Rails 5 allows directing logs to STDOUT in production.

Global Hotkeys Management for toggling windows in Linux/X11

I’ve just released global_hotkeys_manager a new gem that integrates some command line tools like xbindkeys and xdotool to enable you to assign global hotkeys (shortcuts) to existing windows that will toggle their visibility for quick access. It supports Linux/X11. Read more

Don't you Struct.new(...).new(...)

Have you ever seen Struct.new(...).new(...) in code or have you written it yourself? Have a look at this post ideas for reasons why not to do it, such as the immense performance hit.

From Rails to Node.js – Initial Observations

My initial observations coming to node.js from a rails background. Read more

Save Your Users Bandwidth Using Ugly Mode In SLIM or HAML

Notifyor now with Linux support

Link: The new version of notifyor now supports growl messages on linux. Notifyor is a gem which generates growl messages on your desktop when something happens in your rails app.

Things to Consider when Metaprogramming in Ruby

Metaprogramming in Ruby is a polarizing topic. The most common purpose of Ruby metaprogramming is for code to alter itself at runtime. Metaprogramming can be used to achieve terse and more flexible code. However, it is not without its cost. As with most things, nothing of value is free, even metaprogramming.

Slide Show Quick Starter Kit - Write Your Talks in Text w/ Markdown (n Ruby Helpers)

Hello, I’ve put together a quick starter kit for writing your talks in plain text with markdown formatting conventions. What’s included? 1) A first sample talk (see sample1.text) 2) A second sample talk (see sample2.text) incl. some (ruby) macros/helpers e.g. left, right, step, etc. ++ Use a (static) slide show builder / generator to build a web page that is an all-in-one-page handout and a live slide show all at once e.g. $ slideshow build sample1.text and than open sample1.html in your browser of choice. Cheers.

From Rails to Hanami Part 2: Sequel Migrations, Model Validations, Specs and Fixtures

The ‘real world problems’ driven guide to use Hanami on production:

Metaprogramming in The Wild

How are some of the most popular open-source projects making use of metaprogramming?

Ruby Methods: differences between load, require, include and extend in Ruby.

One day, as your code grows, you may find it hard to organize your application. At this point, the best idea is to split your code into several files. Read more

Rails Emoji Picker 0.1.5 was released!

A lot of bugs were fixed since the first release. Now rails emoji picker is ready to use Heroku Example - Example on Heroku Github Repository - Rails Emoji Picker Read more

Reifier

Toy rack app server written in ruby Read more

Simple Multitenancy with Rails and Pundit

Minimalist way to get a multitenant Rails app up and running.

One Rails App With Many Databases

Scale an existing Ruby on Rails application by using multiple databases and engines:

Client-side Action Cable with Rails 5

Here is a gem that will allow the use of easy Action Cable protocol in native ruby apps:

Application Performance Monitoring with New Relic

Ensuring the performance of an application is as important as the application itself. And that can be done with New Relic which is a performance management system. It provides in-depth information about your Ruby on Rails application as it runs in production.

Free GitLab Pages w/ Static (Web)Site Builders e.g. Jekyll, Middleman, Nanoc, etc.

Hello, GitLab now offers free GitLab Pages that lets you build your (web)site with any static (web)site builder in ruby e.g. Jekyll, Middleman, Nanoc, and so on. See pages.gitlab.io or read “Hosting on GitLab.com with GitLab Pages” by Marcia Ramos to get started. News bytes via @statictimes - follow along for more news about all things static (is the new dynamic).

New Community Link-Logs Launched, Coders-Log.com

I really love RubyFlow and JSLive but they are only limited to Ruby and Javascript. I needed a place to put my Unix/Linux & Cordova/Ionic articles. I have released Coders-Log.com which currently provides the topics Unix and Cordova with more topics to be added on request. https://coders-log.com

Gem Denshobato - the easiest way to make messaging between models.

Denshobato is a Rails gem that helps models communicate with each other. It gives simple api for creating a complete conversation system, check it out - Github Repo: Denshobato

How To Monkey Patch A Class In Ruby

This article describes how to properly monkey patch classes in Ruby.

We Work With Ruby

We Work With Ruby is live.. Post Ruby, Rails jobs or create Ruby Developer profile and let companies find you..and it’s Free Read more

FictionBook parser / reader.

FB2 – FictionBook parser / reader. Read more

Ruby Plus Podcast 2

Check out the second episode of Ruby Plus Podcast

Ecto for Rails developers — The basics

How we introduced Elixir and Ecto into our Ruby stack.