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More Descriptive Flipping
Flipper 0.18.0 now with new lipstick on a pig and descriptive descriptions. Read more on my blog if you dare: https://johnnunemaker.com/more-descriptive-flipping/
The Secret Sauce of Hassle-Free SPAs
I’d been a happy Ruby on Rails developer for years when I started playing around with SPAs. Server-rendered HTML with sprinkles of jQuery worked well for most of my projects, but some parts were getting too complex. That’s when my React journey began. [more inside]
StatusCode: Our Weekly Programming Newsletter
You’re not just a Rubyist, you’re a software developer, right? :-) Check out StatusCode Weekly, our language and architecture agnostic newsletter that covers the biggest news across the entire software development world.
HereDocs tokens as method argument
An overview of how to interact with HereDocs as method arguments https://medium.com/rubycademy/heredocs-tokens-as-method-argument-8fe3ed723d96
Troubleshooting Encoding Errors in Ruby
Text encoding is fundamental to programming. Web sites, user data, and even the code we write are all text. When encoding breaks, it can feel like the floor is falling out from under you. You’re cast into a dimension of bitmasks and codepoints. Logs and backtraces are useless. You consider trading your text editor for a hex editor. But there’s hope! In this article, Jose Manuél will show us how encoding errors happen, how they’re expressed in Ruby, and how to troubleshoot them. So the next time one of these errors lands on your desk, you’ll be in a better position to handle it. https://www.honeybadger.io/blog/troubleshooting-encoding-errors-in-ruby/
Introducing UndercoverCI
A GitHub code review app that analyses pull requests and finds untested methods you’ve changed: https://medium.com/@mrgrodo/introducing-undercoverci-98c6c50793f2
Advanced Active Record: Using Subqueries in Rails
Real-life examples of business needs translated first into SQL, then into the Rails code necessary to find those records: Advanced Active Record: Using Subqueries in Rails
Multiple Foreign Keys for the same relationship in Rails 6
Here I shared my experience with personalized migrations [more inside]
Don't blindly apply software patterns
I share my comments to the typical sagas & process managers examples and why blindly following software design patterns is not the best idea. Patterns are not the silver bullet, do not apply them without considering your domain and real intentions of the users. What’s the solution? Read more here: https://blog.arkency.com/dont-blindly-apply-software-patterns/
Django vs Ruby on Rails Comparison: Web Frameworks Performance and Popularity
A perfect and reliable Django vs Ruby on Rails comparison for two popular web development frameworks for your next application. Read our comprehensive guidelines for Django vs Rails. [more inside]
Simple Code
To make meaningful progress, you have to get things done. To increase the rate at which things get done, you have to make doing easier. [more inside]
Beautiful, fast server-rendered apps with Rails and StimulusJS
This post shows how to use StimulusJS, RailsUJS and server-rendered HTML with built in transitions and DOM manipulation: https://www.thecrapthatcomesoutofmyhead.com/2020/06/24/building-beautiful-fast-apps-with-rails-and-stimulusjs/
A simple gem for dealing with side effects
This gem makes it easy to create commands that keep track of side effects. If an error happens then each command can be undone again. https://github.com/sammyhenningsson/file_transactions
ExceptionNotification v4.4.1 is out 🚀
v4.4.1 has just been released! It includes some enhancements to ignore exceptions, and more data for Mattermost notifier. https://rubygems.org/gems/exception_notification/versions/4.4.1
Rails architecture tips from route helpers
A subtle feature of named route helpers gave me a new appreciation for the attention to detail that the authors of the Rails framework put into making it a pleasant development experience: Rails architecture tips from route helpers
9 tips to improve RSpec maintainability
Use the right tool at the right place for the right purpose https://medium.com/@ntd251/9-tips-to-write-better-rspec-5569b45fb1a1?source=friends_link&sk=b2e37ac847a5ff8f89ebbf923a601c6a
Installing SimpleCov for test code coverage with RailsBytes
Rails app templates are an awesome way to make interactive install scripts. In this screencast, we’ll show you how to write a RailsByte app template that installs simplecov for both minitest and rspec. Watch the SimpleCov & RailsBytes screencast
Ruby on Rails Development: Obstacles, Opportunities, and RubyGems
Ruby on Rails development provides several opportunities in 2020. Here’s how Ruby on Rails web development can help you overcome obstacles. There’s also a list of some of the best RubyGems. https://www.botreetechnologies.com/blog/ruby-on-rails-development-obstacles-opportunities
Last day to take the Ruby on Rails Community survey!
Take 10 minutes to share your experience using Ruby on Rails in the 2020 Ruby on Rails Community Survey. [more inside]
GitHub-style Hovercards with Stimulus and HTML-over-the-wire
Turbolinks, Stimulus, and Server Rendered HTML is a compelling alternative to modern JavaScript single page apps. Let’s build a hovercard to see how you can kick it old school with a more boring approach. https://boringrails.com/articles/hovercards-stimulus/
Graceful Request Retries in Ruby Applications
Failure Management, Fallbacks, Exponential backoff, Tools and Patterns [more inside]
Rails/Docker/Kubernetes-Helm/Github CI OSS boilerplate
A demo “classic” stack application (Rails, Sidekiq, Puma, Redis, PostgreSQL, Action Cable, Webpacker, Stimulus) deployable to Digital Ocean Kubernetes cluster in minutes with Github Actions CI. Boilerplate is based on the work of Le Wagon and Evil Martians [more inside]