Episode #464 - Tracking Writebook Changes Drifting Ruby 2026-09-29 | Episode #464 - Tracking Writebook Changes
Episode #463 - Using LLMs to Generate Tags | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-06-30 | In this episode we'll explore how to use AI to generate tags. We'll cover setting up a self-hosted solution using OpenWebUI and Olama within Docker. And, learn to use the AI to generate and update tags automatically through a background job.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/using-llms-to-generate-tags► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #462 - From Heroku to Kamal | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-06-23 | Ready to migrate your app off of Heroku? In this episode, we guide you through a full migration, from backing up data to securing your new server setup.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/from-heroku-to-kamal► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development #deployment #infrastructure
Episode #461 - Webhooks from Stripe Billing Portal | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-06-17 | In this episode, we dive into implementing Stripe Webhooks to manage subscription updates. By configuring webhooks and using Stripe CLI for local testing, we ensure our application can handle events like subscription cancellations and renewals efficiently, updating user statuses accordingly.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/webhooks-from-stripe-billing-portalThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development #stripe #payments
Episode #460 - Stripe Billing Portal | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-06-10 | In this episode, we revisit embedding Stripe, now that it's out of beta, and demonstrate how to integrate it seamlessly into your Rails application. We explore setting up Stripe for handling subscriptions, including a hosted management page where users can view invoices, change plans, or cancel subscriptions.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/stripe-billing-portal► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #459 - Hotwire Combobox Drifting Ruby 2024-06-03 | 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.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/hotwire-combobox00:00 - Introduction02:06 - Creating the models02:45 - Adding the dependencies03:07 - Creating the Select Inputs04:39 - Adding the comboboxes06:54 - Setting up the styling07:12 - Setting up the controllers08:29 - Creating the search views09:34 - Adding the Stimulus controller11:22 - Demo11:50 - Fixing when editing the records12:52 - Changing the CSS13:49 - Final ThoughtsThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #458 - Feature Flags from Scratch | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-05-26 | In this episode, we build a feature toggle system from scratch without using external dependencies like Redis. We'll create an endpoint to enable or disable specific parts of an application dynamically, focusing on a maintainable approach for future extensions.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/feature-toggle-from-scratch► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #457 - Class Data Drifting Ruby 2024-05-19 | In Ruby 3.2 a new feature was released that allowed for the creation of immutable objects. In this episode we will learn how to use this feature and some use cases where it can be handy.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/class-dataThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #456 - Custom Fonts | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-05-12 | There are a few different approaches to adding custom fonts into Rails applications regardless if you're using esbuild, bun or importmaps. Spoiler, it's much easier today than in years past.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/custom-fonts► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #455 - Tips and Tricks Drifting Ruby 2024-05-05 | In this episode, we look at various tricks in Ruby on Rails as well as some other neat tricks.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/tips-and-tricks00:00 - Introduction00:58 - Simplified link_to02:19 - present? vs exists? vs any?03:44 - Specific layouts05:36 - HEREDOC07:44 - Opening a gem08:24 - Serve a static site10:08 - Final thoughtsThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #454 - Dev Containers | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-04-28 | In a later Rails release, dev container configurations will be provided by default. In this episode, we will explore how to use dev containers as well as modifying them to fit our application's needs.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/dev-containers► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development #docker
Episode #453 - Exporting ICS Files | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-04-21 | In this episode, we look at exporting Internet Calendar files (ICS) so that they can be imported into a calendar app. We'll also explore some practices in making wise decisions in how we structure our applications.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/exporting-ics-filesThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #452 - Tags from Scratch | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-04-14 | In this episode, we create a tagging system for models that is highly reusable. We'll explore creating the tagging system, filtering on tags and persisting the tags in an unobtrusive way.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/tags-from-scratch► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #451 - Windows and WSL Drifting Ruby 2024-04-08 | 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.00:00 - Introduction01:35 - Installing Windows Terminal01:51 - Install WSL Debian03:20 - Updating WSL Packages03:40 - Installing initial packages04:05 - Installing Oh My ZSH04:27 - Install ASDF06:17 - Installing Ruby07:17 - Side Note About Developing on Windows08:51 - Ruby Install Continued09:48 - Installing Node and Yarn10:23 - Setting new Rails App defaults11:27 - Windows Package Manager13:20 - Installing Visual Studio Code14:01 - WSL Extension15:24 - Installing PG or MySQL2 gems16:04 - Final Thoughts► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/windows-and-wslThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development #windows #wsl
