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Migrating from jquery-ujs to rails-ujs
This post guides you through some gotchas that may hit you when trying to migrate from the jQuery unobtrusive JS adapter to the Rails UJS one that is included in Rails 5.1+. [more inside]
Heroku vs self-hosted PaaS
This article explores Heroku and self-hosted “Heroku likes” such as Dokku and CapRover as well as Rancher and Flynn [more inside]
QueryTrack - Tool for finding time-consuming database queries for ActiveRecord
Provides Slack notifications for with backtrace, raw SQL, time duration, etc. [more inside]
The case statement and ranges
In this article, we’re going to explore the following topics:
Catch Ruby errors before your users do
Monitor Ruby production errors in real-time and debug them in minutes, before users notice. Our open source Ruby SDK works with Rails, Sinatra, and more. Use this link and get one month free!
tty-logger - readable logging for the terminal
The tty-logger lets you log messages with a readable, structured and beautiful output. It boasts many features including logging to any IO stream, metadata info such as time, date, location and ability to customise console output style. Enjoy!
Ruby Quiz - Challenge #15 - Generate the ₿itcoin Address from the Public Key
Hello, I’ve posted a new ruby quiz. Challenge #15 - Generate the ₿itcoin (Base58) Address from the (Elliptic Curve) Public Key. Start from scratch or, yes, use any library / gem you can find. Post your code snippets (or questions or comments) on the “official” Ruby Quiz Channel, that is, the ruby-talk mailing list. Cheers. Prost
Building a RubyGem with Steve Klabnik
In this latest edition of Past Rubies, we revisit building a gem from scratch five years ago this week, and also look at using Rails tutorials from 2005. http://www.pastrubies.com/past_rubies/1
Reporting from ephemeral containers in production
Walkthrough of a vim/tmux workflow to report from Rails production environments https://withatwist.dev/reporting-on-the-fly.html
Announcing Pakyow v1.0
I’m happy to announce the v1.0 release of Pakyow! Years ago we set out to design a better way to build for the web. The result is a full stack of open-source frameworks that bring a simpler, design-first approach to let you create more with what you already know. Read the announcment.
How environment check works in Ruby on Rails?
In this article, we’re going to explore the following topics:
SudoRails - New release v0.5.0
A new version of SudoRails (https://github.com/markets/sudo_rails) v0.5.0 has been published 🚀. Mainly, includes a new feature to allow “infinite” sudo sessions and more styling customizations. See examples here.
Continuous Integration Explained
This guide is for you if you’re getting started with CI, or looking to level up with best practices.
Smuggle v0.6.0 released (gem for CSV imports and exports)
Smuggle helps you manage exports and imports with ease, separating the logic from the models.
Private Key, Public Key & Address - (Elliptic Curve) Crypto Programming w/ Ruby Notes
Hello, I’ve put together some notes and code samples / scripts about (elliptic curve) crypto programming w/ ruby that covers private key, public key and address. Enjoy the crypto summer. Cheers. Prost.
Adding devise_token_auth to an existing Rails app
If you want to introduce devise token authentication to your existing rails app which is already using devise this is for you [more inside]
GraphQL on Rails: A Three-Part Guide
The ultimate beginner-friendly walkthrough guide on creating GraphQL applications on Rails with React and Apollo by Evil Martians is now complete.
Different Ways to Set Attributes in ActiveRecord (Rails 5)
A cheat sheet outlining the different ways to set ActiveRecord attributes in Rails 5 https://scottbartell.com/2019/07/15/set-attributes-in-active-record-rails-5/
Tips for writing fast Rails
Minor adjustments in the code can lead to major performance improvements. In this article I talk about the use of ActiveRecord::Batches#find_each [more inside]