EuRuKo 2024 conference reflection

Last week I attended the EuRuKo conference in Sarajevo. It was super fun and I wrote a reflection on it from my point of view: EuRuKo 2024 conference reflection

Oktest 1.3.0 released

I released Oktest 1.3.0. Oktest is a new-style testing library for Ruby. You can write ok {1+1} == 2 with Oktest instead of assert_equal 2, 1+1 or expect(1+1).to eq 2. In addition, it is very easy to test JSON data by JSON matcher in Oktest. [more inside]

Query collections of ActiveModel objects like an ActiveRecord::Relation

Working with collections of ActiveModel objects next to ActiveRecord objects is always kinda awkward because the interfaces for filtering, sorting, and querying are so different 😫 This is why we just released ActiveModel::Relation which attempts to provide the same interface to work with collections of ActiveModel objects that you’re used to from ActiveRecord::Relation 🎉 Check out the repository to learn more!

Write your private methods like they're public

When designing my abstractions, I’ve always had a very binary view about separating private and public behaviors. A recent gotcha got me to reconsider my practice with a little more nuance. Now, I treat my private methods as if they were public methods.

RSpec Stubs The Object In Memory

Have you ever tested a method that pulls records out of the database and applied mocks to those records you just created in your test? Have you been surprised that the record does not appear to have the behavior you mocked out? I have an explanation of the situation for you and some options for how you can address it. [more inside]

Win a ticket to Rocky Mountain Ruby

Rocky Mountain Ruby is back this year (October 7 & 8), and Honeybadger is a Sapphire sponsor! To celebrate, we’re giving away a free conference ticket. Enter to win by 9/20.

🌶️ The Post-JAMstack Era: Just Use Rails.

Get your spicy 2024 hot-takes right here

Advanced forms in Hanami 2 - Complex views, 0 logic

Working with templates is a hard job and eliminating the logic out of them is absolutely not trivial. In this episode we’ll use Hanami tools to implement advanced forms with 0 logic in templates. [more inside]

Add custom fields to your Rails models with ActiveFields gem

How to Use Azure Blob Storage with Rails

With ActiveStorage’s built-in Microsoft Azure Storage Service, using Azure Blob Storage to manage file uploads in your Ruby on Rails app is easier than you think. Check out this article by Jeffery Morhous to learn how.

NextJS to Rails: The code that powers our new marketing site

I just finished rebuilding our marketing site in Ruby on Rails, and it’s such a joy to work with! In this video I take you on a tour of our new Rails-driven “content” site.

Ruby on Rails 7.1: Partial Strict Locals and Their Gotchas

Rails 7.1 adds support for composite key multi-column ordering in ActiveRecord::Batch

Separating env files for dev and production when using Kamal with Dotenv

Read how to cleanly handle .env conflict between Dotenv and Kamal

A change that makes experience with actual_db_schema even smoother

🚨 New in #actual_db_schema v0.7.9: No more frustrating halts on failed phantom migrations! Instead of “failing fast,” errors are now collected and reported in the console, keeping your workflow smooth and helping you complete schema dumps without interruptions. [more inside]

Updates to Everyday Rails Testing with RSpec, 2024 edition

Hi Ruby friends, I’ve pushed up the latest batch of updates to the 2024 edition of Everyday Rails Testing with RSpec, including: [more inside]

Rails 7.1 adds *_deliver callbacks to ActionMailer

Using OmniAI to Convert PDFs to Markdown with LLMs

A guide to converting a PDF into Markdown using OmniAI with OpenAI and MuPDF.

How to load a lazy loaded turbo frame a bit before it scrolls into view

A quick tip on improving lazy loaded turbo frames. Sometimes you want to start loading it a bit before it scrolls into view to provide a smoother UX: How to load a lazy loaded turbo frame a bit before it scrolls into view

10x Developer Puzzle, Solved!!!

Here is a thought! The mythical 10x Developer is simply a developer that eliminates 9/10 of unnecessary over-engineered code, and then writes the remaining 1/10 of the code needed at the productivity rate of a 1x Developer… Continue reading at:

Take the Ruby Quiz

I just published a new Ruby Quiz. There are 10 questions randomly sampled from a bigger set, so every time you reload the page, you will get a different quiz. ​Take the quiz, share your score and challenge your friends! :)

Say No To Partials And Helpers For A Maintainable Rails Front-End

After reading Garrett Dimon’s excellent post on effectively using partials and helpers, I wrote up my own take—avoid them entirely and use Phlex instead.

pg-locks-monitor - a simple gem to observe PostgreSQL database locks in Rails apps

This gem allows to observe database locks generated by a Rails application. By default, locks data is not persisted anywhere in the PostgreSQL logs, so the only way to monitor it is via analyzing the transient state of the pg_locks metadata table. pg-locks-monitor is a simple tool that makes this process quick to implement and adjust to each app’s individual requirements. [more inside]

Debugging your code using a Tracepoint filter tool

Debugging big projects can be painful, so being able to automate this process would be amazing, right? rails_tracepoint_stack do it for you. https://rubygems.org/gems/rails_tracepoint_stack. See also https://blog.codeminer42.com/understanding-complex-rails-projects-ruby-on-rails-stack-trace-made-easy/

Dependent Fields with Hotwire

Large forms can be overwhelming to fill out, especially if not all of the fields are required. In this episode, we’ll look at creating a stimulus controller to conditionally display fields based on the input of another field.