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TrianglePattern Gem
https://github.com/hendrixfan/triangle I made a Gem to generate colorfull triangle patterns. You can use the resulting SVGs as background image for your Project. [more inside]
How we migrated from Timecop to built-in Rails 5.2 helpers
If you use Timecop to freeze time in your Ruby on Rails application you may not need it anymore. There have been handy helper methods since version 5.2. https://frontdeveloper.pl/2020/03/how-we-migrated-from-timecop-to-built-in-rails-5-2-time-helpers/
Ruby's Bitwise Toolbox: Operators, Applications and Magic Tricks
How often do you think about the bits – the ones and zeroes – that make up your app’s data? If you’re doing web development in Ruby there’s rarely any need to. But what if you want to interact with the operating system or a piece of hardware? What if you’d like to understand network protocols or databases? In that case, a solid understanding of bitwise operators is foundational. In this article José M. Gilgado will introduce you to bitwise operations in Ruby, give practical examples of how they can be useful, and finish big with with some fun math tricks. https://www.honeybadger.io/blog/ruby-bitwise-operators/
tablesmith 0.5.0 released
Yet another console table tool, focused on minimal config. [more inside]
How to properly monkey-patch a Ruby Class in Ruby on Rails?
Sometimes, when we use an existing Ruby Class from a third-part gem, we need to monkey-patch it to fit our project’s needs. Will you use class_eval or Module#prepend ? Hint: Not the first one :) [more inside]
Using Active Storage in Rails 6
A step-by-step guide to setting up Active Storage in a Rails 6 app, encrypting credentials, and uploading files to Amazon S3 in production.
opmlparser gem - read / parse outlines (incl. feed subscription lists) in OPML
Hello, I’ve bundled up a new alternate opmlparser gem that lets you read / parse outlines (incl. feed subscription lists) in the OPML (Outline Processor Markup Language) format in xml. Use OPML.load or OPML.load_file to get back a “plain standard vanilla” hash table or use Outline.parse or Outline.read to get back outline struct(ure)s. Cheers. Prost.
Integration of Google BigQuery in Rails
checkout my latest blog post about how to integrate Google BigQuery in Rails application and sync data in-between. https://kushalmistry.wordpress.com/2020/03/09/google-bigquery-integration-into-rails/
How lucky I am to have a chance to work with a well written Rails app
Some personal observations on how different development approaches can be and a few opinionated code-organization tips https://link.medium.com/e2QHQ7C6G4
How to run System Specs in DockerContainers with RSpec, Capybara, Chrome, & Selenium
Rails makes system specs easy to configure in a standard environment, but configuring them in a containerised environment can be a little trickier, and more so if you are using RSpec rather than Rails’ default minitest framework. [more inside]
CKEditor 5 + Rails app
https://new-ckeditor-demo.herokuapp.com/ Demo of CKEditor 5 + Rails (and some other my gems which I put on a single demo app). [more inside]
barcharts gem: print barcharts in your terminal in ascii or w/ unicode block elements
Hello, I’ve bundled up a little barcharts gem / library that lets you print barcharts in your terminal in ascii (e.g. use *) or with unicode block elements (e.g.use ` ▏▎▍▋▊▉`). Happy number crunching and visualizing with ruby. Cheers. Prost.
🐐 Herding files – and goats – with git
When refactoring Rails apps, it’s common to rename the file at the same time to follow Rails’ conventions. It’s pretty easy to accidentally lose git history this way, so I wrote some tips about how to deal with it. Plus, bonus goats! 🐐 [more inside]
What's new in Kiba ETL v3 (visually explained)
Kiba ETL is an open-source data processing framework for Ruby, now available in v3. In this new article (with animated SVG), I detail the changes and explain how they improve the way you will write data pipelines with Kiba. Hope you’ll enjoy it! [more inside]
What does API really mean?
API has become one of those catch-all terms that developers throw around without really considering the context. Let’s dive into what is really an API?
Why I Don't Spend My Time Fixing Bugs Anymore
All I wanted, was to build an app. But what I found was even more amazing. [more inside]
25 reasons to switch to Webpacker
Is it worth the effort to migrate JavaScript compilation from the Rails asset pipeline to Webpacker? I think so. In this post, I take a look at the many benefits of making the switch: https://rossta.net/blog/reasons-to-switch-to-webpacker.html
Mistakes I've made treating file paths as strings
It bugs me about how long I’ve manipulated paths as strings without having a failure, but in the last couple of months things have broken in Ruby and Node projects. So I wrote about the issues I’ve faced and how we should approach path names to avoid them (TL;DR use the standard lib Pathname and File.join in Ruby).