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Time Zones

#419 Sep 10, 2023 pro

Working with time zones can be difficult and lead to the inaccurate display of data. In this episode, we explore how to display dates & times and query records based on a user's time zone.

rails time zones view

Forecasting Data

#416 Aug 27, 2023 pro

In this episode, we will look at a date range of data and build predictions of what future values will be. However, we won't be reaching for any 3rd party APIs, but instead use statistical models to learn from our data to predict the future dates. We'll also display out our data on a table and plot it to a graph.

rails chart stimulusjs javascript

Dot Files

#415 Aug 20, 2023 pro

Dot files are important for customizing our development experience and in this episode, we'll have a look at the .zshrc, .gemrc, .railsrc, and .irbrc dot files and how we can customize them to make our development life easier.

ruby rails development terminal

Developing in Docker

#414 Aug 13, 2023 pro

I use Docker every day and it has make my development workflow much simpler. I don't have to deal with conflicts or issues with macOS since everything is containerized. Before, I would fight my host operating system with mismatched dependencies and configuration problems, but using Docker during my development workflow has simplified things. In this episode, we'll run through how I use Docker on Rails applications and some of the tricks I use to solve the nuances of this approach.

rails development docker

Intervals and Timeouts

#412 Jul 30, 2023 pro

In this episode, we create two different stimulus controllers for handling refresh intervals and timeouts. Using Turbo, with these stimulus controllers, we are able to create a simple solution refreshes on an interval or timeout.

rails hotwire turbo

Fancy Emails with MJML

#411 Jul 23, 2023 pro

Managing email styling and formats can be a large task so having a templating framework in place to help manage these will not only help them be consistent, but also easier to maintain as time goes on. In this episode, we'll look at implementing MJML as well as solving some common problems.

rails mail view

Academic Discount

#410 Jul 16, 2023 pro

Are you searching for an efficient way to implement academic discounts on your web application? In this episode, we'll explore a subtle yet effective method for verifying academic email addresses, while also providing override options to ensure your organization retains full control.

rails model

ActiveSupport::Notifications

#409 Jul 9, 2023 pro

In this episode, we'll dive into ActiveSupport::Notifications to perform simple metrics. We'll then use this technique to troubleshoot and pinpoint where slow running lines of code are. It can be a great debugging technique when trying to deal with slow requests or functions.

rails performance metrics

Email Tracking

#407 Jun 25, 2023 pro

In this episode, we take a user privacy focused approach to tracking emails for unique opens and view counts. We'll look at how we can track these emails without invading the user's privacy and get meaningful metrics.

rails email analytics

Rate Limiting from Scratch

#406 Jun 18, 2023 pro

Ever wonder how some companies implement rate limiting based on the plan that you've signed up for? In this episode, we'll use Docker Hub as a case study and implement this feature within our Rails application. We'll do this by creating a custom Rack Middleware to track and throttle the requests.

rails middleware request

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