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Dependent Fields with Hotwire

#472 Sep 1, 2024 free

Large forms can be overwhelming to fill out, especially if not all of the fields are required. In this episode, we'll look at creating a stimulus controller to conditionally display fields based on the input of another field.

rails hotwire form stimulusjs

Processing Large Jobs

#468 Aug 4, 2024 free

In this episode, we will upload a CSV file but need to pass it into a background job. This can prove to be difficult based on the hosting infrastructure so we'll explore some mechanisms to work around them. We'll also look to optimize Solid Queue to handle the large number of jobs.

rails solid queue background processing active storage

Tracking Writebook Changes

#464 Jul 7, 2024 free

In this episode, we look at setting up a mechanism to track the changes from an externally developed product. We'll also discuss branching strategies and how to develop your own features on top of Writebook.

rails development ci/cd github actions

Hotwire Combobox

#459 Jun 2, 2024 free

In this episode, we tackle the issue of slow-loading dropdowns with a high volume of options by implementing an asynchronous select using the Hotwire Combobox library.

rails view form hotwire

Tips and Tricks

#455 May 5, 2024 free

In this episode, we look at various tricks in Ruby on Rails as well as some other neat tricks.

rails tricks

Windows and WSL

#451 Apr 7, 2024 free

In this episode, we'll look at setting up a fresh Windows 11 environment for Ruby on Rails development. We'll be looking at a few different tricks that makes managing a Windows environment much easier.

rails windows wsl development

Fart

#450 Apr 1, 2024 free

Ever wonder how you could add audio to interactions on a website. In this episode, we'll explore adding sounds whenever someone clicks on a link or button.

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Streaming LLM Responses

#445 Mar 3, 2024 free

In this episode, we look at running a self hosted Large Language Model (LLM) and consuming it with a Rails application. We will use a background to make API requests to the LLM and then stream the responses in real-time to the browser.

rails ai artificial intelligence machine learning background processing

Campfire Patterns

#441 Feb 4, 2024 free

In this episode, we look at some of the design patterns that are used in Campfire and my take on why they took this approach. We'll explore some of the code organization, search functionality, and more!

rails campfire organization

Exploring Campfire

#439 Jan 24, 2024 free

In this episode, we explore the Campfire code from 37signals' Once product line. We'll install the product and grab the code base to get it up and running on our development environment.

rails campfire development

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