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Improving Partial Loading Performance

#145 Aug 5, 2018 free

N+1 queries can make an application slow. Having queries called within views can also slow down an app as well as making it less extendable.

rails performance database

26 1

Multistep Form with Wicked

#137 Jun 10, 2018 pro

Wicked can help by turning a controller into a series of multiple steps. In this episode, we interact with Devise to provide wizard after the user has registered.

rails form

26 4

Dynamic Select Fields

#133 May 13, 2018 pro

Making one select field dependent on another and automatically update based on the previous selection can be a tricky task. In this episode, we look an a rather unobtrusive way to handle this for many scenarios.

rails form javascript

15 9

Ruby Objects and Memoization

#120 Feb 18, 2018 pro

In this episode, we look at creating ruby objects. Then we look at different ways of implementing memoization and how it can be used to speed up our classes.

ruby performance

14 5

Benchmarking and Refactoring the content_for View Helper

#90 Jul 23, 2017 free

In a recent blog post, we looked into the content_for view helper to render breadcrumbs. Once we got the feature working, it's time to refactor the feature to lower technical debt.

rails performance benchmark refactor

6 4

Autocomplete with HTML Results

#83 Jun 4, 2017 free

Working with an autocomplete can be very simple. However, things get complicated when you try to use HTML markup in the displayed results. Learn how to use HTML markup within your autocomplete results!

rails view form javascript

13 2

Cropping Images with JCrop

#77 Apr 23, 2017 free

Extend your image upload functionality with JCrop. Learn to redirect the user to a crop page once they have uploaded their image and save versions of the cropped images.

rails form javascript upload

6 8

Javascript Select Form Fields with Chosen

#76 Apr 16, 2017 free

Chosen is a jQuery plugin that makes long, unwieldy select boxes much more user-friendly. Learn how to use Chosen in a few different ways in this episode; Rails form builder and Simple Form.

rails form javascript ajax view

10 2

Nested Forms with Cocoon

#71 Mar 12, 2017 free

Using the unobtrusive gem, Cocoon, learn how to handle multiple models in a single form with accepts_nested_attributes_for.

rails form javascript

8 3

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

19 8

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Autocomplete with HTML Results

Cropping Images with JCrop

Javascript Select Form Fields with Chosen

Nested Forms with Cocoon

Nested Forms from Scratch