Episode #450 - Fart Drifting Ruby 2024-04-01 | 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.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/fart► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #449 - Previous/Next Record | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-03-31 | In this episode, we'll explore the process of creating Previous and Next links for a record, but then refactor it to be more maintainable.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/previous-next-record► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #development
Episode #448 - Authentication Timeout Drifting Ruby 2024-03-24 | In this episode, we'll explore adding the ability to extend an authenticated session wish is about to expire. We'll be using a Stimulus controller for the bulk of the logic and the provided functionality that Devise gives us out of the box.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/authentication-timeout► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #447 - Bulk Updates | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-03-18 | Updating multiple records in the UI of a Rails app could be tricky. In this episode, we'll look at updating multiple records at the same time from scratch. We'll create a Stimulus controller to handle some of the front end functionality.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/bulk-updatesThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #446 - LLM Context | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-03-10 | Building on the previous episode, we look at refactoring our background job into a more maintainable object and provide context to the LLM so that we can chain together responses for a more conversational experience.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/llm-context► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development #machinelearning #ai #artificialintelligence
Episode #445 - Streaming LLM Responses Drifting Ruby 2024-03-03 | 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.00:00 - Introduction03:54 - Installing a LLM05:53 - Creating a new Rails app06:04 - Creating the Chat form07:48 - Creating the route07:59 - Creating the Chat controller09:14 - Creating the Chat job09:36 - Building the API Request12:09 - Broadcasting the initial div14:20 - Making the API Request to the LLM15:53 - Processing the chunk17:29 - Formatting the response22:19 - Demo22:30 - Final thoughts► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/streaming-llm-responsesThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #444 - Campfire Bots | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-02-26 | In this episode, we explore the practical use of Campfire Bots for webhook applications. We'll start by setting up an AI Image Generator bot that interacts with our Ruby on Rails application, and then connect it to a self-hosted Large Language Model (LLM). Our initial goal is to get the system working. After that, we'll focus on refactoring the code to improve its safety and maintainability.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/campfire-bots► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #443 | Reloadable Fixtures | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-02-18 | In this episode, we'll have a look at a way where we can use fixtures to manage the data in our development environment, tests and a demo environment. We'll dive into some complications and nuances with handling fixtures in ActionText and ActiveStorage.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/reloadable-fixtures► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #442 - CSS and JS in Rails Engines | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-02-11 | Setting up a Rails Engine with the TailwindCSS and Hotwire via Importmaps can be rather difficult. There's a lot of undocumented steps to take and it can be overwhelming to approach these problems. In this episode, we look at a step by step approach to both adding TailwindCSS and Turbo & Stimulus into a Rails Engine.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/css-and-js-in-rails-engines► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development #engine
Episode #441 - Campfire Patterns Drifting Ruby 2024-02-04 | 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!► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/campfire-patterns00:00 - Introduction01:43 - delete_all vs destroy03:23 - Deactivated Users04:41 - Concerns organization07:49 - Search history11:31 - Enums15:12 - Final ThoughtsThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #440 - Campfire Deploy with Kamal | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-01-28 | In this episode, we look at setting up our Campfire instance to be deployable with Kamal instead of the Once CLI. This has a few benefits over the standard deployment mechanism if you are going to be tweaking and making your own changes to the Campfire code. We'll also look at taking in the incoming changes from Once to rebase into our Kamal setup.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/campfire-deploy-with-kamal► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #439 - Exploring Campfire Drifting Ruby 2024-01-25 | 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.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/campfire-code00:00 - Introduction01:37 - Installing02:43 - Exploring what installed05:16 - Better way to download the source05:45 - A first glance at the code07:48 - Getting the application running locally08:41 - ENV Vars09:48 - Warning about modifying the code10:29 - The once cli utility10:59 - Sqlite Database Location► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development #campfire
