Drifting Ruby

Two-Way SMS Conversation

#296 May 16, 2021 pro

Sending or responding with a SMS text message isn't too difficult. The complexity comes in when a conversation is required in a linear style of communication. In this episode, we look at creating a SMS bot which generates a session and tracks the conversation.

rails sms poro twilio

Gathering Questionnaire Responses

#295 May 9, 2021 pro

Continuing from the previous episode, we look at fixing nested forms when used inside of nested forms as well as gathering responses from the questionnaires.

form rails stimulusjs

Building a Questionnaire

#294 May 2, 2021 free

Using StimulusJS and nested forms, we create the first parts of a questionnaire. Dynamic surveys can be difficult to architect and maintain. In this episode, we take a simple approach to creating questionnaires.

form rails stimulusjs hotwire

Testing View Components

#293 Apr 25, 2021 pro

View Components allow testing the rendered views much easier.

rails test view component

Sessions

#292 Apr 18, 2021 pro

In Rails apps, by default, browsers will use cookies to store session data. In this episode, we look at the default browser cookie and alternative approaches to storing the session data.

rails session

Form Wizards from Scratch

#291 Apr 11, 2021 pro

Learn how to make form wizards without any external dependencies. This will allow you to have a simple extendable workflow and optionally to take advantage of Hotwire to create a seamless experience.

form hotwire rails

Multiple Resources with Devise

#290 Apr 4, 2021 free

Sometimes we get into situations where our applications requires a different type of user account which wouldn't really fit into a role. So, in this episode we look at creating multiple resources for authentication with Devise.

authentication rails devise

Gem in a Box

#289 Mar 28, 2021 pro

There's many benefits to running your own cache and proxy for Ruby gems. In this episode, we look at provisioning, configuring our system and projects to use a Gem in a Box instance.

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Hotwire & ViewComponents

#288 Mar 21, 2021 pro

In this episode, we look into adding ViewComponent and Hotwire into our Rails application. With this powerful combination, we can create highly interactive applications with ease.

hotwire rails view component turbo

Bootstrap v5

#287 Mar 14, 2021 pro

We look at 4 different ways to add Bootstrap v5 to our Rails application. Depending on your application's direction, you may choose the appropriate route; Webpacker, the Bootstrap gem, CDN or Hotwire + yarn.

css rails webpacker hotwire

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