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Creating and Reading QR Codes

#278 Jan 10, 2021 pro

Reading QR Codes can be a tricky task. We look at being able to generate QR Codes on our Ruby on Rails backend and read them on the client side using a couple of libraries and Stimulus JS.

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Record Audio to Active Storage

#269 Nov 22, 2020 pro

Learn how to use the MediaRecorder API and StimulusJS for uploading and storing audio files to Active Storage.

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Tracking Javascript Errors

#268 Nov 15, 2020 pro

Tracking errors on our server side is important, but we often forget about our client side errors. These can often be even more difficult to troubleshoot as there are many more variables at play. In this episode, we look at tracking the Javascript errors so that we can be notified of any issues our users experience.

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Organizing Stimulus Controllers

#267 Nov 8, 2020 pro

StimulusJS is great and works great with Ruby on Rails. However, through developer habits, we can complicate our controllers and make them hard to manage. In this episode, we look at making our Stimulus controllers more manageable.

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Deferred Content Loading

#265 Oct 25, 2020 pro

Learn to load slow content in the background so that your application still responds quickly while the heavy calculations are being done. Give quick responsiveness and optional polling to partials.

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StimulusJS, Active Storage and DropzoneJS

#263 Oct 11, 2020 pro

DropzoneJS is an open source library that provides drag’n’drop file uploads with image previews. It's lightweight, highly customizable and doesn't have any dependencies.

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Autocomplete with StimulusJS

#251 Jul 19, 2020 pro

In this episode, learn how to easily add autocomplete search functionality to your Rails Application with StimulusJS.

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FullCalendar with StimulusJS

#250 Jul 12, 2020 pro

FullCalendar still remains to be one of the best Javascript calendar libraries and with the power of StimulusJS, it is easier than ever to interact with. In this episode, we look at implementing the latest version of FullCalendar (v5) in our Ruby on Rails application.

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Video Chat with WebRTC

#246 Jun 14, 2020 pro

Using ActionCable and StimulusJS, we can create a Zoom-like video chat functionality where chat rooms can share live audio and video streams.

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Embedding Youtube Videos into Action Text with Stimulus

#243 May 24, 2020 pro

Creating attachments with Action Text can be difficult, but in this episode, we look at how we can create embedded attachments into Trix without needing a persisting the data on a separate model on our database.

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FullCalendar with StimulusJS

Video Chat with WebRTC

Embedding Youtube Videos into Action Text with Stimulus