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System Tests in Docker

#514 Jun 15, 2025 pro

Setting up system tests to run heedlessly in a docker container can be rather difficult. In this episode, we'll dockerize a Rails application and set up the application to run the system tests in the docker environment.

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Dockerizing Rails

#506 Apr 20, 2025 pro

In this episode, we look at using Docker for our Rails environment. We'll explore some of the common problems and solutions with this development environment approach.

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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.

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Ruby on Docker

#274 Dec 20, 2020 pro

Learn to use Docker to manage our Ruby interpreter and use it to template new Rails applications.

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Rails Docked

#384 Jan 15, 2023 pro

Docked is a new library which aims to aid in fresh development environments with the use of Docker. In this episode, we use a Steam Deck, to install Docker and by using Docked will have a fully functional Ruby on Rails development environment.

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Credentials Override

#545 Jan 18, 2026 pro

In this episode, we look at an interesting approach to override Rails Credentials so each developer can customize the credentials without changing the credentials file.

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Log Bench

#515 Jun 22, 2025 pro

Tailing logs can be rather annoying in a development environment when looking for a specific request. In this episode, we're going to explore the Log Bench gem and the value it adds to our development experience.

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Development Approach

#497 Feb 23, 2025 pro

Working with 3rd party integrations can be time consuming, complicated and we can take many different approaches when creating a proof of concept. In this episode, we're going to look at creating a development environment with Jupyter Notebooks so that we can iterate fast and remove a lot of the complexities of our application.

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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.

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Dev Containers

#454 Apr 28, 2024 pro

In a later Rails release, dev container configurations will be provided by default. In this episode, we will explore how to use dev containers as well as modifying them to fit our application's needs.