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Rails: How Rails Find Generators
All of us rails developers have used generators before. Either it is when we run rails new or rails generate scaffold. These commands…
How the Rails params hash works
This article was originally written by Jeffery Morhous on the Honeybadger Developer Blog. In Ruby on...
Good Database Migration Practices for Your Ruby on Rails App using Strong M
Let's explore Strong Migrations, a gem that can help you maintain good practices with your database migrations in Ruby on Rails.
Active Record or Sequel: Which Best Fits The Needs of Your Ruby App?
Let's compare some Active Record features to its lesser-known but powerful cousin, Sequel.
Why Rails is a Great Choice for Startups in 2024
JavaScript is in the vogue now, but Ruby on Rails can become your startup’s secret competitive advantage.
Active Record and PostgreSQL — Ruby on Rails Guides
Active Record and PostgreSQLThis guide covers PostgreSQL specific usage of Active Record.After reading this guide, you will know: How to use PostgreSQL's datatypes. How to use UUID primary keys. How to include non-key columns in indexes. How to use deferrable foreign keys. How…
Hotwire Modals in Ruby on Rails with Stimulus and Turbo Frames
In the first part of our series, we'll explore two Hotwire methods to make modals accessible in your Rails application.
Effective Queries with Rails and PostgreSQL - Honeybadger Developer Blog
Getting data *into* your database is easy, but querying large datasets is challenging—especially without the right indexes. Pavel Tkachenko teaches how to write performant SQL queries with EXPLAIN and ANALYZE.
Full-Text Search for Ruby on Rails with Litesearch
In part six of our series, we'll use Litesearch, the last piece of the puzzle in LiteStack.
Rails advanced routing constraints
Learn how to authorize requests at the routing layer to improve security and ergonomics.
The Rails Config File
The ~/.railsrc file configures your Rails applications and lets you pre-configure the gems you want in all your Rails apps.
Here's what's coming in Rails 8
Work on Rails 8 is starting, so I dug through the official GitHub milestone to break down all the upcoming goodies for you. There's plenty coming, including Solid Queue, Solid Cache and Kamal becoming defaults, better support for PWAs, an official LSP, and more!
Performance Guide to create 100k records in less than 3s using Ruby on Rail
When working on large-scale projects, quickly creating test data or dummy data can be crucial. In...
Using Action Policy for a Ruby on Rails App: The Basics
In the first part of a two-part series, we'll introduce how to use the Action Policy gem for a Ruby on Rails blog application.
An Introduction to LiteStack for Ruby on Rails
In the first part of this series, we'll set up an example Rails application and introduce the basics of LiteStack.
Ruby on Rails extends Docker support
Now available in a beta, Rails 7.1 will generate all Dockerfiles needed for deployment, tuned for production use.
An Introduction to RuboCop for Ruby on Rails
Let's dive into what RuboCop is, how it helps developers, how to use it, and some key practical use cases.
Building Value Objects in Rails with composed_of
Learn how to improve the interface of your existing Active Record Models with this underutilized API.
Tokenized Tokens
Documentation and guides from the team at Fly.io.
Rails 7.0: Fulfilling a vision
This version of Rails has been years in the conceptual making. It’s the fulfillment of a vision to present a truly full-stack approach to web development that tackles both the front- and back-end challenges with equal vigor. An omakase menu that includes everything from the…
Top 5 Gems for Implementing a Search Engine in a Rails App
Thanks to gems, it is easy to implement a search engine into Rails applications. Of course, you have to choose which gem to use. While there are countless options, four stand out as the best. You will be happy with any of these options.
An Introduction to Devise for Ruby on Rails
In part one of this series on Devise, we'll cover the basics of the Devise gem.
Google Login in Rails 7 with devise
Google login can provide a convenient and seamless authentication option for your users. In this...
Creating Custom Rails Generators
A complete and concise overview to help you create custom Rails Generators and avoid the speed bumps that might otherwise slow you down.
