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Parent Relationships and Turbo Frames

#421 Sep 24, 2023 pro

Without writing any javascript, we create a highly interactive parent navigation. We will use Turbo Frames to provide the highly interactive experience and build a parent-child relationship from scratch.

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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

Zipping Files

#385 Jan 22, 2023 pro

In this episode, we have a look at three different methods of zipping Active Storage files and sending the zipped file to the end user. Each approach has its own benefits and the best approach will depend on your use case.

rails model active storage

Searching Multiple Models

#370 Oct 9, 2022 pro

In this episode, we look at creating a simple and maintainable way to search multiple models. As our application grows and the needs change, other avenues can be explored, but it's important to not prematurely optimize things before they're actually required.

rails search database model

Partial Inserts

#360 Jul 31, 2022 pro

Parsing through the Ruby on Rails CHANGELOG can reveal some interesting features and changes in the framework. In this episode, we look at one of those changes around inserting records into our database.

rails model activerecord

Current Attributes

#357 Jul 10, 2022 pro

Abstract super class that provides a thread-isolated attributes singleton, which resets automatically before and after each request. This allows you to keep all the per-request attributes easily available to the whole system.

rails model

Discussing Race Conditions

#348 May 8, 2022 pro

In this episode, we have a look at some causes of race conditions and go about some ways to troubleshoot and mitigate them.

rails model database background processing

Active Record Encryption

#346 Apr 24, 2022 pro

Active Record supports application-level encryption. The encryption layer sits between the database and the application. The application will access unencrypted data, but the database will store it encrypted. In this episode, we look at implementing encryption for a model's attribute and Action Text.

rails model encryption

Null Object Pattern

#345 Apr 17, 2022 pro

The Null Object Pattern is an old but good pattern that can help reduce complexity in our applications. In this episode, we'll look at a few different examples.

rails model refactor

Optimistic Locking

#327 Dec 12, 2021 pro

Optimistic Locking is a feature to prevent collision when two users are editing the same record. In this episode, we look at adding this feature into a Rails 7 application that is using Turbo.

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