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Responsible Monkeypatching in Ruby
Monkeypatching can be a great way to improve existing code if used right. Let’s find out how.
Rubber Duck Dev Show | Software Development People Project Management
Given that we are rubyists, we thought you might find this discussion interesting. In this episode, we discuss the people side of software development project management:
Previewing Rails 7 upcoming changes
Rails 7 is taking up speed. There is no beta out yet, but a lot of features, especially in ActiveRecord are already very exciting. I collected the most interesting changes for me below. [more inside]
How-To Generate 10 000 Grayscale (Or Sepia Vintage) Punks w/ Ruby in 10 Seconds
Hello, I wrote-up a litle pixel art programming in ruby article titled Inside the CryptoPunks Bubble - Greyscale / Grayscale Punks Collection Case Study - Conceptual Art (Parody)? (Get-Rich-Quick) Cash Grab? Greater Fools (Financial) Fraud? Happy pixel pushing and minting. Cheers. Prost. PS: For more pixel art fun try the New Punk, Rocks! Series - 100 Punk, Rocks! (in Original 24x24px Format) in Free All-In-One Composite Image (punkrocks.png) Download (~20k)
Tetris Runs in Web Browser with Glimmer DSL for Opal!
It finally happened! The Glimmer Tetris that was built in Glimmer DSL for SWT for the desktop earlier this year has been webified via Glimmer DSL for Opal (an early minimal version) and released as part of version 0.26.0! [more inside]
Using Tailwind CSS with Rails
Tailwind CSS is a popular CSS framework that helps developers quickly build and style web pages with a unique utility-based approach. Unlike other CSS frameworks, it comes with its own build tooling. In this article, Jeffery Morhous walks us through setting up Tailwind CSS with Rails and Webpacker.
A Rubyist's Guide to Vite.js
💎 Ruby is enjoyable because the development experience is interactive, and we can do more with less. ⚡️ Vite.js shares the same philosophy—great conventions out of the box, and a fast feedback loop that allows us to stay creative. Learn how to use Vite.js in Ruby
How to Contribute to Ruby on Rails
Are you looking for an opportunity to get more experience as a developer? Make meaningful connections with the community? Learn the best practices on how to maintain a large codebase? [more inside]
React is now effectively part of the Rails stack
An analysis of over 1,600 job postings on RailsGigs suggests that React is now a de facto part of the Rails stack: https://matthewbellantoni.com/2021/08/17/react-is-now-effectively-part-of-the-rails-stack/
Rubber Duck Dev Show | Software Development Technical Project Management
Given that we are rubyists, we thought you might find this discussion interesting. In this episode we talk about the technical aspect of project management for software development:
One row, many threads: How to avoid database duplicates in Rails applications
A primer from Evil Martian Dmitry Tsepelev on thread-safety and database duplicates. Lots of actionable content on how to make sure rows in your tables in a Rails application stay unique. Benchmarks and runnable examples inside!
asdf and Docker for Managing Local Development Dependencies
Have you ever updated a database for one project just to discover that you accidentally broke another? Ensuring the isolation between your local dependencies can save you hours of rolling back a breaking update or resolving intertwined dependencies. In this blog post, I describe how you can manage your local development stacks using Docker containers and asdf. [more inside]
Synvert GUI - write ruby code to change ruby code
The synvert gem can write ruby code to change ruby code, the GUI makes it much easier to use. [more inside]
The DCR Programming Language (Draw Color Repeat)
DCR (Draw Color Repeat) 1.0.0 has been released! It is a simplified minimal subset of the Logo programming language, which aims at providing school kids in 1st - 3rd grade the simplest programming language learning experience possible. It is built with Glimmer DSL for SWT and released under the MIT license. [more inside]
Rails 6 with Webpacker 6, Tailwind 2 JIT, Postcss 8 and some default setup
It is always nice to follow a detailed guide and steps when building new rails apps. Below is a bit of guidance and step-by-step instructions. [more inside]
Oktest 1.0.0 released, a new style testing library
Oktest is a new style testing library for Ruby. Similar to RSpec, but more intuitive and better performance. Fixture injection is very impressive.
A blog series on lessons learned from our Rails upgrade
We just finished upgrading to Rails 5 at my company. I know we’re lagging behind but there were some really valuable lessons that we gathered along the way. I wrote about some of those lessons in this blog series. (This was my first time writing a blog post, would love any feedback) [more inside]
Hi there :) checkout my first gem
Anime JS is an animation library so I made a gem that integrates it to a rails project through the asset pipeline. I’d really appreciate it if someone comments down on that so I’ll make it better. [more inside]
Glimmer Clock
Glimmer DSL for SWT 4.20.15.1 ships with a Glimmer Clock elaborate sample. [more inside]
How to Learn the Syntax of a Programming Language When You Know How to Code
Are you having a hard time picking up the syntax of a new programming language, even though you know how to code? You can transfer your knowledge from one language to another by identifying their basic building blocks. Use this exercise to practice! [more inside]