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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

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

Form Input UX

#428 Nov 12, 2023 pro

In this episode, we'll focus on the user experience (UX) of form inputs by adding formatting of the text as the user inputs the data.

rails form ux stimulusjs

Unsaved Changes

#423 Oct 8, 2023 pro

In this episode, we'll look at creating a stimulus controller that will alert the user if there are unsaved changes on a form before they navigate away from the page or reload the site.

rails stimulusjs form

ActiveSupport::Notifications

#409 Jul 9, 2023 pro

In this episode, we'll dive into ActiveSupport::Notifications to perform simple metrics. We'll then use this technique to troubleshoot and pinpoint where slow running lines of code are. It can be a great debugging technique when trying to deal with slow requests or functions.

rails performance metrics

Inline Editing with Turbo

#381 Dec 25, 2022 pro

Using Turbo, we can create an interactive inline editing feature without writing any Javascript. In this episode, we look at some of the nuances with Turbo Streams and handling form errors.

rails turbo form

Saving Attributes with Hotwire

#373 Oct 30, 2022 pro

With Hotwire, we can create form where each input field is saved once a user has changed its value. We look at some of the common issues that you could run into when using Hotwire and some ways to mitigate those problems.

rails hotwire javascript turbo form

Optimistic Locking

#327 Dec 12, 2021 pro

Optimistic Locking is a feature to prevent collision when two users are editing the same record. In this episode, we look at adding this feature into a Rails 7 application that is using Turbo.

form model rails

Dynamic Select Forms with Hotwire

#325 Nov 28, 2021 pro

Using StimulusJS and Turbo, we are able to dynamically update select input with content based on another select input. This allows for a seamless user experience while having a configurable and maintainable backend.

7.0 form hotwire rails turbo

Speeding Up Requests

#322 Nov 7, 2021 free

In this episode, we look at several issues around pagination and different kinds of querying that could affect performance when working with large datasets.

performance rails search pagination

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