Jun 25, 2021Member-onlyReusable Turbo-iOS Project Configured Entirely From Your Rails AppEver since I started building Rails app, I’ve dreamt about one day building mobile apps in Rails. Well, that day has finally arrived, thanks to Turbo-iOS! With Turbo-iOS you can basically point an iOS app to your backend Rails app, it handles the native navbar functionality and pushing views however…Rails5 min readRails5 min read
Jun 9, 2021Member-onlyGit Aliases Are Like SuperpowersUsing Git Aliases can make you feel like you have superpowers! It wasn’t until recently that I discovered Git Aliases, they are so handy that I seriously don’t know how I lived without them. These are two that I use every day now. Git Add Commit Push git config — global alias.add-commit-push '!git add…Git1 min readGit1 min read
Apr 27, 2021Member-onlyGitHub Action to Attach Commits and Pull Requests to Trello CardsThis GitHub Action lets you easily attach GitHub commits and pull requests to a Trello card simply by including the card number in your git commit message. GitHub Issues is such a great tool for software development teams. However if the rest of your company is already using Trello, then…Github Actions3 min readGithub Actions3 min read
Mar 25, 2021Member-onlyUsing Tables In Quill.js With Rails and StimulusThis Stimulus controller will let you easily integrate Quill.js into your Rails project, including adding some missing table functionality. I’ve used lots of different WYSIWYG editors in the past, most are clunky or produce messy HTML, but Quill.js is a pretty light weight option that actually works fairly well. …Rails6 min readRails6 min read
Mar 23, 2021Member-onlyUsing CanCanCan With StimulusReflex In Your Rails AppIf you are using CanCanCan for authorization and also want to use the magic of StimulusReflex for reactive page updates, these strategies will help you check user abilities in your reflexes. CanCanCan is a powerful authorization library that allows you to authorize! …Rails3 min readRails3 min read
Mar 17, 2021Member-onlyLazy Load CanCanCan Abilities In RailsThis Rails strategy lets you lazy load your CanCanCan abilities so you only load them when needed helping improve overall performance. I love CanCanCan, it’s a powerful authorization library for Rails initially created the Ryan Bates and later adopted by the Rails community to support and maintain. …Rails4 min readRails4 min read
Mar 13, 2021Member-onlyLazy Load Form Fields In Rails With HTMXHTMX is small powerful library that lets you trigger HTTP AJAX requests simply by adding attributes to your HTML tags without having to write any Javascript. In a previous post I wrote how to Lazy Load Form Fields In Rails Using StimulusReflex. …Rails3 min readRails3 min read
Mar 13, 2021Member-onlyLazy Load Form Fields In Rails Using StimulusReflexThis pattern can help lazy load form fields in Rails using StimulusReflex which can be useful when calling an external API or loading slow relationships. For example, let’s say you have a form where you want to pull in a list of GitHub repos for a user so they can…Rails3 min readRails3 min read
Mar 2, 2021Member-onlyRails Pattern For Including Nested Resources In API ResponsesThis Rails pattern provides a flexible way for clients to specify whether they want nested resources includes in the API response simply by passing a flag as a parameter to the endpoint. For example if you were building a simple blog, you would get Posts with Comments by calling posts.json?comments=true…Rails4 min readRails4 min read
Jun 13, 2020Member-onlyReusable Component For Responsive Grid Of Cards In Quasar Using ColcadeThis reusable Vue component will help you easily add a responsive grid of cards to your Quasar app using Colcade. I’ve recently fell in love with Quasar, it’s an awesome javascript framework that lets your build hybrid iOS and Android apps as well as PWAs using Vue. Being a long…Quasarframework2 min readQuasarframework2 min read
