Infrastructure Migration
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Infrastructure Migration

#374 Nov 6, 2022 free
For various reasons, we may decide to move our services off of one platform onto another. This could be due to pricing, uptime or other reasons. In this episode, we look at migrating a Ruby on Rails application and database from Heroku to Fly.

Hotwire Introduction
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Hotwire Introduction

#369 Oct 2, 2022 free
Hotwire is an alternative approach to building modern web applications without using much JavaScript by sending HTML instead of JSON over the wire. With Rails 7, we get Hotwire added in by default. In this episode, we look at some of the features with Hotwire and how to use them.

Automate Rake Tasks
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Automate Rake Tasks

#365 Sep 4, 2022 free
When rake tasks need to be part of a deployment, you could find yourself in a situation where the rake task was forgotten about or have to go through the process of shelling into the environment to execute the tasks. In this episode, we look at addressing these issues by creating a way to have rake tasks execute automatically.

Ubuntu Desktop
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Ubuntu Desktop

#361 Aug 7, 2022 free
Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that offers a great development experience and can run on most x86/amd64 systems. In this episode, we set up our Ruby on Rails development environment on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy Jellyfish.

File Uploads and Cloud Storage
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File Uploads and Cloud Storage

#356 Jul 3, 2022 free
AWS S3 has been a reliable service over the years and for a long time it was the only option. However, in the past few years, there has been more cloud storage options that have popped up with compatible S3 APIs. These services can sometimes offer better pricing and speeds.