Preparing for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
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Preparing for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

#129 Apr 15, 2018 pro
In this episode, we look adding in some of the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation into our Ruby on Rails application. Disclaimer: this episode is not legal advice and you should consult a lawyer.

Creating Health Checks
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Creating Health Checks

#208 Sep 22, 2019 pro
Health Checks are an important part of monitoring an application's health. However, a simple status response may not be sufficient. In this episode, we look at creating a health check which monitors some dependencies of a Rails application.

Testing View Components
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Testing View Components

#293 Apr 25, 2021 pro
View Components allow testing the rendered views much easier.

Authentication from Scratch
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Authentication from Scratch

#300 Jun 13, 2021 pro
It's never a bad thing to understand how authentication works in a Ruby on Rails application without reaching for a gem. In this episode, we look at how authentication works in a modern Ruby on Rails application and some reasons why we shouldn't roll our own solution.

Cache Warming
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Cache Warming

#273 Dec 13, 2020 pro
Caching is a great way to speed up your applications. However, when a cache becomes stale, there could be a user experience degradation until the cache is rebuilt. In this episode, we look at implementing a background job to rebuild the cache.