Testing Inherited Behavior

Recently I asked how people prefer to see inherited behavior tested. This discusses each of the options in more detail and shows the results of the poll. https://kevinjmurphy.com/posts/testing-inherited-behavior/

Glimmer DSL for SWT 4.28.0.0

Glimmer DSL for SWT 4.28.0.0 (JRuby Desktop Development Cross-Platform Native GUI Framework) is the quarterly major release that happens after a new version of Eclipse SWT (Standard Widget Toolkit) is released. It is wrapping SWT 4.28, which was released on June 5, 2023. Read more

Master records selections in Rails app with SQL window functions

Learn how to use row number window function on a practical example to select unique latest grouped records from DB. Read more

Your journey as a mid-level Ruby on Rails developer

Get on board and let’s sail beyond the horizon. Read more

Ruby Date.parse pitfall

Business Class, a Ruby on Rails SaaS kit, goes 1.0!

Business Class is finally released! Read the announcement: https://nts.strzibny.name/business-class-brand-new-rails-saas-template/ Watch the demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8mM5-snTig Browse the features:

Deep Dive into RSpec's let Helper

Advanced usage of let helper in RSpec:

Building AI applications with Ruby and Open Source LLMs

Today, I am releasing a new Ruby gem that allows you to create AI applications using Ruby, Aoororachain. Read more

An Introduction to Devise for Ruby on Rails

In part one of this series on Devise, we’ll cover the basics of the Devise gem:

About Ruby: pass by value or pass by reference?

I tried to refresh in this article the answer to the question: Is Ruby pass by value or pass by reference? Read more

Support for picture_tag helper in Rails

picture tag now ships with inbuilt support in Rails. Take a look at some examples and why picture is useful for web responsive applications

How to use cocoon gem in Rails 7?

How to use cocoon gem in Rails 7?

Modifying Action Text markup - Rails Tricks Issue 14

The latest issue of Rails Tricks is out. Showing how to modify Action Text markup:

Rails 7.1 introduces deliver callbacks for ActionMailer

Background Jobs and Task Scheduling in Ruby on Rails

Background Jobs and Task Scheduling in Ruby on Rails

Rails Generate Migration — Everything you need to know 🦆

I’ve written a handy reference article for the next time you’re generating a migration in your rails app — Rails Generate Migration — RailsNotes

How to use enum attributes in Ruby on Rails

Dive into the world of enums to discover how they can streamline your code and make it more readable. Learn best practices, how to add and manage enum attributes, and take advantage of Rails’ built-in features to efficiently manage finite sets of values in your models.

Feature flags in Rails: How to Deploy, Test & Manage

Feature flags in Rails: How to Deploy, Test & Manage

Glimmer DSL for LibUI Composite Shape

Glimmer DSL for LibUI 0.8.0 (Fukuoka Award Winning Ruby Desktop Development Cross-Platform Native GUI Library) has been released with a new feature called Composite Shape (already in Glimmer DSL for SWT), which enables building new visual concepts by aggregating multiple smaller shapes within a parent composite shape using relative positioning and inherited fill/stroke colors. Read more

What is the difference between Turbo and Stimulus, and what exactly is Hotwire?

Explainer for folks who need to get caught up on modern front-end concepts in Rails:

Fixing mysql index deadlock issue in rails application

In this blog post I discussed one of the common MySQL index deadlock issues that had occured in our rails application.

Discovering Rails Routes: Unfamiliar Features

Import Spreadsheets in Ruby on Rails with Flatfile.com

The video and slides for the Montreal.rb July 2023 talk “Import Spreadsheets in Ruby on Rails with Flatfile.com” have been posted. Read more

devise-otp 0.6.0 is out!

I am releasing devise-otp 0.6.0 today. It features a fix for mandatory OTP setting, removal of the success message for better UX and you can now use it with older Rails 6.1 too. If you want to skip building up all these 2FA flows, consider getting Business Class for your next project.

A comparison of multiple generative AI tools when asking for Ruby on Rails code

I wrote a comparison of various AI generative code tools that I asked to transform a simple HTML code into a Rails helper.