A toolset for building serverless Ruby apps with AWS Lambda

A set of commands to help you develop, locally test, and deploy serverless Ruby apps to AWS Lambda.

How to Play MP3 Files with Ruby, VLC, and the FFI Module

Did you know that you can use C library functions from Ruby without writing a line of C code? Read this article to learn how:

A rocket launcher called Sidekiq 🚀

This post is about how Sidekiq Pro has changed InvoiceXpress asynchronous operations. Simple configuration tutorial, tips and best practices. [more inside]

Rails 6 adds if_not_exists option to create_table | BigBinary Blog

A Modular RuboCop

Here’s a short overview of the recent efforts to break down RuboCop into multiple gems thus improving the structure and the long-term maintainability of the project.

Rails 6 deprecates update_attributes and update_attributes!

Rails 6 has deprecated update_attributes and update_attributes! in favor of update and update! [more inside]

Serverless Ruby on AWS Lambda with the Jets framework

AWS Lambda released support for Ruby back in November 2018. In this post you will learn how to get started building serverless Ruby applications on Lambda using the Jets framework by building an SMS service that replies with dad jokes.

Currency Input Masking with Cleave.js and Money gem in Ruby On Rails

I wrote a small article describing my setup of providing my app users with a better experience while entering money related data. You can read it here

Exposing permissions in GraphQL APIs with Action Policy

This post discusses authorization aspects of GraphQL apps, mainly the ways to expose users permissions to frontend applications (with the help of a newly published action_policy-graphql gem).

Kittyverse Gem Update - Let's build a CryptoKitties gene / genome reader

Hello, I’ve updated the kittyverse library / gem to add the machinery to slice & dice the kitty / digital cat genome / genes. See the let’s build a cryptokitties gene / genome reader in 10 lines of ruby code sample. Happy (crypto) coding with ruby.

RailsConf 2019 video coverage of Confreaks (link to youtube)

Confreaks (https://confreaks.tv/) apparently released coverage of RailsConf 2019. I hope there is more to come. The link to the youtube playlist is:

action_policy-graphql gem

This gem provides integration for using Action Policy as an authorization framework for GraphQL applications (built with graphql ruby gem). This integration includes the following features: [more inside]

[PODCAST] Eileen Uchitelle of Github/Rails Core Team

A new episode of the Maintainable Software Podcast features Eileen Uchitelle from the Rails Core Team. She speaks about upgrading Github from Rails 3.2 to 5, and some lessons learned from a major Rails upgrade. [more inside]

Tracking queue metrics with the ruby-kafka gem

Contribute to Rails 6!

Migrating millions of Redis keys without downtime

I wrote an article explaining how we migrated millions of Redis keys without incidents or downtime at Shopify

How to use Vue.js in a Rails project with Turbolinks

The web is moving away from jQuery. Unlike React and Ember, Vue.js is simple and straightforward, so let’s add it to a sample Rails application!

Using the CryptoKitties Unofficial (v0) and Official (v1) Public APIs w/ Ruby

Hello, I’ve written-up a short article on “How to Use the CryptoKitties Unofficial (v0) and Official (v1) Public HTTP JSON (web service) APIs” with ruby and the kittyverse library / gem. Happy data wrangling and cat herding with ruby.

Interview with Riaz Virani

Riaz talks about his experience with organizing and hosting the Atlanta Ruby Users Group meetup. We discuss sponsors, hidden costs of hosting meetups and general tips for guests. https://www.driftingruby.com/episodes/interview-with-riaz-virani

RubyKaigi 2019: A speaker’s report

RubyKaigi remains one of the best Ruby events in the world—with insightful talks, fantastic organization, and tons of top-notch attendees. [more inside]

Rails 6 Upgrade Best Practices

Rails 6 is right around the corner, 6.0.0.rc1 was released in late April. Is your app ready for the latest version of Rails? Follow these best practices to make your upgrade go as smoothly as possible. Rails 6 Upgrade Best Practices

Rails 6 adds db:prepare rake task

Rails HTML Polling Without JavaScript

Write simple HTML polling using Ruby on Rails ONLY and render_async gem. [more inside]

How to use ActionMailbox in Rails 6

Action Mailbox let’s you process inbound emails with Rails so you can add features like “reply by email” easily to your apps. In this screencast, we’re walking through all the basics you need to know to start handling inbound emails in your apps. How to use ActionMailbox in Rails 6

Continuous Integration and Delivery for Ruby on Rails using CircleCI

Continuous integration and delivery pipeline can have a significant impact the dev team’s productivity and stability of production releases. In this tutorial, I describe how to automate testing, security checks, and deployments for Ruby on Rails apps using CircleCI. I cover a basic CI setup as well as more advanced features like concurrent specs, dependencies caching, NodeJS/Webpack setup, Heroku deployments, and GitHub integration. [more inside]