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Nested Forms from Scratch

#70 Mar 5, 2017 free

Learn how to handle multiple models in a single form with accepts_nested_attributes_for and learn how to add and remove nested records through JavaScript.

rails form javascript

Searchkick and Elasticsearch

#65 Jan 29, 2017 free

Add full text searching using Searchkick and Elasticsearch. Here I will show the steps involved in adding this search to an existing application and a sample of autocomplete functionality.

rails search performance

Sidekiq Basics

#59 Dec 18, 2016 free

Sidekiq is a Ruby Background Processor that manages its queue with a Redis service. Learn the basics of Sidekiq and integrating it with ActiveJob.

rails performance background processing

Redis Basics

#56 Nov 28, 2016 free

Redis within a Ruby on Rails application has many benefits. Learn to interact with Redis Server and set it up for caching within your application.

rails cache performance

Database Index Optimization and Migration Maintenance

#53 Nov 6, 2016 free

Adding indexes to your databases can increase the SQL search performance on your tables. As your application grows, migration files can become out of hand, use squasher to squish them down to a single file.

rails database performance

DRY up your Javascript

#41 Aug 8, 2016 free

Learn how avoid duplicate code to reuse existing javascript.

rails view performance

Progressive Render

#33 Jun 13, 2016 free

Slow content got you down? Load it later! Use this gem to defer loading of portions of your page until after load. They will be fetched via AJAX and placed on the page when ready.

rails performance ajax view

Eager Loading with Goldiloader

#30 May 23, 2016 free

Wouldn't it be awesome if ActiveRecord didn't make you think about eager loading and it just did the "right" thing by default? With Goldiloader it can!

rails performance model

Fragment Caching

#24 Apr 14, 2016 free

Make your application faster by leveraging memory and caching fragments of your view.

rails caching performance

Not RJS and Turbolinks - Part 2

#21 Nov 25, 2015 free

A continuation from Episode 20 where we explore rendering the user's edit pages in a modal on a per request basis. Instead of rendering all modals for the users in the index, we will request them using remote javascript.

rails view performance javascript

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