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Rate Limit Plans

#549 Feb 15, 2026 pro

In this episode, we look at creating a rate limit feature based on the plan a user has subscribed to.

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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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Campfire Bots

#444 Feb 25, 2024 pro

In this episode, we explore the practical use of Campfire Bots for webhook applications. We'll start by setting up an AI Image Generator bot that interacts with our Ruby on Rails application, and then connect it to a self-hosted Large Language Model (LLM). Our initial goal is to get the system working. After that, we'll focus on refactoring the code to improve its safety and maintainability.

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Rails 7 API Application

#396 Apr 9, 2023 pro

In this episode, we look at setting up a Rails 7 API (only) application and create our own authentication solution. We'll also write the tests around the different controller endpoints that we create to make sure that we have good test coverage and functionality.

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Push Notifications from Scratch

#394 Mar 26, 2023 pro

Progressive Web Apps are about to get a huge bump in functionality on iOS devices. Starting in iOS 16.4, we will be able to receive push notifications natively on our iOS devices from our Ruby on Rails PWA. In this episode, we explore creating push notifications from scratch without the need of a Google or Apple developer account.

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OpenAI API Integration

#390 Feb 26, 2023 pro

In this episode, we have a look at using the OpenAI API to create an AI Response to comments. Instead of simply using the API directly with Net::HTTP, we're also going to create an API wrapper around Net::HTTP so that we can simplify the responsibility of our OpenAI integration.

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Jbuilder

#342 Mar 27, 2022 pro

In this episode, we look at making an API using Jbuilder. We also take a look at Active Storage predefined variants and loading them into the API responses.

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API Structure and Error Handling

#228 Feb 9, 2020 pro

We look at consistency in a Rails API structure and handling errors.

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API Authentication with Omniauth

#172 Feb 10, 2019 pro

OAuth alone can be a difficult task. Combined with a Javascript Framework or Mobile Application, and things can get confusing quickly. In this episode, we look at a standalone React Component authenticating to a Rails 5 only API.

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Rails API Documentation

#146 Aug 12, 2018 pro

In this episode, we look at creating an interactive documentation for a Rails API.

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