The Top Rails Gems for Cybersecurity Applications You Should Know About
Security should be one of the main areas of concern while developing a website application. To...
Welcome to Rails Cheat Sheet
A helpful list of resources for people who are just getting started out with Rails.
Exception Handling and Validations in Rails, and how to display errors to u
Introduction In this article we will go over exception handling and validation in Rails....
How to use Sidekiq in Rails 7: Background Jobs
In this blog, we'll explore how to use background jobs with Sidekiq in Rails 7 to handle long-running...
How to Load Code in Ruby | AppSignal Blog
Let's look into three options for code loading in Ruby: using load, require, and autoload.
Stripe Connect onboarding with Ruby on Rails
Stripe Connect provides a suite of tools and APIs that allow you to create, manage, and scale your...
Upgrading to Rails 7: Moving away from Webpacker
Webpacker was retired for Rails 7. Let’s explore some options for replacing it when making an upgrade.
The Definitive Guide to Rack for Rails Developers
This article explains Rack, including both the protocol and the gem, as well as the concept of middleware.
Sharing Rails views with Jekyll [Brighter Planet's Safety in Numbers]
Sessions in Rails: Everything You Need to Know
In this post, we’ll learn about Rails sessions, including what is a session, why we need them, and why they're so important. I’ll also take you behind the scenes and show you how Rails implements sessions and where the `session` method actually comes from. Hint: it’s not in the…
44 Top Ruby Gems: Must-have for Web Development
Discover the Best Ruby gems to enhance your project and make development easier. From testing to deployment, these gems will streamline your workflow.
Tracking TODO and FIXME Comments with Rails Notes Command
This post shows how you can use the notes command in Rails to search through your codebase for comments starting with a specific keyword. By default, it searches the codebase for FIXME, OPTIMIZE, and TODO comments, but you can also configure it to use custom keywords.
How to Setup Devise for User Authentication on Rails 7
If you are a frequent user of Ruby on Rails, you know that building authentication and user...
Mastering PostgreSQL Views and CTEs for Rails Developers: A Comprehensive G
Introduction Views and Common Table Expression or CTE are two important concept in...
Episode 391 - Deploying with MRSK | Drifting Ruby
Kamal (MRSK) deploys web apps anywhere from bare metal to cloud VMs using Docker with zero downtime. In this episode, we will set up a Digital Ocean infrastructure with a Load Balancer, Virtual Machines, and a PostgreSQL database. We'll use Kamal (MRSK) to provision and deploy…
Configuring Rails Environments
Despite its strong opinions and powerful conventions, Rails is a highly flexible and configurable framework. If you don’t like something, there’s almost certainly a way to change it. This article provides a brief overview of configuring Rails applications and environments.
Making the Most of Your Logs in Rails
It's easy to get going with logging with Rails, but not so easy to master it. Discover how you can get the most from your logs.
How to add bootstrap in Rails 7
How to add bootstrap in rails 7 Bootstrap is a popular CSS framework that can help you...
You Don't Need Rails to Start Using Hotwire
Although Hotwire is closely tied to Ruby on Rails, you don't really need Rails to learn, play, and experiment with Hotwire.
Introduction of Rails Engine with basic example.
What is RailsEngine? A Rails engine is a self-contained piece of functionality that can be...
Polymorphic associations in Active Record
As a software developer, one of the best feelings has to be thinking up a great feature for your...
How to use Docker with Ruby on Rails applications.
What is docker? and how to use it with ruby on rails applications? and benefits of using...
What's New in Rails 7.1
Let's take a look at what we can expect from the upcoming Rails 7.1 release.
An Overview Of Ruby on Rails 7.1 Features. Part III.
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Starting Rails 7 for Front-End Development
Rails 7 is now more flexible in terms of the front-end technologies we want to use for our projects. Webpacker has been retired and right now is not really recommended to use for new projects.