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Denial of Service (DoS) attack by exploiting the `send` vulnerability
rubycademy.com/denial-of-service-using-send
How to Build Blog with Ruby on Rails
Guide you step by step learning Ruby on Rails through building a Blog application.
Understanding Selection Sort with Ruby
If I asked you to sit down right now and sort a list of numbers, there’s a good chance that you’d intuitively rediscover the selection sort algorithm. It’s a simple approach that can have significant performance implications. That’s why it shows up so frequently in technical interviews - even though most developers never implement sorting from scratch. In this article, Julie Kent walks us through the selection sort algorithm, builds a working implementation in Ruby, and discusses its performance characteristics.
Upgrading GitHub to Ruby 2.7
Eileen has been busy upgrading GitHub to Ruby 2.7. She wrote a great post about the process of testing and deploying it to production. Read the blog post
Keeping Rails logs clean and helpful
As Rails applications grow, log files do too. Removing unneeded information from development.log and production.log is important, as it help us focus only what we need to know from the app. Find out how at [more inside]
New Gem simple_assets Released!
I have just released a new gem called simple_assets. It is a Dead simple HTML-based assets helper for Ruby. The main idea here is to promote re-usability for projects. I would appreciate any feedback on this design.
Ruby on Rails development: Looping in IVR with Twilio
Use Twilio with IVR in Ruby on Rails development to achieve looping. Here’s the complete process in Ruby on Rails web application development.
Introduction about Ruby on Rails
Overview of Ruby on Rails and the advantages of web development with Ruby on Rails
sports gem - sport data structures for matches, leagues, seasons, rounds & more
Hello, I’ve extracted another little gem called sports that lets you use “plain old ruby” sport data structures for matches, scores, leagues, seasons, rounds, groups, teams, clubs and more. The readme sample shows how to build the standings table for the English Premier League (EPL) for the 2019/20 season from all matches in the comma-separated values (.csv) format. Enjoy the beautiful game (or other sports) with ruby. Cheers. Prost.
Exploring Ruby’s Enumerable Module
Exploring ruby’s Enumerable module
Mortal and immortal symbols in Ruby
Symbols are now garbage collected.. or not!
How To Write a Glimmer Timer Desktop App in One Hour
I needed a simple Timer desktop app on my Mac today, so I wrote one in Glimmer (Ruby Desktop Development GUI Library). The initial working prototype took me about one hour, mostly spending my time outside of Glimmer, figuring out how to leverage the Java Sound libraries (since Glimmer works through JRuby). Otherwise, I spent 2-3 hours afterwards on fit and finish (e.g. logo and fonts) and testing/packaging for the Mac and Windows.
New Gem capistrano-precompile-chooser Released!
I have just released a new gem called capistrano-precompile-chooser. It is a Capistrano plugin to precompile your Rails assets locally, remotely, or not at all provided with a very convenient default terminal prompt.
A simple pre-commit hook that saves you big time!
Once you set this up, you never have to worry about syntax errors forever. [more inside]
How many Heroku dynos do you need, and which size—An opinionated guide
This guide is everything you need to know about Heroku dynos when running a Rails app. It goes deep into the two questions everyone asks: “Which dyno is right for my app?” and “How many dynos do I need?”. It covers how to get the most value from Heroku, how to avoid app slowdowns, and provides clear guidance on the best way to run your Rails app.
Top Reasons Why Businesses Should Invest in Ruby on Rails Development
Here are 5 reasons Ruby on Rails web development is worth investing. [more inside]
score-formats gem - read / parse and print sports match scores eg 8-4 (4-2)
Hello, I’ve extracted a little stand-alone (no-dependencies) gem called score-formats that lets you read / parse and print sports match scores (incl. half time, full time, extra time, penalties and more) e.g. 6-5 pen. 2-2 a.e.t. 1-1 (1-0) or 8-4 (4-2) or even in German style e.g. i.E. 6:5, n.V. 2:2 (1:1, 1:0). Enjoy the beautiful game (or other sports) with ruby. Cheers. Prost.
Rodauth: A Refreshing Authentication Solution for Ruby
The Rails ecosystem has several popular authentication frameworks (Devise, Sorcery, Clearance, Authlogic), but over time these libraries have accumulated a lot of internal complexity, inconsistencies in design, and haven’t managed to standardize some important functionality (JWT, MFA). Rodauth is a fresh take on authentication in Ruby, built on Roda & Sequel. It has all the essential authentication functionality, additional enterprise-level security features, multifactor authentication (TOTP, SMS codes, recovery codes, WebAuthn), JSON API support, passwordless authentication and more. https://janko.io/rodauth-a-refreshing-authentication-solution-for-ruby/
OR query with multiple conditions on same column using Sequel
Understanding Database Transactions in Rails
Few things are scarier than a database slowly losing integrity over weeks or years. For a while, nobody notices anything. Then users start reporting bugs, yet you can’t find any code that’s broken. By the time you realize the problem, it may be happening for so long that your backups are unusable. We can avoid problems like these with skillful use of transactions. In this article, Kingsley Silas introduces us to transactions at the database level, discusses when they should be considered, and shows us how to use them in Rails.