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Understanding ViewComponent concepts by building a button
Learn ViewComponent concepts while building a button component.
Rails 8, unreleased parts
We are not part of the Rails team, but dreaming is not 403 forbidden. [more inside]
Scraping Buy: Scripting for a Purchase
Using ruby for a quick web scraping operation, I was able to automate a small part of my personal life to facilitate an online purchase. [more inside]
Glimmer DSL for LibUI 0.5.11 - Basic Shape Drag & Drop
Glimmer DSL for LibUI 0.5.11 (Fukuoka Ruby 2022 Award Winning Ruby Desktop Development GUI Library) has just been released with basic shape drag and drop support.
Released bundler-audit 0.9.1
bundler-audit 0.9.1 was released which fixes a regression in the Bundler::Audit::Task rake task, which was introduced in 0.9.0. The regression caused the rake task to not exit with an error if bundler-audit detected vulnerabilities. If you use the rake task as part of your CI process, upgrading to 0.9.1 is highly recommended. See the ChangeLog for more details about this release.
Glimmer DSL for SWT Video Tutorial 16 - Weather
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]
Using Scientist to Refactor Critical Ruby on Rails Code
Migrate, refactor, and change critical Ruby production code with confidence using Scientist gem. [more inside]
New version of smtp_mock 📤 has been released 🚀 🇺🇦 🚀
Mimic any 📤 SMTP server behaviour for your test environment with fake SMTP server:
3 Key Differences Between Junior and Senior Rails Developers
If you’re a junior developer wondering what it takes to become a senior developer, or what senior developers do better than junior developers, you’re going to find out by the end of this video. [more inside]
Soft deletion with PostgreSQL: but with logic on the database!
In this light-hearted post, Rubyists are front and center here as we explain the ‘how’ and ‘why’ behind this unorthodox PostgeSQL approach: putting soft deletion logic on the database side. [more inside]
A Case for Query Objects in Rails
When is it best to reach for query objects and how can we best structure them? [more inside]
Understanding the Ruby Object Model In Depth
If you define the same method on a class, a subclass, and a mixin, which one gets called first? Join Abiodun Olowode in an exploration of Ruby’s object model!
Rubber Duck Dev Show Episode 42 | Symbols, Strings and Freezing
Hear two rubyists discuss symbols, strings and freezing in Ruby as well as touch on support for these concepts in other languages whether they are called atoms or even interning string literals:
Glimmer DSL for LibUI 0.5.10 - Shape Listeners
Glimmer DSL for LibUI 0.5.10 (Fukuoka Award Winning Ruby Desktop Development GUI Library) has just been released with support for nesting mouse listeners within shapes directly and a new example “Shape Coloring” [more inside]
rails_peformance gem (new version)
- I’ve added a new update with “auto-update” functionality on the “Recent” tab. So now the list with the most recent requests will be updated automatically.
Glimmer DSL for SWT Video Tutorial 15 - Hello, Menu Bar!
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]
Dockerizing a Ruby on Rails Application
Learn how to build and dockerize a Ruby on Rails application that uses PostgreSQL, Redis and Sidekiq. [more inside]
30 Common CI/CD Interview Questions (with Answers)
Are you ready to ace you software interview? We’ve collected and answered 30 common CI/CD interview questions. How many can you answer? [more inside]