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A well-defined API versioning strategy is crucial for any API expected to evolve. Let’s explore the most common API versioning strategies and develop a flexible one in Rails.

But, no matter what your setup, you are going to need to read through the Tailwind Upgrade guide. Maybe even a couple times.

Learn how to seamlessly integrate React with Ruby on Rails in this comprehensive guide. Covers setup, configuration, best practices, and modern tooling for building powerful full-stack applications. Perfect for both beginners and experienced developers.

Build command-line interface terminal apps in your favorite web application frameworks like Rails, Next.js, ASP.net, Spring, Phoenix, Django, and more.

An update to How to Build a Twitter Clone with Rails and React

I’ve been slowly migrating a client’s Rails app from jQuery and UJS to Hotwire in between feature work. One of the last remaining pieces has been replacing jQuery UI Autocomplete, a pretty common library to see in web applications of a certain age.

The Rails ecosystem has a huge amount of gems to choose from. That doesn’t mean you should add them without thinking. This article lists the carefully selected gems I use in my Rails SaaS apps.

You can get 90% of the way there with server-rendered templates and View Transitions.

Turbo is a great way to build user interfaces, but most Turbo forms have to wait for the server response. Here’s how I am adding a small loading spinner to the submit buttons to improve the UX.

Modern web applications often start simple but quickly grow in complexity as features are added and the domain evolves. Without a clear structure, this complexity can lead to tangled codebases, slowing development and increasing the risk of bugs.

Learn how to use the 'class_variants' gem to simplify your application's CSS and clean up your views

The website of Emily Samp, a software developer and community organizer.

Learn how to implement self-referential associations in Rails 8 for hierarchical data structures. Perfect for building nested relationships in your models.

Thoughts and learnings on writing better software

#25 System Design Interview - Design TinyURL

This article explains why you shouldn't log confidential or user-identifiable information and how to filter it using parameter filtering in Rails. We'll also do a deep dive into the Rails source code to learn exactly how Rails implements parameter filters.

Olly Headey. CTO and advisor. Co-founder of FreeAgent. 37signals alumni.

Learn how to deploy Rails 8 apps using Docker, Kamal, and PostgreSQL on Hetzner servers with Cloudflare DNS. A complete production setup guide.

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Where you get to play with an interactive demo to visualize how Enumerator::Lazy helps avoid unnecessary work

Some tips on making sure forms written in Ruby on Rails are accessible

Learn how to implement soft deletion with robust audit logging in Rails applications, ensuring data integrity and compliance in financial systems.

Discover how small businesses can leverage affordable automation solutions to boost efficiency, reduce costs, and compete effectively. Learn practical tips for implementing automation tools and maximizing ROI

2024 was an amazing year for the Rails community and I’d like to share a summary of what changed in the framework. As a TLDR, there were more than 4000 commits from 562 contributors and 55 releases, including Rails 8!

Searching for the most flexible front-end workflows and toolkits, it’s easy to forget how powerful some of the fundamentals on the web have become these days. This post is a journey through new front-end features and what they are capable of.