Drifting Ruby

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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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.

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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.

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Infinite Scrolling with Hotwire

#338 Feb 27, 2022 pro

In this episode, we have a look at two different approaches for implementing an infinite scrolling feature within a Ruby on Rails application with Hotwire. The first method will use a Stimulus Controller to handle AJAX requests back to the Rails application. The second approach will not use any external library, other than Hotwire, nor any javascript to accomplish the infinite scrolling.

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From Webpacker to esbuild

#319 Oct 17, 2021 pro

With Rails 7 coming out soon, it's a good time to look at what it could take to upgrade our existing applications to esbuild. In this episode, we start with a Rails 6 application and begin the upgrade process by removing Webpacker and switching over to esbuild.

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Modern Chat Feature

#318 Oct 10, 2021 pro

In this episode, we create a chat application using Rails 7, esbuild (JS Bundling), CSS Bundling, Hotwire, and Action Text. We also dive into some issues around CSS Bundling and Action Text.

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esbuild for Rails

#313 Sep 5, 2021 free

Use esbuild to bundle your JavaScript, then deliver it via the asset pipeline in Rails. This gem provides an installer to get you going with esbuild in a new Rails application.

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Importmaps in Rails 7

#312 Sep 5, 2021 free

Import maps let you import JavaScript modules using logical names that map to versioned/digested files – directly from the browser. This will be a default in the upcoming Rails 7.

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Drag and Drop with Hotwire

#311 Aug 29, 2021 pro

Acts as List provides the capabilities for sorting and reordering a number of objects in a list. In combination with SortableJS and Hotwire (Stimulus), we can create a positionable list with ease.

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Slim Select with Stimulus

#308 Aug 8, 2021 pro

Using Stimulus and Slim Select, we can get performant results quickly and efficiently.

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