Episode #438 - Solid Queue | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-01-21 | Solid Queue is a DB-based queuing backend for Active Job, designed with simplicity and performance in mind. In this episode, we'll look at exploring Solid Queue and and option for a graphical interface to view the jobs.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/solid-queueThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #437 - Action Auth | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-01-14 | With Rails 7.1 came a bunch of new features around token generation and with this release, I've been working on a new authentication solution that provides the basic requirements of authentication out of the box, but also has advanced features like Passkeys that are easy to implement and use.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/action-auth► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #436 - Turbo 8 Drifting Ruby 2024-01-07 | With Turbo 8 comes a lot of new features and in this episode, we'll explore an upgrading a blog post with comments to add in the new functionality.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/turbo-800:00 - Introduction04:12 - Setting up the base code15:01 - Updating turbo-rails and turbo17:02 - Fixing Comments#create19:20 - Broadcasting comments21:24 - Broadcasting refreshes23:52 - Fixing refreshed new comments24:56 - Broadcasting post changes25:57 - Final thoughtsThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #435 - Counter Culture | Preview Drifting Ruby 2024-01-01 | The provided ActiveRecord counter caching mechanism provides some great basic functionality, but quickly becomes insufficient if you need more complex totaling or summing of records. In this episode, we'll look at implementing the counter_culture gem to gain extra functionality.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/counter-culture► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #434 - Digital Ocean App Platform | Preview Drifting Ruby 2023-12-24 | Fly, AWS App Runner, Render and Heroku are great choices for Platform as a Service solutions, but there's Digital Ocean's App Platform. In this episode we'll look at deploying a Rails 7.1 application to this Digital Ocean PaaS.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/digital-ocean-app-platform► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #433 - Custom Dashboard - Part 2 | Preview Drifting Ruby 2023-12-18 | In this episode, we continue on from the previous episode where we finish up the dashboard and configure the views with Turbo Frame Tags.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/custom-dashboard-part-2This episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #432 - Custom Dashboard | Preview Drifting Ruby 2023-12-11 | In this episode, we'll look at creating the initial management for a customizable dashboard. Users can add and arrange widgets to their dashboard.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/custom-dashboard-part-1► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #431 - Hotkeys Drifting Ruby 2023-12-04 | Keyboard shortcuts, or Hotkeys, can provide a great experience to users of an application. In this episode, we will use a stimulus wrapper around this library to use within our Ruby on Rails application.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/hotkeys00:00 - Introduction02:19 - Installing stimulus-hotkeys04:01 - Simple ping example05:20 - Drifting Ruby example05:45 - Keyboard example09:27 - Final ThoughtsThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #430 - Rails Organization | Preview Drifting Ruby 2023-11-27 | In this episode, we look at refactoring a model with a few different approaches; modules, classes and concerns. We'll explore each implementation and when I'd use one over the other.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/rails-organization► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #429 - Working with YAML | Preview Drifting Ruby 2023-11-19 | In this episode, we look at a few different ways that we can interact with YAML files in our Ruby on Rails application; using them for loading configurations and also seeding data.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/working-with-yamlThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #428 - Form Input UX | Preview Drifting Ruby 2023-11-12 | 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.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/form-input-ux► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #427 - Detect Spam with AI Drifting Ruby 2023-11-06 | We can create a small python service that uses a Large Language Model (LLM) to detect if a message is spam or not. Using this service, we can tie it into our Rails application so that any comment created will be evaluated for being spam or not. We explore a few different routes on handling any messages flagged as spam.00:00 - Introduction03:48 - Creating the Python Service04:59 - Creating the Python web service07:06 - Creating the Python Spam detector11:54 - Testing the Python service12:19 - Using Docker for the Python service15:00 - Overview of the Rails application17:28 - Adding migrations for the Spam detector18:45 - Determining when to check for spam21:35 - Creating the background job24:54 - Testing the background service26:50 - Adding CSS Classes to Spam messages27:57 - Handling spam in different ways28:41 - Filtering to exclude spam messages29:08 - Final thoughts► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/detect-spam-with-aiThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #ai #machine-learning #development
