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Command Palette

#572 Jul 19, 2026 pro

In this episode, we'll explore the power of combining a Stimulus Controller and Turbo Frame Tags to create a seamless user interface. We'll use the example of keyboard shortcuts to launch a search modal to query records.

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Recover Form Data

#571 Jul 12, 2026 pro

In this episode, we look at creating a reusable Stimulus Controller that will allow us to recover a filled out form from out local storage.

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Claude Skills

#570 Jul 5, 2026 free

In this episode, we look at creating Claude slash commands. These can be useful when dealing with a complicated task or trying to extract certain information from the application.

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Schedule Emails

#569 Jun 28, 2026 pro

In this episode, we look at how we can schedule an email blast to be received at a certain time in the user's time zone.

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Analyze Active Storage

#568 Jun 21, 2026 pro

In this episode, we look at filling in form data based on the contents of a PDF that is uploaded through Active Storage. We will implement a mechanism to fill out the form data without having to first persist the record.

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Polling for New Records - Advanced

#567 Jun 14, 2026 pro

Continuing from the previous episode, we look at evolving the polling stimulus controller to handle pausing when the user navigates to a different tab, handle network errors, properly construct the URL and handle inserting new records differently. These small changes creates a much stronger polling mechanism.