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Enumerating XKCD-style passwords with Ruby
I wrote a short blog post on how to enumerate XKCD-style passwords with Ruby. I show how to use the wordlist and chars gems to build and enumerate complex password patterns.
N1Loader gem to solve N+1 issues of any kind
Check out the new gem N1Loader that provides an easy way solve N+1 issues of any kind in your applications. [more inside]
Ruby Conferences & Camps in 2022 @ Planet Ruby - What’s Upcoming?
Hello, thanks to the contribution of Andy Maleh I added a new datafile and page for 2022 to collect upcoming ruby (and rails) conferences & camps around the world. For a first listing what’s upcoming in 2022, see Ruby Conferences & Camps in 2022 - What’s Upcoming?. Yes, you can. Add more conferences and camps. PS - Note: This is a public service from a banned for life ruby (reddit) member - the reason - what have you done for the ruby community - zero, nada, zilch.
Rubber Duck Dev Show Episode 26 | The DarK Side of Open Source
Hear two rubyists discuss the dark side of open source: https://www.rubberduckdevshow.com/episodes/26-the-dark-side-of-open-source/
Track and fix huge Active Record instantiations in Rails
I wrote a post on continuous monitoring of excessive Active Record instantiations and how to deal with them.
Visualize executable code
Check it out my gem Lecter. I am looking for contributors. Stars, pull requests, issues and questions are welcomed!
Ruby, map with index
There’s always a tiny doubt about how to “map with index” when using Ruby. Let’s see how, and we’re also going back to basics of Ruby map in this article. [more inside]
Weird Ruby: Heredoc Delimiters
The next installment in my Weird Ruby blog series.
How to reduce your method calls by 99.9% by replacing Thread#pass with Queue#pop
When doing multi-threaded work in Ruby, there are a couple of ways to control the execution flow within a given thread. In this article, I will be looking at Thread#pass and Queue#pop and how understanding each of them can help you drastically optimize your applications: [more inside]
How to start a Ruby on Rails 7 app with Hotwire and Tailwind CSS
There are a lot of new features in Rails that might confuse you if you’re new to the framework. In this video I create a new Rails 7 project, and I explain what the different options mean when creating new projects. [more inside]
Rails 7 application inside Docker on macOS
Sometimes we want to play with the new version of Ruby/Rails, but in order to do so we need to install dependencies which quite often is not so seamless. So let’s take a look how to use Docker and shell commands in order to quickly start new project with any combination of Ruby/Rails version and keep the macOS itself clean as a baby’s bottom.
Adding database level check constraints to Rails validations
Strengthen your data integrity with check constraints: https://boringrails.com/tips/rails-check-constraints-database-validations
💎 Ruby SMTP mock - mimic any 📤 SMTP server behaviour for your test environment
Flexible Ruby wrapper over smtpmock. Mimic any 📤 SMTP server behaviour for your test environment and even more: https://github.com/mocktools/ruby-smtp-mock
Rubber Duck Dev Show Episode 25 | JavaScript Options in Rails 7
Hear two rubyists discuss the different JavaScript options available in the newly released Rails 7: https://www.rubberduckdevshow.com/episodes/25-javascript-options-in-rails-7/
Build a minimal feature flag manager in under an hour
For those who need an on-and-off system, here’s a minimal feature flag manager that’ll take you less than an hour to build. It’s a plain Ruby object but its configuration leans on Ruby on Rails.
Ruby-on-Rails with ViteJS : a wonderful combination
The new Rails 7 frontend assets management seems better than the previous ones, but there is some room to completely replace it : there’s a gem that allows the developer to build the frontend entirely with ViteJS. And it rocks. https://www.bootrails.com/blog/vitejs-rails-a-wonderful-combination/
New Punk (Pixel Programming) Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q.) & Answers
Hello, I started a new “centralized” all-in-one page to collect all Punk (Pixel Programming - Yes, In Ruby -) Frequently Asked Questions (F.A.Q.) and Answers. It’s still the early days. The first entries include: Q: How can I generate 10 000 left-looking p(h)unks in any size (2x, 4x, 8x, etc.) individually, that is, one-by-one? Q: Is there a way to specify the tile width and height for ImageComposite (rather that the default 24 pixels)? Q: Am I allowed to create and sell my own [Crypto] Punks? Q: Can anyone explain the “Flex-How-Stupid-AND-Rich-I-Am?!” [Crypto] Punks? Why pay hundred thousands of dollars for a free public domain 24×24 pixel image? Questions and comments welcome.
Glimmer Metronome - Tap-based Tempo & Up/Down Beat Toggling
A while ago, I reported building a Glimmer Metronome sample using Glimmer DSL for SWT in only 10 minutes for the first version. Well, I extracted that sample into an external project to package as a native executable (Mac DMG file), and added tap-based tempo calculation, up/down beat toggling per-beat, mute button, stop/start button, and other improvements. [more inside]
Rails system tests with page objects
For a long time I am thinking of a better system tests organization. Let me know what you think!