Episode #426 - readonly? | Preview Drifting Ruby 2023-10-30 | In this episode, we look at making records read-only and also creating an override functionality where we can force the record to save. We'll also look at error handling when a record update is made to a read-only record.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/readonly► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #425 - Kamal in GitHub Actions | Preview Drifting Ruby 2023-10-23 | Kamal is a great utility for deploying your application to a server. It can handle many different kinds of use cases. However, there is some disconnect on how to use it within a CI/CD pipeline. In this episode, we'll look at deploying a Rails 7.1 application with SQLite to a virtual machine using Kamal within GitHub Actions.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/kamal-in-github-actions► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #424 - Solid Cache | Preview Drifting Ruby 2023-10-15 | Solid Cache is a database-backed Active Support cache store implementation. Using SQL databases backed by SSDs we can have caches that are much larger and cheaper than traditional memory only Redis or Memcached backed caches. In this episode, we'll explore adding Solid Cache into our application and some things to be aware of.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/solid-cacheThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #423 - Unsaved Changes | Preview Drifting Ruby 2023-10-09 | ► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/unsaved-changes► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #422 - Embedding Stripe Checkout Drifting Ruby 2023-10-02 | Stripe Checkout is one of my favorite ways to handle payments in Ruby on Rails applications. Stripe Checkouts will soon have an option to embed the Checkout into your web application. In this episode, we'll look at implementing this feature with a StimulusJS controller.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/embedding-stripe-checkout00:00 - Introduction01:46 - Introduction02:36 - Setting up the application05:59 - Setting up Stripe08:07 - Creating the Stripe Checkout Session11:51 - Creating the stimulus controller15:45 - Testing the Stripe Checkout16:20 - Verifying the purchase18:52 - Final thoughtsThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #421 - Parent Relationships and Turbo Frames | Preview Drifting Ruby 2023-09-25 | Without writing any javascript, we create a highly interactive parent navigation. We will use Turbo Frames to provide the highly interactive experience and build a parent-child relationship from scratch.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/parent-relationships-and-turbo-frames► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #420 - Shopping Cart Checkout | Preview Drifting Ruby 2023-09-18 | Continuing on from Episode 334, we look at creating the rest of the functionality of our shopping cart. We look at creating the checkout page with Stripe and handling the webhooks when a checkout session has been completed.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/shopping-cart-checkoutThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #419 - Time Zones | Preview Drifting Ruby 2023-09-10 | Working with time zones can be difficult and lead to the inaccurate display of data. In this episode, we explore how to display dates & times and query records based on a user's time zone.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/time-zones► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #418 - Im a teapot (HTTP Response Codes) Drifting Ruby 2023-09-07 | A special release to celebrate 418 episodes. I talk about different HTTP response codes.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/i-m-a-teapot► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #developmentMusic ByNiwel - Bad Love - soundcloud.com/niwel-516897768Ikson - Paradise - soundcloud.com/iksonJarico - Island - soundcloud.com/jaricomusic
Episode #417 - System Tests Drifting Ruby 2023-09-04 | In this episode, we look at adding system tests in our application to test our Stimulus Controllers. We'll also look at how to DRY up some of the tests and how to run them in a headless environment.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/system-tests00:00 - Introduction04:21 - Overview of the application05:17 - Configuring system tests06:12 - Hello World system test07:33 - Taking screenshots07:57 - Character Counter system test08:29 - Tangent on Minitest vs rspec and Fixtures vs Factories09:26 - Back to Character Counter system test10:49 - User Authentications system test14:05 - DRYing up the tests for more complex runs19:04 - Final thoughtsThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #416 - Forecasting Data | Preview Drifting Ruby 2023-08-28 | In this episode, we will look at a date range of data and build predictions of what future values will be. However, we won't be reaching for any 3rd party APIs, but instead use statistical models to learn from our data to predict the future dates. We'll also display out our data on a table and plot it to a graph.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/forecasting-data► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development #machinelearning #stimulus
Episode #415 - Dot Files | Preview Drifting Ruby 2023-08-20 | Dot files are important for customizing our development experience and in this episode, we'll have a look at the .zshrc, .gemrc, .railsrc, and .irbrc dot files and how we can customize them to make our development life easier.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/dot-filesThis episode is sponsored by Honeybadger (honeybadger.io)► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development
Episode #414 - Developing in Docker | Preview Drifting Ruby 2023-08-13 | I use Docker every day and it has make my development workflow much simpler. I don't have to deal with conflicts or issues with macOS since everything is containerized. Before, I would fight my host operating system with mismatched dependencies and configuration problems, but using Docker during my development workflow has simplified things. In this episode, we'll run through how I use Docker on Rails applications and some of the tricks I use to solve the nuances of this approach.► Full Episode - driftingruby.com/episodes/developing-in-docker► Visit the Merchandise Store - railsstore.com► Ruby on Rails Templates - rubidium.io► Subscribe to Drifting Ruby at driftingruby.com/subscription/new#ruby #rubyonrails #programming #code #hotwire #javascript #development #docker
