Drifting Ruby

Web Interactions with Mechanize

#131 Apr 29, 2018 pro

The Mechanize library is used for automating interaction with websites. Mechanize automatically stores and sends cookies, follows redirects, and can follow links and submit forms. Form fields can be populated and submitted.

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State Machines with AASM

#147 Aug 19, 2018 pro

State Machines are useful for tracking the state of an object. With AASM, we take a dive into how states can transition as well as modifying states and interacting with them.

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Templating Ruby on Rails Applications

#163 Dec 9, 2018 pro

There is a lot of work that is done on new applications and a lot of the common code between new applications. In this episode, we look at using templates to speed up the initial process.

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Using GitLab Runner for CI/CD

#135 May 27, 2018 pro

GitLab is a great version control software which has options to either self host or or use their hosted solution. In this episode, we look at using the GitLab Runner to run our Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment.

ruby version control ci/cd

3D Secure 2 Credit Cards and Stripe Checkout

#204 Aug 25, 2019 pro

Banks which require further authentication on transactions may decline charges if Strong Customer Authentication is not being performed on 3D Secure enabled Credit Cards. In this episode, we look at adding Stripe Checkout and webhooks to our Rails application.

ruby payments webhooks

Ruby Go Lang Extensions

#134 May 20, 2018 pro

Let's face it, Ruby is slow , but don't abandon Ruby just yet. Using extensions, we can write performant code in another language for the specific slow functions while the rest of the application remains untouched.

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Bundler and Binstubs

#153 Sep 30, 2018 pro

In this episode, we look at some lesser known bundler commands including binstubs.

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Ruby Objects and Memoization

#120 Feb 18, 2018 pro

In this episode, we look at creating ruby objects. Then we look at different ways of implementing memoization and how it can be used to speed up our classes.

ruby performance

Observer Patterns

#141 Jul 8, 2018 pro

The Observer pattern (also known as publish/subscribe) provides a simple mechanism for one object to inform a set of interested third-party objects when its state changes.

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Polling with StimulusJS

#211 Oct 13, 2019 pro

Sometimes an old techniques with a modern twist can not only solve the problems at hand, but can also simplify the application's architecture.

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Ruby Objects and Memoization

Observer Patterns

Polling with StimulusJS