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PDF Reader

#413 Aug 6, 2023 free

When previewing PDF files that were uploaded through Active Storage, we can only get a simple image of the first page. In this episode, we'll look at taking the uploaded PDFs and interacting with them.

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Broadcasting Progress from Background Jobs

#408 Jul 2, 2023 free

In a previous episode, we had created a custom ActionCable channel to assist in broadcasting updates from a background job. With the introduction of Turbo, we can simplify this process as we look at a few different approaches in displaying a progress bar with real time updates from background jobs.

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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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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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Hotwire Modals

#335 Feb 6, 2022 free

In this episode, we look at creating an unobtrusive and efficient way to launch Bootstrap modals using Turbo and Stimulus.

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Dabbling with Turbo

#326 Dec 5, 2021 free

In this episode, we explore some of the new features with Turbo and interactions that we can do with little or no javascript.

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Hotwire Turbo Replacing Rails UJS

#307 Aug 1, 2021 free

In this episode, we look at some common functionality that we got with Rails UJS and what it looks like to reimplement these with Hotwire's Turbo and StimulusJS.

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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.

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Turbo Native for iOS

#286 Mar 7, 2021 free

In this episode, we look at modifying our Rails application and building a hybrid native application for iOS using Hotwire.

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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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