Full Stack Ruby on Rails Weekly Bookmarks - #38

The long one

Feb 15, 2023

What's the most confusing part of Turbo Native? I'm writing a blog post this week covering common questions on the framework. And I'd love to hear where you need help! Swift/iOS, Path Configuration, JavaScript bridge, SwiftUI, (native) authentication, push notifications...?

How to stub Feature Flags with RSpec

Are your feature flags states leaking between your test cases? Stub them all to make your test suite more reliable....

How to write Semantic CSS

Most people know about semantic HTML, but when it comes to CSS, things are a little more wishy-washy most of...

Andy Bell @piccalilli_

My favourite 3 lines of CSS

andy-bell.co.ukMy favourite 3 lines of CSSIn Every Layout, we wrote about The Stack. It’s a marriage of Heydon’s Lobotomised Owl selector and my method of managing Flow and Rhythm with CSS Custom Properties. .stack > * + * { margin-bloc…

VS Code Can Do That?

All the best things about VS Code that nobody ever bothered to tell you

Jason Swett @JasonSwett

Programming tip: When starting a project, do the hardest, riskiest and most mysterious work first.

Three attributes for better web forms

Better UX through better HTML: `inputmode`, `enterkeyhint`, and `autocomplete`.

Rails initializers you don't know about - Inflections

Ruby on Rails and ReactJS consulting company. We also build mobile applications using React Native

Cezar Halmagean @chalmagean

The most common reason Rails apps fail is because of high technical debt. Naive devs (and managers) like to build things faster and skip tests. But by doing that they accumulate so much technical debt that their development speed comes to a screeching halt.

Is software getting worse?

With all the advancements in software development, apps could be much better. Why aren't they?

Psychological Safety — The Single Most Important Thing That Makes a High-Performing Team

What is psychological safety, and why is it so important? Tips on how to improve your team

matt swanson 😈 @_swanson

So far my biggest takeaway from 2 years of heavy Hotwire usage is: use more (Rails) controllers...like way more

matt swanson 😈 @_swanson

So far my biggest takeaway from six months of heavy Hotwire usage is: use more (Rails) controllers...like way more

How to send slack notifications from Rails app using sidekiq

It can be helpful in a Rails application to send notifications to a Slack channel, for example, when...

Joe Masilotti 📗 @joemasilotti

Turbo Native enables small teams to build large apps. When feature parity is free you can upgrade to native screens where it matters most. Here's how folks are enhancing their iOS apps with native SDKs: push notifications, maps, offline access, and more.

masilotti.comProgressively enhanced Turbo Native apps in the App Store | Masilotti.comTurbo Native is a game changer for small teams. Here’s how folks are leveraging native SDKs to enhance their hybrid apps.

RubyConf Mini 2022: Empathetic Pair Programming with Nonviolent Communication by Stephanie Minn

Pair programming is intimate. It’s the closest collaboration we do as software developers. When it goes well, it feels great!...

Rishi Pithadiya @rishipi

#RailsTips 🌸 Have you heard `assert_valid_keys` method from Hash class in Rails? It provides easy way to validate the keys of hash against list of expected keys and raises error if hash contains any keys that are not included in the expected list - #RubyOnRails #Rails

The easiest improvement you can make to your CSS

Outlines are important for keyboard navigation, but maybe you've come up with a replacement and decide to do an outline:...

Josef Strzibny @strzibnyj

How do you all test your Stimulus controllers when it comes to Rails projects? Please share 🙏

Top 5 Famous Ruby on Rails Features in Today's Programing 2023

Although Ruby on Rails is the oldest framework, and some claim that it is no longer in use, developers still...

Everything You Need to know about Serialization in Rails - Part III

We had previously talked about the Serialization formats and How Serialization is implemented for storing objects in the relational database...

Nate Berkopec @nateberkopec

Everyone who wants to be a Heroku replacement is 10x more complicated than Heroku.

Rails Concerns: To Concern Or Not To Concern | AppSignal Blog

Should you be concerned about Rails concerns?

Steve (Builder.io) @Steve8708

8 modern browser APIs you might not know, but really should:

ActiveRecord: finally understand transactions | Younes.codes

How to use ActiveRecord transactions, handle errors and avoid pitfalls.

Ruby Adds Support for WebAssembly: What is WebAssembly and how it benefits Ruby devs?

Photo by Joshua Fuller on Unsplash Ruby has joined the ranks of languages capable of targeting...

Eric Berry 💜 🇺🇦 @coderberry

Would anyone mind sharing their experience upgrading Ruby versions in a large Rails app? I *think* I’m doing it right, but any advice would be fantastic. I considered dual-booting for backwards compatibility, but I don’t think it’s necessary.

Try not to loop through associations inside jobs

Your local data isn’t the same as in production

button elements offer attributes to change form behavior

Use formaction, formenctype, formmethod and formnovalidate to change form configuration with button attributes