Agile methodologies, testing is one of the pillars of the product-building process. In this episode, Software Developer Daniel North teaches us how to simplify tests. [more inside]
Configure ROM from scratch!
Learn how to integrate the best ORM in Ruby ecosystem with Hanami (and any Ruby) application! [more inside]
Symmetric Spies: RSpec Test Organization
Secret agents must keep followers off their trail. Your tests don’t have to. There are many options to arrange test doubles with RSpec. This article proposes doing so in a way that provides a consistent test organization. [more inside]
[ANN] Ralix v1 🚀 + Rails and Middleman starter kits!
Hello Rubysts 👋 We just published the v1.0 of Ralix, your front-end micro-framework for SSR webapps, that pairs well with Turbo. [more inside]
Deploying Rails with Docker and AWS Fargate
Want to deploy a Rails app with Docker and AWS, but not sure where to start? AWS Fargate simplifies the convoluted process of deploying Docker on Amazon’s Elastic Container Service (ECS). It’s also a good alternative to Heroku. https://www.honeybadger.io/blog/rails-docker-aws-fargate/
Rubber Duck Dev Show Episode 58 | Engineering vs. Product Managers w/ Brittany & Josh
In this episode, we discuss the different viewpoints and objectives for engineering managers vs. product managers with Brittany Martin & Josh Gaastra: https://www.rubberduckdevshow.com/episodes/58-engineering-vs-product-managers-with-brittany-martin-josh-gaastra/
Ruby group_by or Rails group_by
The goal of this article is to understand the group_by method from a theoretical and practical point of view, both for Ruby, and Rails. [READ MORE]
Glimmer DSL for SWT Video Tutorial 33 - Tetris
Desktop development is about 10 times simpler than web development. Learn it and you will become a better web developer as you transfer the simplicity of desktop development to the web! [more inside]
Automation script for spinning-up Ruby developer environment on Ubuntu
New version of FRS script. Configure your developer stuff on Linux Ubuntu in minutes 🚀 Focus on development, not on developer tools! https://github.com/RubyWorkout/frs
How to fix Ruby installation issues on macOS 12.6
If you recently updated your Mac to macOS 12.6, you might run into Ruby installation or other development issues. I wrote a detailed blog post going over various solutions: https://www.rubyonmac.dev/how-to-install-ruby-on-macos-12-6-apple-silicon/
Transitioning from Monolith to Microservices Handbook
Organizations are moving into the microservice paradigm. Plagued with perils, it’s not an easy journey. Learn how to break up your monolith into microservices in this 70+ page ebook. Download it for free today. [more inside]
Build a Rails script watcher/runner using fswatch
Automate your rails console by creating a runme.rb script that runs in the Rails runner on change. [more inside]
Become an Elite Team With Dora Metrics
Tradeoff between speed and quality is a myth: https://semaphoreci.com/blog/dora-metrics](https://semaphoreci.com/blog/dora-metrics
A Quick and Easy Guide to the Asset Pipeline in Rails 7
With the release of Rails 7, the asset pipeline has seen somewhat of a dramatic improvement. What used to be a choice between Sprockets and Webpack has now become a brain-twister. [more inside]
Optimizing Email Batch API with bulk inserts
How we optimized our Email Batch API by using Rails bulk inserts with MySQL and how to calculate the auto-incrementing IDs for records, given MySQL does not support a RETURNING clause. [more inside]
Hanami Upgrade 1 -> 2 - Part 1: Migrations
Hanami 2 is behind the corner, so we started putting effort into upgrading our projects. It’s not easy, but doable and we decided to share our findings for others to have an easier time. Check it out, the next steps coming! [more inside]