Drifting Ruby

Secure User Passwords

#349 May 15, 2022 pro

We have a look at integrating the HaveIBeenPwned service with Devise so that our users will some awareness of their password being potentially compromised.

rails security authentication

Discussing Race Conditions

#348 May 8, 2022 pro

In this episode, we have a look at some causes of race conditions and go about some ways to troubleshoot and mitigate them.

rails model database background processing

Active Record Tricks

#347 May 1, 2022 free

In this episode, we look at tips and tricks from read only attributes, inserting and upserting (update or insert) records, toggling booleans, and single table inheritance.

rails activerecord

Active Record Encryption

#346 Apr 24, 2022 pro

Active Record supports application-level encryption. The encryption layer sits between the database and the application. The application will access unencrypted data, but the database will store it encrypted. In this episode, we look at implementing encryption for a model's attribute and Action Text.

rails model encryption

Null Object Pattern

#345 Apr 17, 2022 pro

The Null Object Pattern is an old but good pattern that can help reduce complexity in our applications. In this episode, we'll look at a few different examples.

rails model refactor

Deploying to Render

#344 Apr 10, 2022 pro

Heroku is not the only PaaS anymore and there are some cheaper alternatives now-a-days. In this episode, we explore deploying a Ruby on Rails 7 application to Render.

rails production deployment

Label Maker with Ruby

#343 Apr 3, 2022 free

Learn how to turn your tweets into physical printouts on a label maker via the Cups/PPD API. It's a silly concept, but can have some great real world application with interfacing with printers.

rails api

Jbuilder

#342 Mar 27, 2022 pro

In this episode, we look at making an API using Jbuilder. We also take a look at Active Storage predefined variants and loading them into the API responses.

rails api json

Markdown Parser

#341 Mar 20, 2022 pro

Markdown is a great, but unfortunately ActionText doesn't support it. In this episode, we'll look at implementing a simple markdown parser with Stimulus.

rails view markdown stimulusjs javascript

Wordle Clone

#340 Mar 13, 2022 pro

We look at recreating the popular Wordle game with StimulusJS. By exploring the mechanics of the game, we build our own approach.

rails javascript stimulusjs

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