Rails 5 allows wildcard for specifying template dependencies for cache digests

We can now use wildcard for adding all template dependencies from a directory rather than adding files one by one for cache digests. Read more

Why / How I Learn New Technology - Lab Report [001]

In the first episode of the lab report I show you the research I’ve been working on for the past month. I dig into why I do research and how I develop solutions from my research. As an example I will show you the solution I built using React / Webpack / Javascript, to solve a problem I have on Codemy.

Blogging with Markdown, Dropbox and Rails

The story & tech stack behind the new version of my site

My Rails Models Are Bloated. Should I Use Concerns?

This is a question that I’ve seen asked a couple of times: My Rails Models Are Bloated. Should I Use Concerns? Read more

Testing Rails Applications

A roadmap for testing rails applications

dry-rb.org - Introducing dry-system

Learn about a new way of organizing application’s code with the new release of dry-system. See the official announcement!

[Screencast] FullCalendar Events and Scheduling

Learn how to incorporate FullCalendar into your Ruby on Rails application with listing and creating events. Using unobtrusive javascript, we can create a fast interactive calendar. https://www.driftingruby.com/episodes/fullcalendar-events-and-scheduling

Creating a trashing concern in rails 5

Softly destroy records across multiple models from a single concern

Rails Composer Introduction

This week’s screencast from Fullstack Videos shows how to use Rails Composer. Rails Composer is a popular tool for generating starter applications.

Rails and Webpack: No Gem Required

Integrating Rails with Node.js-based asset pipeline doesn’t mean you have to use another gem to connect these components. In the post, I share some approaches and helpers that helped me integrate Webpack into existing Rails app and smoothly deploy the assets to Heroku.

The Upgrade Trails

Tales from multi-year Rails upgrades at Code School, sprinkled with bits of hindsight.

PostgreSQL and Rails

PostgreSQL and Rails shows some features that make this combination so powerful.

Advanced SQL in Rails - Part 2

I wrote a blog post recently covering advanced SQL functions like windows and views. In the follow-up, I discuss how to integrate those into Rails. Read more

Intro to Avro with ruby

This post is an introduction to using Avro in Ruby.

How to implement image uploader to TinyMCE

Easy way to implement image uploader to TinyMCE

Hacking hierarchical joins into Spreadsheets, Rails Style

I got frustrated that spreadsheets don’t support easy ActiveRecord-style joins, so I hacked belongs_to and has_one support into my startup’s spreadsheet API. Here’s the writeup

Looking for a Ruby Medium API client?

I was looking for a Ruby Medium API client but wasn’t convinced by the existing options so I wrote my own.

Ruby Returns Incorrect Integer Or Decimal Places When Dividing Two Numbers

An article on the quirks of Integer, Float, and Decimal math in Ruby and why Decimals are important.

Rails Screencasts

Enjoy the free episodes on iTunes Rails Screencast

How to Test Rails Models with Minitest

Learn how to test the main aspects of Ruby on Rails models with the Minitest testing suite.

Read Along With Ruby Book Club

Ruby Book Club is a weekly podcast for people who like to read Ruby and OOP books. In April, May and July they read “Confident Ruby” by Avdi Grimm (find it in the archives), now they’ve started the brand new http://99bottlesbook.com/ by Sandi Metz and Katrina Owen. I’ve read along from the beginning and enjoyed the regular reading schedule, the discussions and the fun - and I’ve got much more out of the books than on my own. Want to join in? Find it at http://rubybookclub.com

Build Your Own Web Server

Have your ever built your own web server? It’s not that hard, you can learn how to do it (using Ruby) in this post!

How to remove Action Cable from a Rails app

This is your complete guide to removing Action Cable from a Rails 5 application

Bundling dependencies inside Ruby gems

Here is a new article about how (and why) I now include all of Brakeman’s dependencies inside of the main “brakeman” gem.

Custom Inquirer just like Activesupport's StringInquirer