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11 October 2023
Spooky Ruby Shirts and Hoodies - Just time for Halloween
Three new designs launched for Halloween: https://popruby.com/collections/halloween
10 October 2023
7 Lesser-Known Features and Changes in Rails 7.1
Dockerfiles and has_secure_password improvements are the headline features of Rails 7.1, but there are several more interesting improvements to the developer experience that aren’t heavily promoted in the release notes. I’m particularly happy that some long-standing Rails issues have been addressed: better testing of errors in integration tests, and a fix for unruly log files. Here’s a list of 7 things that caught my eye in Rails 7.1: https://mattbrictson.com/blog/rails-71-features
soliscript v0.1 gem (formerly rubidity-simulacrum) - solidity ♥ ruby
Hello, i published a new version and renamed the gem formerly known as rubidity-simulacrum to soliscript. the new blurb reads: soliscript - run blockchain contracts in rubidity (with 100%-solidity compatible data types & abis) on an ethereum simulacrum in your own home for fun & profit (for free) and the FAQ on Why? says Why Not? or more serious answer - let’s remove the hated ruby from the name for our solidity friends (to maybe give it a try). PS: solidity programmers hate ruby. rubyist hate solidity. a perfect match! solidity ♥ ruby . join us in spreading the ruby love (in blockchain contract programming) ;-).
Blocking bots on 404 pages and custom Rack Attack response message
The latest Rails Tricks is out: https://greg.molnar.io/blog/rails-tricks-issue-20/
Baby dry-operation is born
I’ve just released a free-form Open Source Status update that delves into my personal journey, leading to a fantastic addition to the dry-rb ecosystem: introducing dry-operation.📢🔥
Service objects in Rails: how to find a mess
In this new post I dig deep into the issues which can happen when you use service objects and compose them.
Rails 7.1 enables force_ssl=true in production by default.
Rails 7.1 sets the option of config_force_ssl to true by default in production.rb file. In previous versions of Rails, it was commented out. This change will enhance web security while developing an app. [more inside]
9 October 2023
Revisiting Leaving the Cloud | Rubber Duck Dev Show 103
In this episode, we revisit a topic we covered a number of months ago about 37 Signals leaving the cloud. We cover new information since that episode aired as well as how Ahrefs saved over $400 million dollars: https://www.rubberduckdevshow.com/episodes/103-revisiting-leaving-the-cloud/
Reducing Risk with Feature Flags
14 ways to reduce risk with feature flags. Smaller bets + faster feedback FTW! [more inside]
solidity-typed gem v0.1 (formerly known as rubidity-typed) - ruby ♥ solidity
Hello, i published a new version and renamed the gem formerly known as rubidity-typed to solidity-typed. the new blurb reads: solidity-typed - “zero-dependency” 100%-solidity compatible data type and application binary interface (abi) machinery incl. bool, (frozen) string, address, bytes, uint, int, enum, struct, array, mapping, event, and more for solidity-inspired contract (blockchain) programming languages incl. rubidity et al. and the FAQ on Why? says Why Not? or more serious answer here. PS: rubyist hate solidity. solidity programmers hate ruby. a perfect match! ruby ♥ solidity. join us in spreading the ruby love (in blockchain contract programming) ;-).
Optimistic Locking ( Rails Internals Again )
Recently, I had the opportunity to interview Ben Sheldon, the creator and maintainer of GoodJob. [more inside]
8 October 2023
6 October 2023
Rails 7. StartKit supports PgAdmin4. Video introduction
In this video Rails 7. StartKit supports PgAdmin4 you will know how to use PgAdmin 4 with Rails7. StartKit. Rails 7. Start Kit is a dockerized Rails app with many preinstalled tools that could be launched on any platform in minutes. Happy Coding!
5 October 2023
Rouge Gtk Theme Loader
Just pushed rouge-gtk_theme_loader to Github and Rubygems. [more inside]
Profiling Ruby using eBPF
Hey everyone 👋 We have recently implemented an eBPF-based Ruby profiler for our open-source continuous profiler project https://parca.dev, check it out! [more inside]
Rubidity By Example - An introduction to Rubidity with simple (contract) examples
Hello, in the ongoing rubidity series (type-safe “blockchain” programming with solidity compatible data types & abis in ruby) i started Rubidity By Example - an introduction to Rubidity with simple (contract) examples (inspired and mostly following Solidity By Example) that you can run with Simulacrum. The first chapters include Hello World, First App, Reading and Writing to a State Variable, Array, Enum Structs, and more. Hapyy contract (blockchain) programming with ruby. PS: For those one or two rubyists in the world interested in rubidity - i started a rubidity community discord chat server. join us. link is invite.
Integration Patterns for Distributed Architecture - Intro to Kafka for Rubyists
In the last blog post, we covered a general overview of integration patterns for distributed architecture, and now it’s time to get into further details. [more inside]
4 October 2023
Hanami v2.1.0.beta2
Previewing front-end assets for Hanami 2.1 and our new CLI command: hanami dev. https://hanamirb.org/blog/2023/10/04/hanami-210beta2/
Theme voting for the 5th Gosu Game Jam is now open!
Join the jam on https://itch.io/jam/gosu-game-jam-5 and vote for this jams theme! [more inside]
3 October 2023
The registry pattern in Hanami apps | Hanami Mastery #049
We have published a cross-over episode about registry pattern in Hanami apps [more inside]
Bundler 2.4.20 understands .ruby-version files
Gemfiles have a ruby line that specifies a Ruby version, and most projects also have a .ruby-version file that duplicates this value. The good news is that now you can DRY this up with Bundler 2.4.20’s new Gemfile syntax, like this: ruby file: ".ruby-version". The asdf .tool-versions file is also supported. https://mattbrictson.com/blog/bundler-ruby-file
Distributing Docker Images for Rails Apps With GitHub Actions
The upcoming release of Rails is just around the corner, with the announcement of the release candidate for Rails 7.1. This new version contains lots of exciting updates, among them the inclusion of Dockerfiles when generating new applications. Learn how to automatically build and distribute Docker images for your Rails apps using GitHub Actions: https://dennmart.com/articles/distributing-docker-images-for-rails-apps-with-github-actions/