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Syntax Highlighting with Action Text

#231 Mar 1, 2020 free

Set up Action Text with client side Syntax Highlighting using Highlight.js.

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Hotwire Introduction

#369 Oct 2, 2022 free

Hotwire is an alternative approach to building modern web applications without using much JavaScript by sending HTML instead of JSON over the wire. With Rails 7, we get Hotwire added in by default. In this episode, we look at some of the features with Hotwire and how to use them.

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WYSIWYG Editor with Summernote

#27 May 2, 2016 free

Integrate Summernote WYSIWYG Editor into your application. Learn how to use AJAX callbacks to filestore your images instead of database Base64.

rails wysiwyg view ajax javascript

Custom Turbo Stream Actions

#382 Jan 1, 2023 free

With the release of Turbo 7.2, we gained the ability to create custom actions in Turbo. This allows us to trigger functions on the client side that would have been difficult or cumbersome to do in the past. In this episode, we look at setting up custom actions and how to use them.

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Client Side Validations

#32 Jun 6, 2016 free

Give early warning to users of form errors before they submit. With client side validations, the user can correct any errors prior to submitting the form.

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Stimulus Outlets API

#378 Dec 4, 2022 free

Outlets let you reference Stimulus controller instances and their controller element from within another Stimulus Controller by using CSS selectors. In this episode, we look at a simple example and then refactoring some older code where we used some workarounds to communicate with other stimulus controllers.

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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.

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Infinite Scrolling

#29 May 16, 2016 free

Infinite scrolling is now a common feature and there are several cases where it is really useful. For instance there are some websites where we simply can’t imagine a good pagination system, like Twitter or even Facebook.

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Diving into Hotwire

#277 Jan 3, 2021 free

In this episode, we look at the installation scripts of Hotwire and get a better understanding of what they're doing in order to integrate it into our applications more efficiently.

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Charts and Graphs

#55 Nov 21, 2016 free

Learn how to use one of three charting libraries, Chart.js, Highcharts, or Google Charts, using the Chartkick gem to create simple and unobtrusive charts in your application.

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